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qu'il ne concevait pas quel but l'on voulait atteindre en frottant l'un contre l'autre certains instruments, et en soufflant dans d'autres;--puisque cela ne produisait rien, disait-il, très-certainement tous ces musiciens sont des fous.
Le jeune homme guérit et recouvra la faculté d'entendre. On le mena de nouveau au concert. Quels furent sa surprise et ses transports! Il comprenait alors la raison de tout ce qui lui avait semblé si absurde; chaque mouvement des doigts, chaque souffle de la bouche, produisait son effet, et tous ces effets réunis formaient un ensemble ravissant.--Oh! que j'étais fou moi-même, disait-il, je voulais juger de la musique et je n'entendais pas!
Un vieillard qui se trouvait là dit à son fils:--Mon enfant, n'oublie pas les paroles de ce jeune homme, et si jamais tu avais la tentation de juger des voies de la providence divine ou de te plaindre de ce qui arrive, souviens-toi que nous sommes relativement à l'oeuvre de Dieu dans la même situation qu'un sourd qui entend la musique. Songe que quand après notre mort, nos yeux seront ouverts, nous verrons régner dans le monde une harmonie plus parfaite que celle du meilleur concert, et que si nous ne la voyons pas ici-bas, c'est que nous sommes aveugles, de même que ce jeune homme était sourd.
FIN.

TABLE
Dieu. 5 La Pluie. 10 La Source. 13 Les Pommes. 16 L'Envieux. 19 Les Cailloux. 23 La Pierre. 26 Le Pain. 29 Le Clou. 33 L'écu. 36 L'Aveugle. 39 Les trois Brigands. 42 La Mésange. 46 Les Marrons. 48 Le Pain et l'Eau. 52 L'Harmonie. 58
FIN DE LA TABLE
Limoges.--Imp. E. ARDANT et Cie.

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