Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-09
The Old Choir Tunes.

land MORE EGGs-AND MORE EGGS
AND MORE EXALT OUR JOYS"
The standard Of cur fathers for many
years was watts and Select" With lis
hymns OF seIf-txamnation, sorrow and
doubt; and yet the choirs and the singing
schools did not always give US Com
psaint" and "Befoie Jehovah's Awful
Throne;' they also gave Coronation, -
''Sherburne." ''Bcstoa" and Majesty. "
They sang the more joyful strains of
Jesus Shall Eejgn Wherever the Sun, -
''Strike the Cymbal," How Long, Dear
Saviour. Oh, How Long?" Fly Like a
Youthful Hart or Roe, awhile Shepherds
watched Their Flocks by Night, Sound
the Loud Tlmbrel DER Egypt's Dark
Sea -
They found relief in fugueipg tunes that
often gave most startling fleet: And
take thy pill and take thy pill and take
thy pilgrim home - And ia the pi- and
in the pi- aud in the pious he delights, q
"An learn to kiss ard learn to kiss
and learn to kiss the rcd" ''Stir up this
stu lir up this stu stirup this stupid
heart, And more eggs and more eggs
= and more exalt our ys;' but the eli
max of sentiment and coed singing was
reached WREN the choir or singing school
took up vAssp like this:
True love is like that precious oil
v i;ich poured Aarsn'S mead,
Ran down his lard, asd Ger his robes
It's Costly moisture shed
TWAS not strange that Bishop Saabury
wondered whether Aaron would have any
hair left after he had been treated thus by
the chOil:
its costly most-ran down his beard
IRE bsard-hiS -beard-his-shed-
Ran down lis -his-down his robes
Its costly moist-Lis beard -ure shed
His cost-ul r0beS-hiS r0beS-hl5 shell
t-S-c- o-S-t-l-y-m olSture-S II ed.
After many failures the choirs learned
that it was best not TO be too ambitious,
even III sacred music, AS TO the siugin s
OF the corgrt CATION, it was discovered that
the notes should be ofeqGal length, that
the range should not exttDd beyond mid
Gle G to & Or d above. Tnen came re-
action in favor Of plaiGer music, and
''Mear, ""Dundee. y China, =" Oid Hun
dred" were prominent. AS tile singing
school faded from sight. the qnartette
choir appeared on the musical horizon
American Maga=ine.
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The Way to Write Locals.
ssMr William Watkins was in the ci@y
yesterday and presented this office wibn a
large pumpkin" wrote the new reportSf
on one of the Springfield dailes.
IN onsense - exclaimed the managiff2
editor to whom the item was shown. ~
is stupid nonsense-wEite IL in this way
aud be guided accordingly in the future
Uncle Billy Watkins. one CT the leading
| farmers ard Cit zsns of Cass township, as
rived in The city yesterday in his substans
| tial Two horse vehicle. He was accompa-
! MED by his handsome wife and two beau
I tful and accomplished daughters, Mary
! Jane and Polly ANA. Uncle Billy, accord
| ing to an immemorial custom, visited our
| sanctum, where he enle! tanned US fol
| nearly AL hour with his intelligent views
on the progress Of agriculture in The
Southwest. Urcle Billy, before leaving,
laid upon the table of We hungry editor
the finest pumpkin that has gladdened our
eyes fer 10 these many years. Our VILE
cooked it this morning and we eI ,yed II
most hugely. There is enough of it to last
8 week. We hepe Uncle Billy will cal
each week, as we are always proud tt
greet bis j4vial, intelligent face. UncIe
| Billy was ore of the first subscribers to The
Blo,v-Out. Thanks, Uncle Billy. Gail
| again.
'.There.'' said the editor, as he stuci
| the item on the hook. That's ccoldjne
to the most approved methods of journ al
ism. l see you have much to learn yet
young man Exchange.