The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-12-26
A Sctfpiufai Panorama-HOv
ID was Fitted 10 Music.


MARX Twain" in the Alta California,
tell. the following interesting history Of the
scriptural panoramsi
There was fellow travelling in that ccrn-
try with moral religious shaw-a sort ofs
sc'iptural psnorRma-snd he hired d
wo0orn- headed old slab to play the piano
for him. After the first nights pertor-
nance the Snowman said tt.t
My friend, you seem to know pretty
much all the tunes there are, and you
worry along first-rate. But then, didn't
you notice sometimes last night the piece
rough on the proprieties, so to- speak
ddn' seem to iibe with the general gate of
the picture that was PASSING at the time, at
it wcre-was little foreign to the subject,
you know-as if didn't neither follow suit
or trump you understand? --.--lgl ~
We'll. no. the fellow said. He hadn't
noticed, but it might be: he had played
along just it came to hand"
Sa tht y put 1t up so that the simple old
dummy was 10 keep his eyes on the pano-l
rama after that, as soon as stunning picrr
turc rolled ont. he was to fit it to dot with
piece Of music tha. would help the au-
dience to get an idea of the subject, and
VAIN them up like ca1Ip.meeting revival.
That sort Of thing would corral their sym.
pathies, the Snowman said. -
There was big udicnce that night
mostly mlddleagcd and old people, who
belonged 10 the church and took strong
interest in Bible matters, and the balance
were young bucks and heifer-they almost
come out strong on panoramas. you know,
because it gives them chance TO kiss ono
anothers mug in the dark.
| Well, the Snowman began to swell him
self up for his lecture, and the old mud
| dobbcr tackled the piano and run his fingers
up and down one or twice to see that she
was all right and then the fellows behind
| the curtain commenced to grind out the
panorama The Snowman balanced his,
weisht on his hips, flung his eyes over tho
scenery and said: ..-.a. .,
Ladies' and gentlemen, the painting now
before you illustrates the beautiful and
touching parable Of the Prodigal Son. -
Observe the happy expression breaking
over the features of the poor suffering
! youth-so worn and weary with his long
march, note al,o the ecstacy beauiine from
| the upliftcd cnuntenance Of the aged father,
and the JOY that sparkles in they eyes Of the
group of youths and mailens, and seems to
burst in welcoming chrorus from their
! lips The lesson, my friends, is as solemn
ard Instructive as the story is tender and
| beautiful, a .tt
Tho mud dobber was ready, and tho
second ;hc speech was flushed, be struck
pup:
| "Oh wen lget Blind drunk,
When Johnny comes marching homsI
Some uf' the people gsgled, and sonls'
groancd little. The Snowman could not
say work. He looked atathe piano-ulan
shasp. but he wasell lovely and serene ne
! didn't kprW there WAS anything out OF gear.
The panorama mGvcd on, and the show
man drunuied up his grit and started in
| afiesh. .. .-...
''L4dicS and gentlemen, tho fine picture
now unfolding Itself to your gaze exhibits
one OF the most notable events in Bible
history-our Saviour and bis diciplcs upon
the sea ni Galilae. How grand, how awe
| inspiring are the reflections which the sub
irct nvokes. What suh'mity Of faith is
revealed to US in this lesson from the
sacred writings! The Saviour rebukeS the
angry waves, and walks securely upon the
boa' N ot the deep
! All arou II the house there was whisper
ing ''Oh. how lovcy, how beautiful" aud
the orchestra let hiuIsclj out again: g
ti!t, Il lilo on IlIN OCEAN WAVe;
And Il home on the rolling deep"
There was a good deal Of honest snick
cring turned on this time. and considerable
grcaning, and OF two ol deacuns got upaud
went out. The Snowman gritted his teeth
and cursed the piano msn to himself, but
the fellow .at there ike knot on log,
and seemed to think ha was doing first
/ rate. ...|t
After things got quiet the Snowman
| thought he would make one mo,c stagger
at it anyhnv. though his confidence was
very shaky. The supcs started the pano-
rama to going along again, and he says:
ladies and gentlemen, the 6xquisits
rainring illustrates the raising of Lazarus
from the dead by our Savior. Observe tho
| hat confused halfinqnirlng look upon the
eoun;euance of the awakening Lazarus
Observe, also, the attitude and expression
of the SavlT, who takes him gently by tbs
sleeves of his shraul with one hand, Will
he points with the other toward the dis
| tant city.
Before anybody could get of an opinion
| in the case. the innocent old ass at the
piann struck up:
"Cams, rise M, William R-i-le-y,
Ana COME along with MS. ..N#
All the SOLEMN old floats got up in a huff
to 60, AID everybody else laughed till the
windows rattld
The Snowman went down and grabbed the
orchestra and shook hia up and said:
That lets you out, ynu know, you
n