The Morning herald., 1877-11-14
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A MUSICAL NkU u n XAfNs

Some of the early miners pitched their tents
at the foot of the mountain and were not
little surprised and puzzled at hearing, dur.
Ing the quiet hours of the night, tinkling
sounds that seemed to pervade the whole
atmosphere, coming from they could not
tell where. The sounds were not unlike
those of q music box. At times they sup
posed the sounds were caused by the wind
playing among the twigs on the side Of the
mountain, but they found that this solution
would not answer, as the same bushes were
found everywhere, while the musical
sounds were heard nowhere else than on
the side Of the mountain at the foot of
which they were camped. They spent
much time in scouting about and listening
of nights and quiet hours during the day,
and at last tracked the strange sounds to q
great bed of small pieces of rock that oov-
cred the slope of the mountain. These bits
Of rock were found to be quite sonorous,
and the miners concluded that the sounds
they emitted were caused by the action of
the wind among them. The gentleman,
who recently visited the mountain, says he
went to it expecting to find it good deal
of humbug, but found 1t much more of
q curiosity than he had anticipated; the
mingled tinklings much resembling the
sounds Of an molian harp and frequently
attaining startling degree of loudness and
distinctness. The sounds seem to rise and
fall, approach and recede, as though caused
or governed by the wind. On close ex-
animation it was found that the small fakes
of rock covering the face of the mountain
contain large per cent. of iron. This iron
Is supposed to be magnetic, and there ap-
pears to be constant motion among the
chips of IL, which appear to cover the
ground to the depths Of several feet in
many places. The whole drift of broken
rock seems to be moving down the slope
Of the mountain with the slow, creeping
motion of glacier, and tho slipping over
each other of the fragments composing the
mass is thought 10 cause the tinkling sounds
which are so numerous as to mingle and
rise into single strong musical murmur,- >
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A PORTRAIT or MARIE ANTOIN-
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In ITO, Nine. Ls Brun was summoned
10. Versailles by order of the Queen. OF
whose personal appearance she gives a min
uta discription: "Marie Antoinette was
tall and admirably proportioned; her arms
were magnificent, and her hands and feet
small and exquisitely shaped. No woman
in France could walk Is she did; not one
displayed 80 perfect q combination OF
majesty and grace. Her features were not
regular; she had the long and narrow oval
peculiar to her family and to the Austrian
Face, with small blue eyes, delioately-
chiseled nose, and not too large mouth,
though the lips were somewhat thick. The
most striking characteristic of her face was
it's brilliant complexion; her skin was 80
transparent that never succeeded In imi-
tating it to my satisfaction, for, whatever
colors employed, it was impossible ade-
ouately to render its dazzling fairness" 7"
The first portrait painted by Mime. Le BruD
represents the Queen In satin dress with q
large hoop, holding rose in her hand |;
this was destined as present to her broth.
er, the Emperor Joseph, and was followed
by several others. The artist was then
near her confinement; and one day. in her
anxiety not to keep her illustrious model
waiting happened to let fall her box OF
colors. so that all its contents were scat
tered on the floor. As she was bending
forward to recover them Marie Antoinette
checked her, saying that STOPPING might Do
preiudicial to her in her condition. ana
picked up every article herself. 1T would
be difficult" continues Mime. LIE Bun, ITO
describe the winning charm of her manner
I never remember her emitting to soy some
thing pleasant to those who approached her,
and her kindness TO myself personally am
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