The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-12-19
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n Mark Tyaip."e- IN the Alta California,
tells the following entertaining history q
the seriptuai panorama u ri fisit !.
: There was afeliow travelling III ii that
country with . Ihotal.religiods show a
sort Of scriptufal panorama and be hired
q wooden headed old slab to play the pi.
ano for him. After the first nights pen. q
formunce, the Snowman said: ~
"My friend, you seem to know pretty
much all the tunes there are, and you
worry along frst.rate. But then, didn't
you potice that sometimes last night the
pie,e you happened to be playing was a
little rough on the proprieties, so to speak
seem to jibe with the general
gait Of tie picture that was passing at tho
time, as it were--was little foreign to
the subject, you know-as if you didn't
follow suit nor trump, you understand ~
"Well, no.. the fellow said: "He
hadn't noticed but it might be, he had
played along just as it came to hand"
So they put it up 50 that the simple
old dummy was to keep his eyes on the
panorama after that, and as soon as q
stunning picture rolled out, he was to fit
it to dot with piece Of music that
would help the audience to get an idea
of the subject, and warm them up like a
camp meeting revival. That sort of a
thing would corral their sympathies, the
the Snowman said.
There was big audience that night
mostly middle-aged andold people, who be-
long to the church and took strong inter.
est in such matters, and the balance were
young bucks and heifers-they always
come out to panoramas, you know, be-
cause it gives them chance to kiss one
anotber's mugs in the dark.
Well, the Snowman began to swell him,
self up for his lecture, and the old mud.
dobber tackled the piano and run his
fingers up and down once or twice to see
that she was all right au then the fellows
behind the curtain commenced to grind
out the panorama. The Snowman bal.
anccd his weight on his hips, flung his
eyes over the scenery, and said {:
''Ladies and gentlemen, the painting
now before you illustrates the beautiful
and touching parable ofthe Pro digal Son.
Observe the happy expression breaking
over tho features Of the poor suffering
youth-so worn and weary with his long
macrh; note also the ecstaey beaming
from the uplifted count0nance Of the aged
father, and the joy that sparkles in the
eyes of the excited group Of youths and
maidens, and seems to burst 10 welcom,
ing chorus from their lips. The lesson
my friends, is as solemn and instructive as
the story is tender and beautiful"
The mud dobber was ready, and as the
secodd speech was finished, he struck up
"0h we'll all get blind drunk,
When Johnny comes marching home"
Some Of the people giggled, and some
groaned little. The Snowman could
not say word. He looked at the piano
man sharp, but he was all lovely and Sc
rene-he didn't know there WAS anything
out Of gear.
The panorama moved on, and the show
man drummed up his grit and started in
afIesh.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the fine pict
ure new unfolding itself to your gaze ex
hibits one Of the most notable events il
bible histOry--our Savior and his 'disci
pies upon the Sea Of Galiee. How grand
how awc-inspiriDg are the reflections the
subject invokes. What sublimity of faitl
isrevealed to us in this lesson from thu
sacred writings ! The Savior rebukc,
the angry waves, and walks securely up
on the bosom of the deep!"
All around the house there were whis
pering, "Oh how lovely, how beautiful 7
and the orchestra let himself out again !:
"oh life on the ocean wave,
And home on the rolling deep!" -
There was q good deal Of honest snick
ering turned on this time, and considera
Bile groaning, and one or two old deacon
got up and went out. The Snowman
gritted hip teeth, and cursed the piano
man to himself. but the fellow sat ther
like knot on log, and seemed to thinl
he was doing FIRST rate ~ '@t''' '-
After things got quiet, the Snowman
thought he would make one more stagge
at it auyhoy, though bis confidence wa
very shaky. The supes started the pano
rama to grinding along again, aud he says
"Ladies and gentlemen, this exquisit,
painting illustrates the raising Of Lazaru
from the dead by our Savior. 0bserv
the half confused, halfinquiring look up
on the oountenaiice Of the awakening Lag
arus. Observe, also, the attitude and ex
preston Of the Savior, who takes hin
gently by the sleeve Of his shroud will
one hand, while he points with the othe
towards the city" a''@''4 @'''i.
Before anybody could get of an opin
ion in the case, the innocent old ass a
the piano struck up; H''.- .,
"Come, rise up, William R-l-l-e-y,
1 And come along with mo- ''as'9 3s
All the solemn old floats GOT up in
huff to 50, and everybody slse laughed
till the windows ratified, The Snowman
ycnt down and grabbed the orchestre an
shook him up, and said; ~,
H"That lets you out, you know, yol
choTdcr, headed old clam Go to tn
dcOrkesper and get your money, and Gu
s:ick'v" y ''N's
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