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Verty, without appearing to be conscious of what he was doing, took the bow of the violin, and placing the instrument upon his shoulder, leaned his ear down to it, and drew the hair over the strings. A long, sad monotone floated through the room. Roundjacket wrote on.
"Oh, yes," the young man said, as they turned toward Apple Orchard house again, "I am getting to do that and I pray now, Redbud," he added, looking toward the sky, "I pray to the Great Spirit, as we call him " Redbud looked greatly delighted, and said: "That is better than all; I do not see how any one can live without praying." "I used to," Verty replied. "It was so wrong." "Yes, yes."
The clear, tender carol made the place fairy-land for Verty long years afterwards, and always he seemed to hear her singing when he visited the room. Redbud sang afterwards more than one of those old ditties "Jock o' Hazeldean," and "Flowers of the Forest," and many others ditties which, for us to-day, seem like so many utterances of the fine old days in the far past.
I don't doubt it: you resemble Achilles, when he and Agamemnon had their miff. What's the odds?" "I have been insulted, sir!" "Insulted?" "And tricked!" "Impossible." Jinks remained silent for a moment, looking after Verty. "Yes," he said, with an awful scowl, "that young man has robbed me of my mistress " "Who Verty?" "Yes, sir." Ralph burst out laughing.
Verty saw that this tragic gesture indicated a determination which could not be disputed. He therefore put on his hat, and having now caught sight of Fanny and Redbud, bowed to his companion, and went into the garden. Miss Sallianna gasped, and sinking into a chair, fell into violent hysterics, in which numerous allusions were made to vipers. Poor Verty!
Redbud returned his frank look, and said: "I'm very sorry, Verty; but never mind you read your Bible, don't you?" "Yes," Verty replied, "I promised you; and I read all about Joseph, and Nimrod, who was a hunter, and other people." "Don't you ever read in the New Testament?" Redbud said. "I wish you would read in that, too, Verty."
"Oh, no! no!" said Redbud. "What shall I tell 'um, Miss," said the servant? "Oh, I can't go down tell Verty that " "She'll be down in a minute," finished Fanny. "No, no, I must not!" "You shall!" "Fanny !" "Come, no nonsense, Reddy! there! I hear his voice oh, me! my goodness gracious!"
"But they are so small, and he's so heavy." "He starts high up," said Verty, "and makes a strong jump when he flies. That's the way he does." "How curious," said Redbud. "Yes," cried Fanny, "and see! there's a striped ground squirrel, and listen to that crow, caw! caw!"
What could this frigid manner with which she met him, mean; why this cool and distant bow, in reply to his enthusiastic greeting? Poor Verty sat down disconsolately, gazing at Redbud. He could not understand. Then his glance questioned Miss Fanny, who sat with a prim and demure affectation of stateliness, on the opposite side of the room. There was no explanation here either.
This was the simplicity of our friend Verty; and he unconsciously commenced the overturning operation by saying: "Redbud, did you find the flowers you wanted?" The young girl replied: "Oh, yes!" "'Beauties of nature, Miss Sallianna would call 'em, would'nt she?" continued Verty, with a smile. "Now, Verty!" said Redbud, reproachfully.
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