The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-04
Remembered Music.
The music we wsre,wont to lore
In days Of bliss gone BY,
In after years the soul can move,

The music we wsre,wont to lore
- In days Of bliss gone by,
/ In after years the soul can move,
Alnost to Agony .n
Who il there that has not felt, 1t some pc
riod ct his Life. che magic power OF music !
| Who is there lllsensible 10 the, WiteInng in
fluence Of melody. thar thrills. through THE
soul like signs DER . oula,ner sci. z Music
e SO closely coanected with the rrfinsd and
social feelings thai lac InaI experienced no
| admiratioL on lisIeHing 10 as'ceneord .ol
sweet sounds i iii only ior the lnoultaiIia
| and the barbarous tribes, where manners
| never We're preached. = But dllierent kinds
OF music, IN different ninds, excite various
emotions. And II has been said that we can
Judge 4 the CHARACTERISTIC tralls OF Il people
by the nature of the music they prefer. The
scotch are partial 70 Simple airs, generally
OF ,acred character. Tue Irish delight iii
those that are Wild and pathetic The
French are known for their spar1iaIity TOR
martial music. 5 a ssss5 .s5E
IL is alsO true that music LAS wonderful In
Ilnrnce over US in calIning the passions,
warming the Affections, elevating the ieel-
h,gs, or inspiring with high and aooIe sem
tllnehts, as lts character may be. But re-
nlembereu musc, that which We were won't
10 love in the joyousness OF yontll,'' has
fascinating power; and the heart ever re-
spends to those N lting strains, as .'molian
strlngs at days decline, TO night wi IDS wake
again" remember song that used to
hear when boy, aud loved ii teaiiy--it was
Burns Highland Nary 4 had not heard
it. since, until wi hin q few weeks. It Was
AFTER listening to some ot those fashionable
strains, which DEFY description by written
language, that q friend, st my request. sang
Highland Mary The periecs simplicity
and pathos OF the air, the tender expressions
In which Burns has clothed his thoughts, the
contrast with the former music, and the train
Of associations which it produced, touched
the links OF memory" That song will call
up thoughts and images OF love and hatpi-1
ness, till memory fades in the dark rists Of
Time. ltyou would keep one place in your
heart simple and pure rs the affection Of a
child forts mother, treasure in your memory
some sweet song Of your early days. Critic.
CIyITIrY IsA FoRruar.-Ciyility is for
tune itself, for courteous man always sue
ceeds well in life, and that where persons of
ability sometimes fail. The famous Duke OF
isa case in point. It was said
81 him BY = contemporary. that his agreeable |
often converted an enemy into q
friend, and by another, that 1t was more
pleasing to be denied favor by his grace
han to receive one from any other man.
The gracious manner Of Charles James pre- |
served him from dislikes, even at : time
when he was, politically the most unpopular
man in the Kingdom. The worlds history |
s full OF such examples OF sue cess obtained |
oy ciyility. The experience OF every man |
If we recall the past, frequent in
stances where conciliatory manners have
made the fortunes Of physlsians. lawyers,
iiyines, politicians, merchants, and, indeed,
individuals Ut all pursuits. To men, civility |
$ what beauty is to woman--a general pass
,ort to favor-a letter of introduction written
II language that every one understands.
SHARP BUT UNSUCCESSFUL GAME.--A Gu
ious suit was tried at Ellsworth, Maine, at
he last term of court. t was upon prumis-
DRY note The defense was that the note
vas one that was written for practice, as the
defendant and his brothers were one evening
fndyIng partial payments" One Of the
totes was made payable to an old man who
appened to be in the room. Nothing was
sard OF it for several years. The old man
led, and it is now presented for payment by
ne who claims he purchased it ior yalua-
lie consideration. The defendant, luckily
or him, was able to prove his homage at the
late ,f the note, and thus got clear.
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DR., Jannett, who recently died, was the o..
est physician in Lafayette. The babies he
ad helped through the perils of childhood
4 early practice had come to be gray haired
1en; and, one day, as the story goes, he had
d engagement with one Of these-a wen
towIl merchant. The hour OF tie engage
tent was long past, and the Doctor was pa
ing the floor OF his room when the man came
i wirll an apology ON his lips.
FaNo matter n matter ~ said the old Doc
Or. with an impatient waive IN his hand,
you are always behind. remember. thirty
ears ago, sitting for ten mortal hours in the
title back srIor OF your fatherss house, wait
ng for you 10 be born. cure always be-
ind time.v
r. III. ADA Ms.