Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-10-02

AMrOs. Sept 2Sth l8S'

Agres. Sept 2sth 1880.
E11, 1EADEK Gentleirefs, ? noticed
wislp plsassfe yesr last weeks sftdcle OH
tie pDevalense ss unfoundsd psetehsionss
to- Hserarr knowledge. Tot mentioned
inoidsntallN shse sAis sxsas st5mirationa
waB not cconffffsd to literatute> / very
hsAsilx agree VITA you. If shefe isany
one subject more than another whHth'
peepk presesd to appreciate and uhl'aesS.
stand, .Htkiak it ismusic: A great many
people lave im1ibedi the idea, no one
knows>how or wk-re, that music is re-
5aiusszsd elevAting in its ss6uenoe, and
tRsetis,is sure mark Of bad bt,eding
snAs poor tasse not to like nusic.s iafssffcs'
tAsy.esse.a, it, very mreh ssl Of s5drse'
understand it.- And With this SiyA'ds.-
gpse o6kssapdi for It, ,-thsre is heGhsntfyS
esssldsh a4ofsv aisdain. tcy those. wh6
may->bts SO gross asd stupid an tc'ho< to-
aRMesiate tait great tetdptse-A ana they
sho~~the.rsepstietiy >iA'a asantsst that
is net,tnsharssoaty.wfshi the greatest re-
i:nsaxert,' .JansesRay n IN an article in
The l1sEasasesentl' Gs,.stry. has something to =
taapqint Speaking Of those ~ho "wor-
sAlHIths pagan divinisies Of literature
he -sSs. ''Ihs same ulsfDg happens
Me:~yfurY is more excusablei because
thsy share less natural intelligence-vftR'
levers oEtn ssic. Instead of beinE sorry
forfths- poor'rfolks. who" navy no ear
ana. AAvrn4 "a littlemusis- iasthe evening
Be,es.soextrenity the Jover@helm, them
with lreploaches fo-a waiase is in fact
! nssarst' intifndits.. 'Non Goth you
WandalH tht y,ereaasisy lIUr contemplate
| is~thd,crszaure who 1als no music in his
ssalFi. NakieE is,,eaIfy very rude. Exem
pessx.sspiiN are not musical have their
f5etlgs; thev understand what is abusive
language and resent it." There is too
muslr truth in this even if muSr is SO
venv'yretfaiag jim its infusAce. 'ab.!
am so9oSd,I6xMasie,.t there's nothinsmIa
the ssorltso-' l,mie'''' 'coniin4 Ssom thasse
who xcas& be equail sossatic ovanl
Beetkeseas >Ihonight Sonaaa OIL Odd
Dan 7aekarr if' rendered by, saau seod ,
nusicianh ISIS sllsslhtlN annoying. TAsn,
to- iste-'ss'sh s@gsg.sRl as in all 1 polite
ness bound, over4 soma, miserable per-.
formance' is, peraeslys agenizing. The
fact tkaS almese every piaas, Of music
executed m company commands. more or +.
! less laudatson,lssd tethAeonalusian.tA that
there can be nO bedIyrendssed napsie- on
that those who esabgise azs.inoapabls- Of
Judging or do not naean,whaa they saw.
and we knOao that even musics: can. be.
and to frequently is badlNbuacAened
But for fear Of being considered IdeG6isnt
in the appreciation of 'the divine arb,".''
we sacrifice the truth and join I'M tho,
chorus show sweet, every nice indssd,.''
remarkably we'll rendered." &c &c, uAsn,
at the same time We think it is nothing.
Of the kind Good music hath charms
no doubt; but it is not every ono who
can appreciate them, nor is it necessary
that they should pretend to when they
do not On the other hand bad music,
or pieces from which all the music and
harmony are driven in the rendition are
simply execrable and yet we dare not
say 30, Why can't we be honest about
this as about other things If We were,
we would do away with much Of the
music that is merely an annoyance and
relieve the lovers Of music from the
odium Of being considered either ignor-
ant or sycophantie
Yours respectfully,
Sfaccat,