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They went to Master Solon's singing-school, it is true; but they never got home to Aunt 'Viny's till half past nine, and 'Tenty never could remember what tunes they sang; and the singers in church next Sunday asked her why she didn't come in when she got as far as the door, and 'Tenty said she thought the benches were all full!
But at last the key dropped into his hands, and he felt sure that the unsophisticated girl was in his power. Among the girls that attended Humphreys's singing-school was Betsey Malcolm, the near neighbor of the Andersons. The singing-master often saw her at Mr. Anderson's, and he often wished that Julia were as easy to win as he felt Betsey to be.
I have had much care and bother to-day. Something of it clings very probably to my wits." "At the singing-school, do you mean?" she asks, with covert eagerness; "There was song-trial to-day." "Yes, child, I had considerable trouble over an election." She draws close to him. "Now, Sachs! You should have said so at once, and I would not have harassed you with senseless questions.
He was a shoemaker, and I remember how he would drop his work when no one was by and get up to pace the floor and rehearse a speech he probably never would make. Occasionally our singing-school would give a concert, and once in a farmers' chorus I was costumed in a smock cut down from one of grandfather's. I carried a sickle and joined in "Through lanes with hedgerows, pearly."
Nothing else happened. Mrs. Reed went out presently to do the Saturday-night marketing. She preferred to go alone. She could make better bargains. When she returned Mr. Reed lighted his cigar and took a stroll around the block. There was no smoking in the house, hardly in the back yard. Saturday noon Mrs. Reed said to her son: "You are to go to singing-school this afternoon.
It must be pride, she said, it must be something evil that could make her so very, very happy. It was late when Alex came home, and he did the chores after supper. Mary Frances and Wattie had gone to singing-school and Matilda was alone in the kitchen when her husband came in.
He had not thought much about his boy except to place him in a good school. "Charles, couldn't you have asked me about the singing-school?" he said rather sharply. "About the singing-school?" Charles was dazed. "Yes. It wasn't very manly to set a lot of little girls asking a favor for you. I'm ashamed of you!" "Oh, father who asked? We were talking of it over to Josie Dean's.
Listen to the bird, and the maid, and the bumblebee, Tra, la la la la, tra, la la la la, Joyfully we'll sing the gladsome melody, Tra, la, la, la, la. The singing-school added little to the knowledge or the cheerfulness of that neighbourhood. It came to an end the last day of the winter term. As usual, Trove went home with Polly.
I am teaching a singing-school over here, and I can do a great deal for him, if he will only cum. "Yours, most respectfully, "John Browne." "You had better go, Mr. H ," said Roberts. "This John Browne is a queer chap, and I promise you lots of fun. If you decide upon going we will all accompany you, and help to fill your house."
"Nick's generosity never will hurt him much," said Frank, laughing. "What in the world did he want of your violin?" "He wants to make himself popular with the girls." "He'll never do that, even if he learns to play like an angel!" said Frank. "You ought to hear the girls talk about him. He couldn't get a single one of them to go home with from singing-school last winter.
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