The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
THE RURAL LIFE AND
MUSIC OF ENGLAND
A WondedfuI Panorama Of Mental Pic
lures Offered by the Writer Regarding
Church Music and Choral Singing In
Eaglish Villages.
by the Baron.

The prurvence of the chirogra-
pher occasionally faiter when he, OF
she. with Cacoethes Scribendi. takes
up the pen to essay or construe some
story of fact. or fiction. To be
propitious with either, especially
facts, one has to attain the very es-
sence of mental puissance. To the
intuitive, it is quite naturally an
easy matter to overcome the maze
of difficulties. which apparently are
innumerable-they seemingly effulge
with resilvent ease.
The insipient graduates of the
pen. at times. peregrinate over the
smooth particles of their assump.
ton with such difficulty that the
assiduity TO portray the comprehen-
sivenesss of their efforts, are at
times unequivocal obscured beyond
redemption.
Rural life in England" is top
ic that has been chosen hap-hazard;
but to give local color to same the
the writer would have to visit one
of the many rural villages in order
to obtain the accrued resume.
Let US take for example the VII
lage of Dorcaster, situated in the
county of Kent, which is acknowl-
edged to be the flower garden of
England. Dorcaster is almost en-
vironed by beauteous escarpments,
entirely covered with farrago of
choice foliage of every description.
The virgin soil is also alive with
foriferous effect. The village is
situated at the foot of the escarp-
ment, where the dreamy little brook
trickles at leisure. winding it's way
through labyrinth of seclusions, in
recherche order. Going on towards
the village. one will observe veh-
icle driven by farmer who is
vending his way to the nearest city
or town in order to dispose of his
legumes. etc. which ia the staple
product of the village.
Erected in the centre of the vii
lage stands the church of England
which bears the inscription I'LL,
which. in the sanctity and astring-
ency, attrahents the whole village.
To the eye of the connoisseur tour
ist, the architectural observance
connected with the Gothic arches,
also the archaic sphenoidals, which
stand as a pedestal for various fig
ure-heads, form an interesting
epoch. The weather-cock situated
on the zenith of the steeple indi-
Gates the coming of the storm. The
sun dial. which is the primitive in
vention of man, forms another
striking characteristic. An ancient
Thesaurus. where the Etymologist
ventures. bring forth some hidden
phylactary that is maze of insur-
mountable esoterics. Upon the in
gression of the church the tourist
cannot fail to perceive the sump-
uous stained glass windows, which
defy the analysis of the perspica-
cious modern aspect. Every church
boasts of pipe organ, and every
church boasts of choir-dissimilar
to the choir of the institution they
practice methods OF eradication,
such as q coustic harmony, persever-
ance, Formulation. and sempiterDal
practice-the choir sometimes runs
as low as eight members, but by
constant practice, under the skilled
organist. they are able to produce
classic music; the rendition of the
Messiah, Elyah. concluding with the
Seyenfold Amen bespeaks amenity
extraordinary. you will not be SUR
prised at the number of vccalists
who come from Europe every year.
Such names as Bonci. the worlds
most artistic singer; Emmy Destinn.
the famous soprano; Zenatello the
tenor. ALI these people migrated
from church choir music. but they
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