Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-04-03
LlllLE kiDDLEhS.
A PEEP AT A FERRY SCHOOL o.
YOUTHFUL WoLlNlSTS.


Like Concert of r<atydits When the Two
Hundred Children Draw Their Bows.
nndsiin: virtuosos Tahin. ,he rirs. Les
son-A Kind Professor.
Fancy 600 little fidilcrs 81 fldlins
away ut once, Fancy tac noise. rancy
the fun! Ii Is like n concert Of kstydiC.s
To her them. and ike stirring UP ohoal
of sand ti;ldlvrs to see theia running up
and down the steep stairs 10 and f.o from
their lessons. Moreover, il is Ike trying
10 catch n old granddaddy sand fiddler
TO catch orc of these little youngsters
and ask linn how lie learned to fiddle
and whea and where. Saturday after
noon is the time TO see these baby virta-
osos in their glory. From cast, from
west. from Harlem and i,obokon they
come skipping along by twos. by tlrees.
with maids in attendance, 10 worship It
the sirinc of the violin. Professor Wet
son, of Fourteenth street. il master OF
this marvellous school. and he draws 10
lines regarding SEX. age CIR previous con-
dition. Rich and POOR alike como and
arc treated to the same free instruction.
PvPE-s c. .A:.,. EI.sc5.
You would Lc astonishcd," re said,
as the unique entertainment drew 10 n
close, ITO know some of the names that
are among the two thousand we have on
our books already. No one, no matter
how rich he may be, cares to throw away
money on finding ont simply whether .
Child fancy is u natural taste or a within.
80 people who know of the school send
their boys and girls 10 me. can soon
find out if the child has any clcverness.
and Immediately notify them. If tho
boy of rich parents likes his violin. they
naturally buy him good instrument and
engage 4 teacher. Other children como
and so, more IS their own fancy dictates.
but they usually have some one. an older
sister, or an aunt or q grandmother, who
takes pride in their hJtlc iiddlings and
soon buys fer them violin of their own.
which they can take honc and practice
OH TO their hearts content. In that WY
get q partial recompcnsc for my time
and trouble, and ut the same time | have
the satisfaction OF knowing that l have
been able TO keep Some children's minds
away from verso things during their
first few years"
1t was . o'clock when the youncstcrs
began To arrive. Some fly down the
street rs If they moved on steel springs,
grinning happy little grins of satisfaction
as they pound ON sturdy legs M 10 the
rooms above. Others, coniin, for the
first time, wander open laopthcl along
the street, asking now n hand crcaN
man, and now policeman. if they know
where the music mans place is" Unless
they know Professor Watson's name they
are apt TO have some trouble in finding
him, for Fourteenth street il full of
music men" At last they sec some
other little boy with fiddle and their
troubles are all over.
Once upstairs, their real troubles ere
usually over, bat tho poor, unhappy kids
do not seem to think so. a little twist
catches their tongues as they start up-
stairs, and b. tho time they avcrcachcd
the o.!icc double bow knot could not tie
them any tighter. Tho professors
daughter t1ses them il hand first and,
after their unraly little members get
iimbcrcd UP o biz, finds out all about each
new pupil. Then she passes them along
To- tho mex. room. where they make their
professional bow 20 one of the teachers,
to say nothing of their FIRST violin. They
stand around il helpless rows until tie
busy professor comes flying along, then
one b. one are stcolout in the middle of
tho iiooT, their knees jogging beneath
them an. h, ,s.f..'-