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This remark drew on him a very severe reprimand from Mr Mac Laurel, who said to him, "Dinna ye ken, sir, that soond is a thing utterly worthless in itsel, and only effectual in agreeable excitements, as far as it is an aicho to sense? Is there ony soond mair meeserable an' peetifu' than the scrape o' a feddle, when it does na touch ony chord i' the human sensorium?
Being asked for a test of proficiency on that instrument, he replied that no man is a fiddler "till he can gar himsel greet wi a feddle." "Great Orpheus played so well he moved Old Nick, But these move nothing but their fiddlestick."* * See how unjust satire is! Don't they move their finger-nails?
He thanked the boys, and gave them each a crown. Larry's beautiful brown eyes danced with joy. "Arrah, Teddy," said he, "sure this is a rale providince! I'll go immadiately an buy Dermot's ould feddle." "Faix thin, Larry, ye'll make thrue the sayin' 'a fool and his money be soon parted. I'll go an' buy the Widdy Mullowny's pig, and fat it for the Fair.
"Suppose, Larry, ye strike up a tune on yer feddle, to call the attintion of the folk, just," said he, at last. Larry began very timidly, but in a few moments an admiring group was collected around him. A purchaser was soon found for Phelim, and Teddy having doubled his money, felt rich and grand, and cast rather contemptuous looks on his thriftless cousin.
It's meself that knows how to spind money in a sinsible way. A feddle indade!" Larry did not heed Teddy's sneers, but went directly and bought the fiddle. He hugged it to his heart, and danced for joy all the way home. But such a scolding as met him there!
All blamed him for his extravagance, but little Katy, who stole up to him and whispered "Niver mind the hard discoorse, Larry; ye've got the feddle ony how, and it's mighty glad I am." Larry was never allowed to play on his treasure within the cabin walls; it was always "Away wid ye now, ye lazy feddling spalpeen!"
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