The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-30
An Afternoon Concert.

Three treats ought to have made up. To play
in the parlor, to have fruit cake for tea have q
photograph concert before they went to bed-they
really ought TO have been willing to stay in the
house and have colds. Marjorie said. But they
we're not. They wanted to 90 out of doors and
nave the treats. too. 1t some time before they
made up their minds to play.
Il ,pose we nights we'll" they decided at last.
1ust then Uncle Jerry came into the paror and did
something to the phonograph 1t took him some
time. and he looked mysterious and jolly though
Ii were something nice. You'll know tonight he
said. when he went out. At the door he turned to
say: Better play over by the window in the sun
shine. Why don't you play that game you did yes
,.rday-Concert. was it
"Oh. yes and I'll sing the solos !" Barbara cried
You can sing the duets. Mario. Well play the
monograph is the band that plays 'compani-
ments.'
~I'n sing the solos, Marjorie said. with gentle
,snsion. Pm the biggest"
"Iou haven't got the biggest voice.
Well its the best one I'll sing My Country,
.1'.s Of"
NO. I'll sing Z Want to BE an Angel know
that clear through You always forget some o
your verses. Mario. you know you do
Il don't either"
You do. too! Eve heard YOU forget EN-"
You're a mis'ab mean girl. ] don't b'lieve
you'll ever be an angel, not if you sing an sing
You Want to Be-"
IN guess III be one soon as you are. Miss! l
wish you'd please to keep still while | sing
u shall sing too, there"
1t was getting pretty stormy weather, III spite
NJ the sunshine that streamed into the window and
,hone pendidy down the great silver throat of the
monograph. Both little girls stood up very
straight in front of the band, and began to sing
very loudly One sang Il Want TO Be an Angel"
and the other. MY Country. lis of Thee" The
two tunes tangled together and tripped over each
other.
"a crown upon my for-red.
4 harp within my hand"
sang Barbara shriIIy, to drown the Sweet Land
Of Liberty.
Land where our far-r-thers died,
Land of the Pilgrims pride.
sang Marjorie shrilly, to down the wouldbe angel
The concert was in full swing
Now III sing When Peace Like River, am
llounced hreathess Barbara. ignoring the other So
Ioi.t She started in at once. Marjorie finished
mn her Country" and began on Annie laurie
you're putting me all out o tme. between
You're singin my tune, 50 there" triumph
antly
Pm not either"
You are too"
IT is welI-it is well-with my seoul
Gave NEE her promise tru-oo.
The concert went on long as the singers
.,oatI lasted Then quite suddenly 1t snapped off,
and tbere was silence 1t was not the kind OF a
.o,cort Uncle Jerry had meant for them to have
lear. no, That kind was sweet and soft and pleas
amt to 60 to-the kind he had been to himself only
This kind OF concert Chele Jerry
would not have cared to attend
The rest of the afternoon Barbara and Marjorie
sat apart and read stories stftly They were both both
had when il was supper time but even the frmt
AXE did not bring back their smiles, 1t was queer
,,4 # lasted bitterly, as if it were favored with
quarrel. - l,.
IL Iorrr announced cheerly. "No reserved
eat e' 50 o everybody better be time! admission
me lanch-can be changed into two smiles at the
'o0 Auntie May. Grandmother Nora; Mary. the
,irad ,a1,ererybody went the photograph re-
.itals. They were very popular .,,- ~
The two little girls forgot their troubles and
ne wv H. - the door and went dancing in.
'aia W 54s R.1 @sT new selection tonight beamed I'm
lie Jerry genially zone that am sure you r Will al
,npreciate 1t is called The Afternoon concert
Ia Then Fl dreadful, dreadful thing happened Out
rom the slrer throat Of the phOnograph crepV ana