Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-03-07

tier before the court in Csssel, and at the
point where he had endeavored to describe
Weriher's death, he fired Off loaded pis-
toi, which produced startling effect upon
the audience.
The French National Convention decreed
that grand Concert should be given, in
1871, in honor Of the victory gained at
Fleurus by General Jourdan. An immense
amphitheatre had been constructed before
the castle Of the Tuilleries for the fete, ,led-
icated 10 the Supreme Being, which was 10
be filed with an army of musicians. All
the theatres were ordered to be closed, and
all the singers and instrumenialists of Paris
male and female-were engaged; more
than 1900 appeared. After several cho
ruses, this vocal army ended these perform
ances with the Marseiihise The words.
-Amor sacre de la patrie, were uttered
slowly by the female voices only, while the
audience knelt uncovered. When the si-
lence which precedes the chorus Iur armes!
citoyeasi was ended, the immense window
of the great pavilion was open, and three
enormoas bells, suspended there, sounded
the tocsin; the roll was beaten on hun
dred drums, while hundred others beat
the charge which was sounded by regi-
ment of trumpets, stationed near; twelve
pieces Of cannon, supported by a whole
brigade of infantry, were discharged in file
the tones of the chorus, shouting, Aur
armes cstoyens,
This musical effect, this prodigious en-
senabte, ought to have electrified the four or
five hundred thousand people who had as
sembled in and about the garden Of the
Tuilleries. But not at all. The audience,
not expecting such laundering reserve
which suddenly joined forces with the mu-
sicians, was struck with terror, and rushed
franiically to the garden doors, the waves
of the crowd over:hrowing all barriers.
1t was supposed that counter revolution
had taken place, which, arriving by way of
the Tuilleries, was charging in military
strength on the people. The cannons proved
TO be inoffensive, but the panic was fatal to
many.
Hail Columbia is one of our best mil
itary marches, and is played by American
bands very generally. During the last few
years, military music has made considerable
advance in this country as well as else
where but the advance has Been much
greater in Europe. The bands of Austria
are now almost without rivals, and in Italy
the bands have improved military music
wherever they were stationed. AT Flor
ence. the Austrian bands, aided by native
Italian musicians, play daily before the pal
ace Of the Grand Duke and in the fashion,
able resorts of the Cascine. AT Bologna
and Aneona, and the various Lombard
towns, where the Austrians were stationed
in great numbers. the military music is also
excellent, and at Rome, the French troops
have INDUCED the people with a similar lux
ury, by playing daily on the Pincian Hill.
In Prussia, the military music is considered
admirable and in Turkey. also, it has, un-
der the supervision of Giuseppe Donizefti,
the brother of the great composer, attained
high degree of excellence.
From the first day of their entry in that
country, the heroes and soldiers of the
Italian war sought TO express, by the choice
of the songs with which they enlivened
their marches, the unanimous sentiments
with which their brave hearts were filled.
They sang the lNarselaise, Mourter pour
Ia Patrie, Partant pour le Syfe, and the
8 Giirondisfs Song though the words of
this war-song have really never had much
relation to the Girondists for they were
written, Notwithstanding the assertion of AL
exander Dumas, by the celebrated Marshal
Bruno, while he was yet general Of the
brigade. 1t is only few years since NJ.
Levardet, the autograph collector, had in
his possession, the detached pages of mem-
orandum book, on which were yet legible
these couplets, written with pencil, by
Bruno, himself with all the erasures and
corrections. The Piemonsdise-wordsb by
Augusta Barber, and music by Madame
Dentu, is favorite with the French SOL
diers. Real war music has always been
dreaded by despotic governments. There
has been times when no one in France dared
sing the Marsellaise but il is now sung all
over the world. American soldiers sing it
on the banks of the Potomac, as one Of
their own patriotic airs; that, with Hail
Columbia, the Star Spangled Banner, and
Glory, glory Hallelujab, will be heard
wherever our soldiers camp; for singing
lightens their tolls and will enliven their
camps long after they have put an end TO
the present wicked rebellion. MOORE.
An enraged parent had jerked his pro-
voking son across his knee, and was opera
ting on the exposed portion of the urchin's
person with much vehemence, when the