New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-08

grt at power IL little me ody elevstns his chin a. the
high notee, and dipping ], into the pool OF mis- ioose
write crava, at the lower, like a duck drinking
He was alone IN his music, the Ole oodpie pro'"H'
knowing the air and the rect restr sined by respect
from trying, as at fret, to catch 1t on the wing.
The sermon was repetition o. the IDEAS in the
prayer sprted thin, the worthy plainly cons Seflns
himself on the moet intimate terms with tn. Deity
and dealing out life and death with the air Of a
principal.
at the conclusion OF the service the motley company
departed. the Deacon drawing paddle ~ he R,;k
ct toward his destination, with q companion at the
oars while we returned 10 camp.
After dinner rowed self in the a'tsrpoon glow
"a point on Birch Island Just helow tle Owls Pal
pit to enjov the seclusiop asd quiet.
seOed my boat to log, and 10 the ideness OF the
waters edge was a pile OF ROCKS shaped like crom.
lech and near it an oak with crescent of light clip
ping its Swallowed stem ike the golden knife OF a
Drnid everpg the sacred mstetoe for t1e rites of his
ancient aud mysterious fai IA.
In TIE forest there was fitting of light and shade,
and 'remble Of branches in the low wind. with an
occasional glance of brd through the fretted vaults
pool lay near, sheltered by stopping birch, and
small rapid.
IT. its strike depth we, trout, moving around
rsstlsesly, seer ting a lily stem; pouderog over a
mosey rock; darling toward the surface; st9adyng
hIrself by the occasional futter Of bis hns staring
with huge eyes all aboni wsvlpg his cu Gse oe ,S
grazing and working his mouth If che wing Gnu
Rv and by a miller came close 70 the glass OF Tue
surface o1yeripp with admiration at the Image OF his
silver coat His spasm Of setove was shors Ior eue
trout lurking In the ambush OF stone hSe osu
in his cave dsrted forth gave nip, and the iuckesS
Then came sinner that sent silver fash through
! all the pool Now he poised himself, bead DOWNWARD,
90 n to uuge through the ooz; then stood on his ta
| atd gained At last, he turned himself inc wheel
| aid Svrsted away He was succeeded by CLEAN 81
gold cast by sunfsh that ittened himseit on MS
side and lay there, until bulhead bqndeIed along,
a &c he hnYn I'M
vhisk. himself away. 80
At this oDcure there was a plump, aud then sud
den darkeDiDg of the crystal inclosure through which
saw the dim shape Of muskrat who scaupered
scross the bottom and then rOee by sedge on DOT OF
Qrsss with its flag halfway up IFS s'aff,
First his rat4hip polled The stem Of yellow lily as
if 10 rirg the bell then he pbbled the gold OF the
blossom Their he skimu ed to the edge OF the bank,
with two furross like a w sdge pen lied from his
shoulders and cut wi his needle tech the barb OF an
arrow head and lowed it in his mouth TO his burow,
VIII re he vanished. 10 moment however, bis blunt,
wbiskered face AMI glitteriDg Specks of eyes were
thrust forth again in my direction thinking. supp )se
whist queer thing that log was When "a involuntary
motion on my part caused him to disappear Ia the
winbipg Ct az eye.
/ then leaned back at the boats stern, aud gszed
into the pOontide heavens IA | viewed the over
whelming ARCH springiDg 80 maguifcAntly from the
horizon, robed in au azure rich and tender and
cleaning with it's silver clouds, thought how little
appreciated comparatively is TINS most woodof'ul,
The contents of the volume are made up OF SINH
lar records of personal experiences during the
tramp in the wilderness and with the freshness Of
expression and facility of narrative which pos
sessed by Mr.. Street in an eminent degree, they
retaO not little of the flavor of the original en-
terprise. We think the book would have been
improved by more liberal use of the narrative
No pfa Of no
old trappers which, it must be owned, grow some
what tedious TO readers without the piqusnt &C
compartments of the scene. The sentimental
gbts, too, in which Mr.. Street INDUCES rather
| immoderately, would find wider range of sympa-
| thy if considerably toned down.
A TREATISE on MUSICAL l., SOUNDS ,II AND An Ex-
MAN, New-i ork Hoffman & Penual No Spruce street.
i Matter light sound the soul These are the CON-
Do risops of the visible and invisible portions Of nature
the last being the highest aud the most subtle This
side of the study of phsycbogy that of sound which
cannot be felt or seen only hesrd, is the most alb
stIuse and wonderful to draw anaogies between the
extscies of mucal loves and approximations aud the
positivism of sciepceto draw them clearly and ire
futsbly has been one of the last achievements of
science II folio the grand discoveries in astronomy
by hundreds Of yeas because it was higher in the
range of difficult analysis and synthess. Mr. Timan
is most ingenious and worthy worker in this intang
bic, invisible and simply sonorous field. He has his
theory about tie waves of sound light, which we
commend to Ingenious and learned and those who
could tudy the mysteries Of creation. But with that
we shall not NEEDLE at present, merely dealing with
his work chart in lie practical relations to music. 1t
lie science phrases-without paaver; every thing
lie aconc and clear witha TO the last degree In four
pages Of his chart bound for book and very
nicely printed under 40 heads paragraphs he treats
of sound in it's generic qualities and lite musical rela
tons. The radical object of the author is thus stated
| GA compreber sion Of the Laws of Sound, and their
application to the art Of Music heretofore hes depend.
ed mainly on the power of the learned to distinguish
| and remember tones. Only those having an Ear for
Music were expected TO fa'hon its my st4ries The
plan here int oduced requires such condition. Its
aim is give every souDd definite position which can
be readily distinguished and measured by the Eye.
| With aid those who are not endowed with keen
for discriminating the tones in Music become
masters of the scence while the gifted can read
lily survey the whole subject and bring within definite
range the most diversified regions of MELODY and liar
moDy The chief purpose of this invention is to re-
eve Teachers Of Music from the rksome pat of their
duty, by furnishing the pupil with key to all the diff
cultes of the theory thus leaving time for that
patieDt practice which lie the Or of vocal or nsru-
mental accomplishment. In these pages will be found
brief but thorough exposition of the subject and
| few points appertainng to Temperament and lila mo.
NY from which students advanced in the science can
draw their deductions and solve all possible mu-
sical problems"
We of coursefee ourselves bound toquafy the claim
that the scenee be mastered 1t takes work the
sz. of dictionary to put the pupil through the elements
Of harmony and composition always provided tina. he
plays well on the piano first, to be prsc al in
reading oh ,rds snd sequences in combination, has
teacher equa to Cherubip and genius beside. OF the
persons W no pretend 10 know harmony not one In one