The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-01-18
A sORIpTURAL PANORAMA.
now IT was FITTED TO MUSIC.

There was fellow travelling In Califor.
MIA with moral.religious lava sort Of
scriptural panorama and he hired wood.
cn.leaded old slab to play the piano for
him. AAer the first nights performance
the Snowman said:
my friend you seem to know pretty
much oil the tunes there are, and you wor.
ry along first rate. But then, didn't you
notice that sometimes last night. the piece
you happened to play was a little rough on
tho proprietics, 90 to spcak-didn't seem
to jibo with tho general gait OF tho picture
that was passing at tho time, as Il were
was little foreign to the subject. you
knows if you didn't follow suit nor
trump, you understand"
@Well. no." tho fellow said. "Ho
hadnt noticed, but It might be; he had
played along just rs It came to hand"
So they put il up 20 that the simple old
dummy was to keep his eyes on tho pan.
Drama after that and as soon as stunning
picture rolled out, he was to fit II to a dot
with piece Of music that would help an
audience to get the idea Of tho subject,
and warm them up like a camp.meeiing
revival. That sort Of thing would corral
up their sympathies, the Snowman said.
There was big audience that night
mostly middlo-aged and old people, who
belonged to tho church and took strong
interest in Bible matters, and tho balance
wero young bucks and hcifcr-thcy al-
ways come out strong on panornmas. you
know, because il gives them a chance to
kiss one another's mugs in the dark.
Well, the Snowman bagan TO swell him.
self up for his lecture, and the old mud.
dobber tackled the piano and run his fin.
gers up and down once or twice tn reo
thu, she was all right, and then the fellows
behind the curtain commenced to grind
out the panorama. The Snowman hal
anccd his weight on his hips, flung his
eyes over the scenery, and said
aLadics and gentlemen, the painting
now before you illustrates tho beautiful anil
touching parable Of the Prodigal Son. OBJ
serve the happy expression breaking over
the features ofthe poor suffering youth-so
worn and weary with his long march ; note
also the ecstacy bcaming from the uplifled
countcnancc Of tho aged father, and tho
Joy that sparkles 10 the eyes Of the excited
group Of youths and maidens, and seems to
burst In welcoming chorus form their
lips, tho lesson my friends Is as solemn aud
instructive as tho story is tender and beau.
tiful." .s.rr.
The mud-isubcr was ready, and tho sec.
ond the speech was finished, be struck up:
.oh, veil al ~ blind drunk.
When JOhasy somss marching home"
Some Of tho pooplo gisylcd, and somo
pros,,ed q I,iIe. The Snowman could not
say wod. iIs looked at tho piano man
sharp, but he was oil lovely and serene, hc
didn I know theru was anything out Of
gear. i.-
Tho panorama moved on, and the show
man drumned up his grit and started in
afrcsh.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the fine picture
now unfolding itself to your gaze exhibits
ono of the most notable events in Bih'o
hisory-our Saviour and his disciples an
tho sea Of Galilee. How grand. how awe
inspiring arc tho reflections which the sub
yect invokes What sublimity Of faith 10
revealed to us In this lesson from the "a.
crod witinss! Tho Saviour rebukes tho
angry waves, and walks securely on tho
busom Of the Deep" '
An around they were wlispcriss 1oh,