The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-10
[FrOm the CINCINNATI Commercial. ]

Paucake Aria-A Grand Hymn and
Chorus. tEi SEE
:, IFrOm the Cincinnati Commercial
Did. you ever hear thatimpressiFe oratO-
rio, "1'he PlainS,r by MIR. John Phas-
nix OF California; For breadth and depth,
and grasp of subject it is probably une-
qualed. 80 ir f-,
The symphony opens upon the wide
and boundless plains, in longitude 150 de
grees W., latitude 30 degrees 81 minutes
63 seconds N, and about sixty miles from
the west bank of Pitt River. These data
are beautiful and clearly expressed by
long geographically drawn note, from
an + fiat clariOnet. The sandy nature of the
soil, sparsely dotted with punches Of cac-
tus, the extended, view, flat and uubroken
to the horizon, save by the rising smoke
in the extreme verge, denoting the vicin-
-lty OF Pi Utah village, are represented
by the base drum. A few notes on the
piecOlo call the attention to a solitary an
telope, picking up meseal beans in the
foreground. The sun having an altitude
of ;'6 degrees 27 minutes. blazss down
upon the scene in indiscribable majesty.
Gradually the sounds roll forth in song
of rejoicing to theGod of Day:s
.FBfI.zf OF thy intensity 20
And great immensity
~. sr g. Now then we sing: ata
Beholding in gratitude
.uf rra 2 Thee in thislatitude,
Curious thing.
Which swells out into . Hey Jim along,
Jim along Josey," then decrescendo, mas 0
nienoS, POGO pocita, dies away and dries
up. @ Tls b. Eu7l-ItlT
Suddenly we hear approaching train
from Pike County, consisting Of seven
families. with forty-six wagons, each
drawn by thirteen oxen. Each family
consists of man in butternut-colOred
clothing, driving the oxen; a wife in but
ternut-colored clothing, riding in the
wagon, holding butternut baby, and
seventeen butternut children running pro-
miscuously about the establishment all
are barefooted. dusty, and smell unpleas-
antly. AL these. circumstances are ex-
pressed by pretty rapid fiddling for some
minutes, winding up with puff from the
Orpheclide, played by an intoxicated leu
ton with an atrOcious breath-it is impos-
bic to misunderstood the description
Now rises DER the plains in mellifluous
accents the grand Pike County chorus:
Oh, wen soon be thar fT- ---1
In the land of gold,
r Through the forest old, i--- sul
With %fH 'se seipifs mGS6siag boidg c0ld' te5 a' A
Oh, we come, we come,
And We'll soon be thar. - +,l
49, Gee up, Bolly! whoo hup, whoo hawl
The train now encamp. The unpacking
of the kettles and mess-pans, the unyOking
OF the oxen, the gathering about the vari-
GUS camp-firas, the friZZling of the pork,
are so clearly expressed by the music,
that the most untutOred savage could
readily comprehend it. Indeed, so vivid
and life-like was the representation. that
laHV SittiOU near Ifs inUO1nDtorilv
claimed aloud at a certain passage, Thar.
that pOrk's burningn' and it was truly
interesting to watch the gFatified express
sion of her face when, by few notes of
the guitar. the pan was removed from the
fire, and the blazing pork eXtinguished.
This was followed by the beautiful aria,
" Oh, marin, L want pancake" followed
by the touching recitation, g Shet up or /
will spank YOU" to which succeeds a
grand cresce7ldo movement, representing
the flight of the child with the pancake,
the pursuit of the mother, and the final
arrest and summary punishment of the
of the former, represented by the rapid
and successive strokes of castanet. The
turning in for the night follows, and the
deep and stentoriOus breathing of the en-
campment is well given by the bassOOn,
while the sufferings and trials of an un-
happy father with a fretful infant are
touchingly set forth by the cornet a. piston.
Part SecOnd-The night attack of the
Pi Utahs, the fearful cries of the demOniac
Indians, the. shrieks of the females and
children, the rapid and effective fire of the
rifles, the stampede of the oxen, their re
covery, and the final repulse, the ri Utahs
being routed after a loss of thirty-six kill
ed and wounded, while the Pixies lose but
one ScalD from an old fellow who wore
wig and lost it in the scuffle, are faithfully
given, and excite the most intense inter
estin the minds of the hearers the emo
tions of fear, admiration, and delight sue
ceeding each other in their minds with al
most painful rapidity. Then follows the
grand chorus:
Ohl we give them fits, -..-. .r- d
The Injun Utahs.
With our six shooters
We give EN- particular fits.
Morning succeeds. The sun rises mag
nifcently, (OctayO 1lute)-breakfast is
eaten-in a rapid movement on three
sharps; the oxen are caught and yoked
up-with small drum and triangle the
watches, purses and other valuables of the
conquered Pi Utahs are stored away in a
camp kettle. to a small movement on the
piccOlO. and the train moves on with the
grand chorus: ..--
Wen soon be thar,
Gee up, Bolly! Whoo hupl whoO haw!
The whole concludes with the grand
hymn and chorus: sr a ST
a- When we die we'l go to Benton,
Whupl whoO hawl
The greatest man that eer land saw,
Geel
Who this little airth was sent on,
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