Story of the Hutchinsons (tribe of Jesse) . afted into its service, or rather volunteer at its sum-mons ; that his poetry sings so much better than Pierponts or Bur-leighs or Lowells or Whittiers or any of the bards. Burns wrote hisimmortal songs to match the tunes sent him by George couldnt sing like Jesse Hutchinson. I dont know as he could atall. His soul could, if his voice couldnt; and imder its inspiration hepoured forth his lays in songster verse. What songs he Mould haveleft us, if he could have written under such a spell of music as pos-sesses the Hutchinsons ! Jesses song
Story of the Hutchinsons (tribe of Jesse) . afted into its service, or rather volunteer at its sum-mons ; that his poetry sings so much better than Pierponts or Bur-leighs or Lowells or Whittiers or any of the bards. Burns wrote hisimmortal songs to match the tunes sent him by George couldnt sing like Jesse Hutchinson. I dont know as he could atall. His soul could, if his voice couldnt; and imder its inspiration hepoured forth his lays in songster verse. What songs he Mould haveleft us, if he could have written under such a spell of music as pos-sesses the Hutchinsons ! Jesses songs remind me of him. The SlaveMother is hardly surpassed by anything of Burns. I only mention itto call the attention of the people-to what is going on in the anti-slav-ery field. Theyll all miss it if they dont come there. As I look back upon the years of professional life nofact gives me greater satisfaction than this, that no mat-ter how great were the artistic triumphs of the Hutch-insons, they were always more than ready to leave their. PARKEK —u>. 119) SINGING FOK FREEDOM. 119 public careers for the sweeter joys of domesticity. Oneday we would be receiving the plaudits of the multi-tude ; the next wending our way back to our fields. Onour long trips, I find my diary contains constant expres-sions of longing for home and the dear ones left placed the strongest emphasis on the joy and beautyof home, and to-day it seems to me that no institutionexists which so distinctly bears the marks of the divinepurpose and has a more sure promise of the blessing ofthe All-Father than the family. In this age of over-organization it is well to remember that the first, if notthe only organization God ordained, was the family. In June we went to a great anti-slavery meeting inConcord, where those present had the privilege of songsfrom Jesse, Judson, John, Asa, Abby, David, Noah,Caleb, Joshua, Benjamin, Rhoda and Fanny. Then came haying-time. A regiment of Hutchinsons
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