The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-11-02
The Voice and Sounds of Great Citv

| Wo oncO spoke of tho voices of old bui,d
ings. Tao thoughnui wuvtarur in this grea
city cannot fail to bo Impressed with tn,
/ varied and peculiar sounds " lIich form on,
J of tho prcul'urtics of this trcmng city. anC
which mnglo togerher and produce voic,
singuIarly impr ssivc. 1t may ho hoard
wIIll SOLEMN effect sounding in the dome ot
81. Pauls, and loss loudly, though distinct
III stu weather. in quot nuokS in the sub
urbs. Wien tho varied materials which
compose his mighty voice are considered
the mind becomes bcwilderoi in tho con.
| temptation OF what for more than 2.00U
years has been constantly increasing. and
now includes the mingled tones Of 600 COO
ol people. What rolling of carriages. what
clatteling OF heavily harnosscd horses. aid
in tho hubbub ! Tho measured tread of
dciacEmCut of poicn tho marching and
counter marching OF soldiers. tho footsteps
OF thousands, the hum Of schools, tho un.
cCaslng rattle of steam engines and tho
roar OF furnaces, arc amongst tho "details /!
Many evil voices are raised, but there is
also corrective agency AT work, for preach
cis III churches aud chapcls professors and
lecturers arc busy: and missionaries, vino
IN cortaln disIricts, arc as greatly needed Us
!hcy arc in tho Sandwich Islands. zeaousIy
labor; while Iawgivors. judges and magis,
tratcs, who dispense laws, and tho crowd OF
counsel, exercise their important functions
Tho mallet of tho sculptor, tho more
h"moly but usoful working of tho stonc
mason, tho hnmmuriug Of the carpenter.
aud tho chipping of tho bricklaycr, oven
the quick tapping of tho coflil-makor. all
play their part i'll tho city voice. Music
and mins,relsy, tho hnarse voico of srect
Ia, lie, ~.
houses tho chnking of gold adds II low but
important sound. Go where you may, ad
dilinns arc maio TO tho voice. Ton or
twelve thousand machines of thc hal starved
Sp:talneld silk.woavcIs giro n peculiar noic
Bells toll, others ring Joy ful poals, aud some
send forth o'd fashioned tunes; so great
however, is the roar of the city, that these
cannot bo heard when moro than few
yards distant.
Momory gnos back to many city sounds
which contribute towards the general whole
tho peculiar and rambling voico of mad.
moss; tho compressed moan of suffering in
the hospitals; tho lamentations for those
who every hour die in this vast hive. There
are, however, moro pleasant suggestions in
it. Tho language of most civilized nations
and tho music of sunny lands may be do
tcctcd. In street in Bloomsbury, few
hours ago, We heard tho peculiar motto Of
the Italian bag piIc. Soon group of shep-
herds of the AbruZzi came in sight, per-
forming the dance of their native district.
Singular was tho contrast with all around
dusky black hats, trimmed with scarlet rib
bons, glittoring silver crosses, and other
ornaments; closely ftting coats of sheep
skin, with tho hair turned outward; knco-
brccches Of bright, glossy groom. like tho
breast Of the peacock goatskin wallets and
water bottles, tho logs covered with oaihcrn
tho primitive bag pipo, formed of
together with swarrhy coun!enunces
and coal black hair, presented a curious
picture, tho more remarkable from tho cir
cumstance that the costume has rewainod
uncl anged for more than Thousand wears.
The old Romans, whose elligics arc in tho
museum hard by, have listened to tho same
pipiug--so the past is weddod to the present:
and note of sound. one component of tho
mighty voice of London. suggests long
train OF thought and makes tho world pop.
nlous with tho doad. d.-LohdOn Builder, Juno
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