The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-03-22
wOgFDAxe MOzART

"ASp did he speak to you my boy
said the chapcl-master, smiling.
"Ay, that he did," cried wolfgang,
with an arch expression, "and he will
he here soon after he has sent dinner,
and when I begin to play sonata on
the piano.
NJ. Mozart could not restrain his
laughter at the excessive simplicity Of
his li;t.e boy, and, placing him on his
knee, he exclaimed, in tone Of rail-
iery, And shall he give you any
thing else hut dinner, wolfgsngs"
"Yes, father, palace, and Wallets,
and fine robes, and plenty Of money
and the boy continued to prattle on In
this style until loud tapping was
heard at the door II the chapel.mas.
tcr's humble house. When Madame
Mozart opened the door, little COW
cred vehicls. was standing before Il,
With two attendants in charge Of IL.
as this Leopold Mozart's, the chap
cl-masier." said fat, portly man, who
pulled and blew, either with the exer
lion of whipping up the little horses,
or carrying the tlcsh that covered his
homes.
"Yes. SIR" said Madame Mozart,
making q low courtesy, for II was sci
dom she had the pleasure Of even see
ing so fat a man.
Then the person whom Wolfganl
Mozart met in the wood this morning
sends the dinner he promised" and sc
saving the cook and his assistant GOV
cred the black.. centre-table with ricl
and well.cooked viands.
NJ. Mozart and his wife gazed il
stupeiied wonder upon the rich succu
lent food which was set before them
ready to be eaten. and at last finding
speech-"You must tell me to whom
owe this mysterious banquet" sait
the chapel-master, as he recovered
from his establishment; but the fat
burly cook shook his head. declared
that the children knew as much o
their benefactor as he could tell, then
bidding them good-day, he mounted
his vehicle, and, driving off quickly
left the family of Mozart IN state o.
wonder and amazement.
"He must indeed he the envoy Of
some good saint, who could do so kind
deed,r said the mother Of WoIfgane
ms she looked round the table with {
fearful eye, ''ani although the nam'
of the good man is unknown. hi
memory nevertheless lives in GU
hearts"
just Us the feat was being ended
aud while the hearts IL the famil,
danced within them with livelier 10.
than they had ielibor many a day
the clock of a neighboring conven
struck two, and little Wolfgang, a
if recalled to himself by the sound
lett his scat, and approached the pi
ano. 1.-The stranger said he, rs !
speaking to himself, "looked aston
ishcd when Frcdrika told him that
could compose; but were he in thi
house now, should let him hear sucl
sonata" As he spake the child RAJ
his tiny little fingers along the touch
"a. which he could hardly reach, Will
an ease and precision which ii was ms
ionishing To look upon; then, as ]
the sound recalled Some bright glori
ous vision. beyond mortal ken, hi
little eyes closed, his face becam,
lighted with a most seraphic expres
sion, and. abandoning himself to tn
instrument, he produced sounds 81
soft, so perfect, so decided, and so har
n,onions, that even his father an,
mother sat mute with establishment
The rich and capricious fancy Of TIN
infant composer seemed to have takel
the wings of an angel, and to hav'
altuned the instrument with the melo
dious thrilling harpings Of heaven
Ills little bosom heaved rs his feeble
tiny fingers swept over the ivory AM
ebon touches with the ease and rapid
~ OF the most accomplished master
and his lace was sufiused with sol
rapturous smile. as the harmony tina
filed his soul lent its magic influences
TO that passive piano. The poet.mu
sician--for in music there is a glori
Gus, lofty element of poetry-forgol
every thing in the fulness of his devo
ton to his art. The sounds ofthe far
of land, where hosts Of cherubim
seated on rainbowrim struck theil
lyric-strings. till the hills of HEAVIER
sent back the strains again, seemed Il
waken his young genius from the lat
ent slumbers of its youth. He 81
I.,al, from, that nnre fresh HEAVIER