The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-10-09

B An old theme, but always new No
exactly in the things that are said of il
either in prose or poetry For a erea
many very foolish things are said In prose
ana great many very silly verses ar,
written in poetry q about music.
But really, spite of the faults of poet.
ana prose writers, what wonderfu
thing is is. All nature is full of music
lhe WIND aud the wave; the babbDino
orook and the storm-swept ochean: fine
thunder and the whispering zephyrs; the
song of thousand birds; the hmm Of
myriad insects; the roar of the wild beost
OF the jungle; the purring of the kitten
oy the lire side; the splendid melody of
The deep toned cataract, or the hopnv
cooIng Of a turtle dove, or of an infan,
nesting in It's mothers arms. snrclv
God intended this to be an uniaiIing loun.
tam OF pleasure TO his creatures, or these
myriad voices would not be heard in spch
mingled harmonies all around onr patb
through life.
b"t there is a wonderful power In mu.
sic. Who has not heard or learned m ot
the singing Of the Marsellaise HYMN has
overturned more than one dynasfy IN
francef Who fails to feel their pulse beat
quicker, aud their breath come faster 81, /
the sound Of Yankee Doodle. albeit souo
Affect to despise that really National song
The writer Of the old John Brown song
Illtle knew when he wrote those yerses
ahd set them 10 music, that the sony was
70 become ralIying cry for gathering
hosts, or that It would echo all over the
and. But all that Is true Of IT. and
more. Il
Why do the military authorities in Va.
.ious countries keep up band organjza.
ions IN armies? We cannot give at fine
easons; bnt we know that the style Of
music played by them aids wonderiujly 3
u maintaining the esprit Of armies while {
hey lie IN barracks or garrisous or camps. ;
nd we know just as well that music helms q
cheer iho dropping spirits Of men on j
be march, aud gives wonderful inspira. <
on on the field Of battle who has not y
card how Sir Colin Campbelrs forces I
iere chcered by. music when hemmed IN o
be Residency at Lucknow by the blood 81
hrsty sepoysf II was perhaps an inG.. j
lalion that made Il young Scotch won. IA
. declare that she heard the pibroch Of te
Ie coming Campbells, but it served 10 d
rengthen the courage Of the beleagned "
'rr'son almost - If bs "a uHrce. cI
\ Highland regiment was .faf,gyaf
one Of the beaulie-i place, IN the We.f
.dIes, aud yet lhe men we're failing la n
lahers Of so unknown sickness that pf
ensd - defy al remedies. The snfgcon. 4
't. wits, end in regard to the strange m
.-. ~ Vss walking around the gru4nds Of.
To- day. and .aw q large group al saa ,.
sr' gathered around au ald bsepipar. .-
io was playing tue touching aaa -sir.a .s
meip3.cs of b3m-, wai.e fa- .aaH e.. Aa
the grass sobbine, or sts.J aa,aad .a
ihe'i iH tears. H. wa- wisr rii5agit got dr
'Ienk iheu, bul sooa called the p.ayer w,
d lHivaie inicrricw, aHd strictly for u
De tie playing of auy more melancbol, de
isie, ORDERING BIN at me same time 10 tol
q ihe iiFeiiesi tame. hereafter. The re-. ~.
MAS soon seen ia tha recovery of Tie N
at'd g genera brasing ap Of the regl- iHs
nis Aas'e had made hem sick, ani aa
.sie healed them -,