Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-11

The Cincinnati Commercial PRINTS the fol-
/ lowing under the head of The Music of the
Plains -
Did YOU ever hear that impressive oratorio,
The Plains, by Mr.. John Pt"nix of Cali
fornia For breath, and depth, and grasp
/ of subject it is probably unequalled
The symphony opens upon the wide and
/ boundleSs plains. in longitude 1909 W,
latitude - u min 03 sec y. and about
sixty miles from the west hank Of Pitt River.
These data are beautifully and clearly ex-
/ pressed by a long Geographically drawn
note from an Z flat clarionet The sandy
nature of the soil, spar-ely dotted with
/ punches Of cactus, the extended view, flat
and unbroken to the horizon. save by the
rising smoke in the extreme verge. denot-
ing the vicinity of Of ri tab village, are
1 represented by the bass drum. few notes
on the piccolo call the attention 10 a soli-
tary antelope. piSking up me>cal beans in
the foreground. The sun having an alti-
tude Of 81 : - min. blazeS down upon the
scene in indescribable majesty. Gradually
the sounds roll forth in a song of rejoicing
to the God Of day
Ofthy intensity
And great immensity
Now then we sing,
Beholding IN gratitude
The in this multitude,
Curious thing.
W hieh swells out into "lIey jim along, jim
along Josey, - then decrescmdo, mas o molos,
p0eo pocifq. dies away and dries up
Suddenly we hear approaching a train
from Pike county, consisting of seven lami-
lies, with forty-six wagons, each drawn by
thirteen oxen. Each family consists Of a
man in butternut-colored clothing, driving
the oxen a wife in butternut-colorod cloth
ing. riding in the wagon, holding butter
nut baby, and seventeen butternut children
running promiscuously about the establish
ment; all are barefooted, dusty and smell
unpleasantlv (And these circumstances
are expressed by pretty rapid fddling for
minutes, winding up with a puff from the
orpheclide, played by an intoxicated Ieuton
with an atrocious breath-it is impossible to
misunderstood the description.)
Now rises DER the plains in mellllnouS
accents the grand Pike county chorus
Oh. we'll soon be thar
In the land OF gold,
Thruugh the forest old,
O'er the mounting cold,
With spirits bold -
On, we come, We come.
And well soon be thar.
Gee up, Bolly whOo hup, wh0O how
The train now encamp The unpack ing
of the kettles and mess-pans, the unyoking
of the oxen, and gathering about the various
camp-fres, the irizzing of the pork, arc so
clearly expressed by the music, that the most
untutored savage could readily comprehend
it. Indeed, 50 vivid and life like was the
representation, that a lady sitting near us
involnntarily exclaimed aloud at a certain
passage, Thar, that pork : burnin' - and
It was truly interesting to watch the graft
fed expressions of her face when, by few
notes Of the guitar, the pan was removed
from the fire, and the blazing pork extir
guished.
This was followed by the beautiful aria,
'Oh, marm, marin want a pancake, fol-
lowed by the touching recitation, "Shet up
or | will spank YOU" to which succeeds
grand creSccad0 movement, representing the
flight of the child with the pancake, the pur
suit of the mother. and the final arrest and
summary punishment of the former. repre-
sented by the rapid and successive strokes Of
the castanet. Theturning in for the night fol-
lows, and the deep and stentorious breathing
of the encampment is well given by the bas-
soon, while the suffering and trials of an un-
happy father with a fretful infant are touch
ingly set forth by the oOrnet-O-pisfoH.
Part Second. The night attack Of the Pi
Utahs, the fearful cries of the demoniac In
dians. the shrieks OF the females and chill
dren, the rapid and effective fire of the rifles,
the stampede of the oxen, their recovery, and
the final repulse, the Pi Utahs being routed
after a loss of thirty-six killed and wounded,
while the Pixies lose but one scalp from an
old fellow who wore wig and lost it in the
scuffle. are faithfully given, and excite the
most intense interest in the minds Of the
hearers the emotions of fear, admiration
and delight succeeding each other in their
minds with almost painful rapidity Then
follows the grand chorus;
oh We give them fits
The IDjun utahs-
With our six shooters
We give 'em particular hts.
Morning succeeds. The sun rises mag
nifcently, (octava ilnte)-breakiast Is cat
en-in a rapid movement on three sharps
the oxen are caught and yoked up-with a
small drum and triangle; the watches,
nurses and other yaluables of the conquered
Pi Utahs are stored away in camp kettles
10 a small movement on the piecolo, and the
train moves with the grand chorus:
Wen soon be thar
tire up Bolly Whoo hupi Whoo how
The whole concludes With the grand hymn
and chorus
When we die well 90 to Benton,
Whup whoo, haw!
The greatest man that e'er laud saw.
Tee
Who this little airth was sent on,
Whup whoo, haw
To tell hawk from hand saw
Gee!