St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-15

nlu let Hattie go over Tor !: few week
After a little coaxing. she told IN,
that one night. awhile before the visit
ors left there WAS Il little party of yolul
folks there. and they were all eager tol
il dance, but there was no one VIII,
could play dancing music. They wer,
just about giving up the idea when she
Hattie. who was i'm tb, room behind he,
mistress chair, told Col CustIewortIl
that there was one woman ON the place
who could play if he would like her to
come in. This started IL rrcat laugh.
because they thought | didn't know
that drumming and PLAYING were two
things said Hattie; but thcI thought
il would make some fun: So they told
me to 90 and get her. and | did. I'm q
few minutes she slipped in with a sun
bonnet drawn over her face and an old
shawl wrapred around her. and. t,kiuu
her seat at the piano. struck Il chord,
ran her hands like lightning down the
keV-board. and without Waiting an in
Stant, rave. the call for the VIRGINIA reel p.
wish Won could have seen them. Miss
Piss. the way th,v d,urrd and tb. w,v
she pIayed. you'J have thourIt they
were ali gone crazy. For half an honr
they kent if nm, each trying TO SEQ
| which coIIld outdn the other. Rut the
dancers had to rive M first for while
they were finding their way to the win
dows and seats nnntinr for breath. She
inst went ON nInyiuo ~ if she had only
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whstilng tine tunes t" her. and She
W"'il" i"li"" nm h"'' ny h"'e "i, 'hc
pan" lllltli she Knew thtlI perfectly.
'liaNc You ever played Tor my father
asked. No. She said. she li;Idn he
cause she Thought he ml@htnt like her
to open the piano that | had closed he
/ fore went away to school. Nonsense,
| | said. he would have been a> delighted
L" have heard N"n A> shall he. and |
mean t" hear You tins very night: :"
get Yourself dressed a> quick aS yOu
can. ami come down with me INTO the
parlor. Here. pul'k put on TINS white
fr"'k ana SASH; KNOW th.i Is your
best one mat You nave" ON >Ald tillg-
llIE hcr Nhll' muslin one "l my own !;
| and let me ti>ten 1t t"r N"u. Attcr |
had tied on her sash / turned h"r round
/ to see that she WAS all right. and de
clhr" t" ,N"u. Miss Mary. She Was Just
ilkeh lovely picture. Nov come along
salh. ANA let me nave tnc pieaNIll" "i
showing A"'' on An" win 'l'i' gave
her my Slla" ANA IAN I" carry, and
hurried h"r along toward the parlnr.
As we were gong down the STAIRS she
leaned over the hflnl>tcr and listened t"
hear What Smr II. the "NrrSrrr, MAS talk
ing about ut the end "i the hall. She
r"uldn tell. Mas sue, i"r h" went
ont at the back door al that minute :;