Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-06-30
SILVIA DREAMS
BIZ AGNES GRAHAM BROGAN

bpy.:sh;. 1922. Western newspaper Union.
The violin stood in a corner Of the
Jed where shabby sweaters and faded
hts Of men who worked, hung, near
b. This outer kitchen was place
here Silvia pared potatoes in sum
Ter li:ne-nnd dreamed her dreams.
Silvia was not a child; stored in her
piet head were wise PHILOSOPHERS and
hppy beliefs. These beliefs she in
kndcd by faith and effort to bring
fue. But the summer boarders who
Dckcd yearly to Mrs. HaSkins' CHEEKY
pine were unaware Of Silvia'S wis
Pm; her dreams had long been Il
burcc of general amusement Mrs.
RaSkin>, good natured and indulgent
Owed to enlarge upon Silvia's Visions
''She sure Is an odd piece" Mrs.
laskinS would say, "and has been,
yer since | took her out of the orphan
Be-, six years ago. She was fourteen
pen, and land knows why I fancled
pat shed be help to me, but I did.
ind Silvia Is great help with all
Ter notions; that's the strange part.
hey called her Ann, there, for want
4 true name, but as Soon as Miss
inn comes here she looks at me de-
fided, out Of her big black eyes and
hys: From now 81, Mrs. HaskIns, I
m Silvia. always did want a pretty
2ame and guess I've as good q right
p choose it as the asylum. Silvia Is
PIE kind Of name my mother would
Dave chosen"
WHAT asked boarder, "did the
fhild know OF her mother?" Moth
}ng," Mrs. Haskins replied, Except
fhat they told us at the institution.
Piivla had been rescued when a baby
Prom deserted tenement room, where
Per young dead father lay with his
eoId hand on her tiny warm body
SlviaS mother had died in the same
foom at the child's birth. The two
Youhs people had come there just be-
4ore, and no one knew a thing about
FheIn-except, that the man played a
Violin.
lhen, asked sympathetic young
woman, that Is her fathers violin,
winch Silvia keeps In the shedY'
Bless you no." laughed Mrs. Has
Aihs' her fathers violin was taken
FOR debt. The one Silvia has, was a
premium offered by grocery concern.
DO you think" asked the interest
Fu young woman, that Silvia would
p'ay for us? After the dinner dishes
pre- out Of the way, mean?' 81 am
pure responded the smiling hostess,
'l'o' she would not. Silvia goes far
'n'o HE wood to play her music"
She Is then q queer little thing"
asreed the guest.
l'arS filled the elder woman's eyes.
anu dear little thing, too" she said.
Olivia slipped down from the stool
mere she had been polishing kitchen
faucets, then from beneath farm
FSorhers hanging green sweater, she
'u,e" her violin; and far in tho wood
."nere shadows were deepest, she
'"'Sed 1t lovingly to her chin.
man in a cabin flung his book
.1uckIy aside, and Fastening through
t% %e NORWAY came noiselessly toward
t' payer. Close to her he halted,
"' eyes filled with wonder; breath
IS,y he listened. And then, as the
n"", ''rd note echoed and echoed still
VISA. softly across the strings Of Sill
o m"' violin, the man faced her. She
,,n startled. "I thought no one
,o' near she reprovcd him. "Are
" v,,' )" selfish with your music?" he
'' u'lFk eyes were suddenly alight.
T.. II Nien. muSic?' she asked eager
s,, ,"n'-nusic? And DO you under,
W. man sat down beside her.
-, understand music so we'll" he re-
pied, "that am out here in the