The Morning herald., 1877-02-09
CORD AND CRzBsR. !.
CHAPTER XVI.

~ never saw before one OF peac
!! snIsah nlsIsahi.-the peace that passeth under
ipeuav,, 1;nr All me l seemed to draw he
= s'"~lf 'm"~vself For she rose and walked to
70 u I,o. nv And great calm came over m.
s'ia S .onI. m Ny Cremona spoke Of peace
owl NJ sveet, svs and deep; the profound peac
Da, S" SS~eIieth in the soul which has it
s"n. ,as. in in fruition. The tone widened int
neps lOsst n 'modulation beyond all ex-
preston. ~ o,ose that sbe almost toucbei
'D' Her ewes were still fixed on mine
1s.u %s we're there, but not tears OF sorrow
H.. dt..I lace was so close to mine that my
!n,Sa,sth NC, 9TH, left me. My arms dropped down.
' ".J The music was over.
"aIs ~. held out her hand to me, I caught
= n IrI both Of mine, and wet it with my
*.pi *ap.o]o," said she, in voice of musical
tors 'S! "P!aolo, you are already one of us.
You ,I sneak our language.
~ %You have taught me something which
aov, II. from loye-duty. Yes, we will la
Inv Iv"p toesther; and they who live on high
III VII 10 issrn even in their radient home to
envy us poor mortals;"
VI mid not word, but knelt; and hold
iur her hand still, l looked up at her in
eresful alteration.
Move November 2S.-For the last three
nouths | have lived in heaven. She is
changed. Music has reconciled her to ex-
. lie She has found one who speaks, though
Weakly, the languag Of that home.
We hold together through this divine
medium lofty spiritual intercourse. l
learn from her Of that starry world in
which for a brief time she was permitted
to dwell, Her seraphic thoughts have be.
come communicated to me- l have made
them my own, and all my spirit has risen |
tos higher altitude.
So have at last received that revela-
ton for which l longed, and the divine
thoughts with which che has inspired me
will make known to the world. How?
Description is inadequate, but is enough to
cav that l have decided upon an Opera as
the best mode of making known these
ideas.
have resorted to one of those classical
themes which, though as old as civilization
are YET ever new, because they are truth.
My Opera is on the theme of Promethe-
U.s. 1t refers to Prometheus Delivered.
Ny idea is derived from her. Prometheus
divine love-since he is the god
who suffers uncomfortable agonies through
bis love for man. Zeus represents the old
ustere god of the sects and creeds-the
loomy God of Vepgeance-the stern-the
nezorable-the cruel.
Love endures through the ages, but last
iumphss The chief agent in his trump
Athene. She represents wisdom, which,
its life and increase, at last dethrones
e God Of Vengeance and enthrones the
ID of Love.
For so the world goes on; and thus it ,
all be that Human Understanding, 9
llch have personifed under Athene, ,
IL at last exalt Divine Love over all. and :
st aside its olden alteration of Divine 9
engeance.
am trying to give to my Opera the Sc
re simplicity Of the classical form, vet
The same time to pervade it all with the
rm atmosphere Of love in its widest
Sc. ltopens with chorus of seraphim
laments; but the chief part is Z
1 OF Athene. On that have exhaus ed
SELF """' s0 O
'ut where can I get voice that can ad.
alely render my thoughts-our a
lights? Where is Bice? She alone has t.
voice; she alone has the power of
n:l1og :1g and absorbing into her own mind II
ldeas which form; and, with it all, p
alone could express them. Iwould
aer over the earth to find her. But
aps she is in luxurious home, where p
associates would not listen to such a. "A
thence! perhaps Bee may at last bring -,
marvellous voice to my aid, th
'cember l5.-Every day our commu- ds
nss grown more exalted, She sa
ues upon me the atmosphere of that
mt world, and fills my soul with ran. *
live in sublime enthusiasm. We til
intercourse by means of music. We tel
upon higher plane than that Of
ION men. She has raised me tbere' vi
hsI as made me to be a parlaker in her CO.
W W begin to see something of the ra- ste M
world to which she was once for a
!me 10 borne, know her lost Joys; / an
~ her longings. In me, as in her, Do Do
~ ~ oeep, unquenchable thirst after IN
sa s.orles that are present there. All 81 .
Gems poor and mean. No material ~
nc nc can tor moment allure.
w !, :; In frenzy. My soul is on fire. gu
~ ~ n my sole thought and utterance. e 'le
u Despard thinks that 1 am mad. AM AM
tenas here pity me. 1 smile within fec
=, "hen think of pity being given !
"a to me. Kindly souls! could thew fav
We one faint idea Of the unspeakable era
which l have attained owe
oremona is my voice. 1t expresses and
gs :, Tor me. All, sweet companion of I
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