, 1875-02-15

ASSERTS. Ao The paths which have conducted
aalileo or RepIer. to tile doelAAs distractions
OF which tho human MUD Ia capable. start from
Tho ssno portalA, ~ the most perfect tn,,hacsl
sounds Tlmc. too, IN wonderful quality III
musio. 1t haH boon described rs cunsoicnco
which no a!llar MT ponscsnos III tho Ha,n lucas
1ro, N tho order which IL Attlsic'a tnt law, az
tho pulse which regulates this hoalth Of llor I'm.
paluable bodyt nj a natural regularity which wo
can only bear to honr tlansgl eRkoa for
tho pleasant suspense IN which tho iulud IL kopt
for itN return for tho anspenBt0s IN the musical
world aio unhie ss,ose In tho noralt musicians
say. IN tue blosscd property OF nevor bringing
disappointment In t,oir traii'. And 30 It Ia TINT
wherever We turn wo iiud qualities III Ilro music
that ARC primal. II ! tnAy Fay 70, and IMMORTAL,
mud which must bo tliero Or sl,e Is absent.
They belong to tho instincts wo have tho least
power to ncrvcrt. She can glro IA pleasures wo
| canuut account for, uud raso (eosngs VIC cannot
reasun IN. bho cAn lift liz up to plnne wiuro
eclIialincss hrd worldiinesB h,ro no psrt.
There ia oniy one order Of beings,
l,uthet says. who hHte music, anl
knowing anything Of tue science of form, or
color, or perspective, aud By nocm without
understanding tho art and law Of fhyino ntif
rhythm, 80 they woro touched iu tho. ola Eibla
days by tito transcendaut purity md beautiful
spirit Of naic md gave hor the Ercat nacroi
place Hhe holds III their world through tho anto
Instinct. that hero at least they we're welcoming
spirit that Ind kept it's irst estate, cxn!ting
ordinances, tho saving aud singing OF words
aboyo what men wore calling their fifth. anil
hopo aud lo7o and tho Gift OF Tho very life they
could slyo gladly sometimes for what was not
worth q niuglo breath OF It.
We eau realize all this still mora truly. I
| think, when We Bee how mnHld enr1es to Us and
| what she docs for iii. It IN rule nearly WITH
| out An exception tllat those WHO have done
most to bring the glorious spirit homo to US IN
| these latter days, and to reveal her moat per-
| fecty were born Az it wore close to hor heart.
l1anlol, Haydn. Dacli, lozArt, aud 3IendelssoAn
were Listening to her voiso t,1o almost ee!oFe
a,ni "na." Mozart Is touching tic
strings at years old, and theu laughing for 10y
| when ha discovers tho harmony OF tic Thirds
md III! these g1oat snastor5 havo namel, NJ lit
so children. show tho hamo wonderful luyo fur
that which III tllp coarso Ut TINA wss to nlaka
sIel genus awondor aud d Joy 10 tho world, aud
unlike other early appearances Of echlun, IN
music tLcro acenh to l,ayo tooa no danger Of
tloir nubls family were not wunders At years
old. anil dead or in their dotaSo at 25 their git
! grow with theT growth, aud became perfect i'll
the pertecsion Of thor manhood. Tho fair roto
| Of thoir geuiuH was HthUut onnker, apl its
fruit had no worm Of decay for thoso that
| brought II forth in tB hea1t. Poor Mozart fell
into evil nays ont OF hir lard aud htlor fortune
! but the mighty spirit AelI ller owu,-.ho drink
could not drag her down AZ IL dragged down tho
| putsius Of Rouort Durna. suppone she never
touched hin. moro pnteIy or beautifully than in
the rotlnion he outnponod OIL hiu doath.bad, when
I nav ynycIat1on with him nnl to Inn. his own
y,,inc. tuuciod nlrcally with tho cL,ll Of
lnuth ,nEjnv the nIto wh,jn he hroha
doHn INTO tears in tina. passage whoro all weep
sn1rnw. mud tt,ei Lhat n;eht In il;rd, nni they
fou1td lila rout1ion, an lii beJ. pOur. lost
man fin ,nt;c m ,,i,n ,,oyor f,itoi nf 1,cr t,or
feet power and purity. rroy cannot toll YOU
mntter. hls u,:,rt nnn,n ar,I .i,uts in hin ,nusc.
md ia t,enrI tGin SahhntI,.I.y hnatue nni Mix
in,r rtn,nd t1c world THAT nn,rit which waa ao
IN I'm thai' wtsn ID iha I1nperor. baeeIinr Tor Tor
iorinn' hit courtiuc tbo aIory Of hayi,5w suah a
m.n ahont lin, rnt] g" ai1zn,t xj,v ,ion,t ynu
marry rich Vile " liz promrtly rauIieI, ISL a.
snn,,ors thc W. wo5ar, loyo An ann,yor n,,c AZ
W. Amid hn,Iiy rxnect ayeu a Door. strnrrlinr
min,stnr nf t1e Tinsnol tn uiyn to An Emnerot
wi,o wantod c],Sap hor,rous Of priceless Worth
and r,aad rea,Iy to uoint out ,lia rich wifo auJ
come ID tho wo1diut..
And. NJ tbc alta lr H.. orndlo of thosc vho mr.
Ia so ~ nr r',sna' ravoIatinus and nover iii,
thcm thnno thn wno ,ynrii tn I'M its hank M she
sooms to I,nye a mission OF lor own to ti,o Door
cat mi ,ntst foriorn, Who oa,, nnyor iinno oynr
tn bo cbill]rnn. i a,n, n narer last summon tc
M Fuaiiah inurnai. ~ wich m,nntinncI thr
wontiorfnI Vii noor fellow lIsd.-a gort Of idioi
Hka B}ind iom-wh usoi to wander nbout thf
roIntrv and utn, oii ballais IN a reirsit, III iii
own fnr bread. It vaa nImoAt forty years s{nct
! hoarn lin ,r.t + sa,d tia ,narvc} ~ the nno
fmiH nuna hail i,nuutnd ,no MI nv davs. Afte,
tho ,nnor was pruted. 1 col leItor from ee.
t thaI va @ wars @ ehs,isbiu@ o,sc;,y @ lie same mt en- m
nrv. In hai m"ysr ham Mia to Trec hnse
1 from tLat most uathotie and wonderful posacs
sio,,. which touched him at tin tiu,o as if touched
ma 7 noticaI agair' in Dr. WiIburn asylutn !,
svracnso Inv thH ,,nor cliiItreu montipneti iii,
ot,,ar sna,i,v nuavar r. u,.sir ,yhnn cyrry nt;,o
inr,cn"n ] snsms to- FIJI. md ono onild ,boro