Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-04-21
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II WA little village called Blundcr
not in Fairy land but in Maine land
lust out Of the shadow Of the solemn for
ests, and where II could ace and flash
back the smile Of the restless, dancing,
moaning sea; and perhaps that
vas the reason that ii wM such
. busy little village, for, although it
had only one street and . church and =
schoolhouss (oh and . blacksmith
shop), /, Wa the most uneasy little place
imAginable-and 30 oonceited.
In the middle house OF the right-hand
row lived the musician Of the place.
little wrinkled old man. with wooden
leg, ratty hair and hooked nose, and .
face that was always wrinkling up, ~ II
Il were making . net TO catch ideas.
They called him "the professor" and
the squire's daughter and the doctors
daughter and the lawyers wife, and the
two rich old maids that are 70 be found
IN every village, and six Of the ministers
"olive branches" took lessons OF him.
And on summer evenings, when no
used TO sit playing Herr Worstanadrum's
adsgio movement, In @ doubles sharp
minor, all the village used to gather
round his house, and say, softly. one to
another:
what great man is the professor,
and what a wise and enlightened and
noble and art-loving people are we Blum
dernAriAns !"
He Was . very absent man, this pro-
iessor for his brain WAS so full Of
crotchets and qunvers that he couldn't
tell cup OF coffee from . sheet OF mu.
nc, and wore his wooden leg upside
down half the hme; and whenever his
daughter Martha (vho WAS q sort Of
Maine fairy. and kept his house in order,
and his queer old ideas Strengthened ouN
would say. " Father, the squire's daugh.
Ter, or the doctors daughter, is waiting
Tor you," OF went the professor like ,
shot-hn faded dressing. gown stream
ing in the wind. his ratty locks uncov
sred, and his sound foot, without shoe
or stocking. hopping through the streets
like mad and then all the Blunder.
marianne would raise their hands and 50,
once more. oas 70 another;
"Oh, What . great man u The pro
lsAsos y
But, after . while, there found hi
way TO the village a young man, with
dark. thoughtful eyes, and long, curling
hair. who unpacked his trunks and sci
mp huge sign, announcing that he wa
sprofessor also. And all the neighbors,
- they went by, used to sniff at it ant
cay:
II guess he can't play Herr Worst
anadrum's pieces T. And there WAS
greater crowd round the old professor
house than ever.
The young man, however, didn't seen
70 take it much to heart but one even
Ing, when his neighbor had finished tn
adAgio movement in q double-sharl
minor. he sat down 70 his piano an
all the Blundernarians laughed-for tn
drst few notes were not 9 bit like Her
WorstAnAirums.
He heard the laugh, but he playe
on; and, presently. there came throug
the window sounds like tho rustling {
pines and the murmur Of water, and III
soags OF birds, and shouts Of children
end tinkling Of bells and all the Blur
dsEnAriAns who didn't carry handke
chisfs fsll 10 viping their eyes ON the
aprons and iaeket-sleeves; and bang
went the window Of the professor. VII
hAd been listening. And all that nigh
be sulkei in his eAsy-chAir, an
wouldn't speak . word TO his daught.
Martha when she urged him 10 60
hsd-
Altar that the squire's danght.
found out what handsome eyes Il
youas professor had. and told tho do
o0s daughter and then all the Blu
d9nAEiAns discovered that the cid pr
1sasas vas out Of date. and shabby. Al
Gusty. and queer. and goose instss
a swan and in . little while his p
pls kad ell dropped OF. And the CROW
~ around the young mans ~indo'
vho bad always something new 10 plA
end The old man sci sowing in b
ssy-chAir. or played Herr worstAn
AEun With the loud pedal. and half 81
onsHAsd NArths and himself. bscAuss
voallnt have the windows opened
pons htsls Martha vent around vi
~ hlns eyes swimming in team. y
~ rosy hp quivsrins al the time; q
vhsasvss ~ paassd the young maj