The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-12-01
SOME REMARKS ON SINGING.
There Are Times When It's = Blessing That
Some People Can't Sing.


"SinSin is curious, Uncertain kind Of
pufformance, said L ncle Jed HAWKINS to
Aunt Mri', his wife. There's been times,
of n on, when I've wished the Lord he'd
seen his way TO givin me singin vice, an
then therell come times. like today, when
feel to be real grateful that sech powers
was denied me, fer l persume t. say
shouldn't re lie when I'd lost my purchase
on EN- any ulore'n other folks do"
Il reckon you We ben hevin taste Of your
sister Alviry's singin over to Cyrlsville this
afternoon, amt ye," said Aunt M'ri', sur
veying her spouse with u critical glance.
Il hev," replied Uncle Jed, AN it was
consid able wuss'n common"
1t don't seem scussly possible" re
sponded Aunt M'ri'.
Well said Uncle Jed. you see the
trouble lays jest here. Alviry's piano that
brother Peter sent her. - years back, come
Christmas, was good article, but it's he'd
powerful lot o wear-what with the
Children kind o'developin their muscles on
1t, an so on-an a. you're KNOWN to it
amt ever been tuned"
Il should jedge not" said Aunt M'ri'.
We'll, proceeded her husband ''Alviry's
vice, cal late, hes sort of formed itself to
suit the instrument. Where there's ben
notes on the piano that was kind o queer
soundln, Alvlry hes cultivated her vice, as
ye might say to chime right in with 'em
An it's sounded pooty far to me- know
Jedges o music like you amt been satisfied
with it, added Uncle Jed hastily, but to
Cyrusville folks it hes sounded pooty far
An this afternoon when | stepped in to
see Alviry she says, Jed, there's ben a
tuner here in Cyrusville, an he'd my piano
tuned, an | jest want you to come in an
hear me sing to it,
so we went into the fore room. an she
set down an begun to play Joys That We've
Tasted, which hes allus ben a great fav' rite
o mine. Well, the instrument sounded
nne- never he'd sech good notion o. the
openln bars o that piece before, an then
Alviry begun to sing
1 cal late my ears amt as sensitive as
some, said Uncle Jed modestly after a
short pause, but, my sakes alive! thought
should go ravin crazy before she finished
the fust verse. Her vice was patterned on
the old way the instrument sounded, lest
the same as ever, an I s'pose she was so
KIND Of wrapt up she didn't notice the
dill renee, but there was times when it was
wuss'n draggin a pencil back ard over
slate-or anythin else you can think Of"
added Uncle Jed recklessly
no" q you think 'twould be-" he ask
ed after moments silence, "ef we was to
invite Alviry over here fer the day. an was
to hire that young man to ontune the in
strument back to where 'twas2" He looked
obviously at Aunt M'ri'.
Couldn't be done" said she.
We'll, them groaned Uncle Jed, AL.
viry's singin will hev to be give up and
shall hev TO be the one to tell her, as the
children are all married off, an Elis as deef
as a paddock. As remarked when | be
gun, this IS one o the times when feel to
be grateful | want born a singer
still" said the old man regretfully.
when you come right down to the root
ont, it Jest shows-Alviry' case doos-that
piano tunin amt sech good thing, by an
large, when all's said an done"'
Upon this remarkable viewot the sub
ject Aunt M'ri', with unusual forbearance
made no comment.-Youth's Companion.