The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-05-11
SILVIA DREAMS
sy AGNES GRAHAM saooAn


where Silvia pared POTATOES la sum
mcr tIme-and dreamed her dreams
Silvia was not a child stored In hrr
quiet head were wise PHILOSOPHERS aal
happy beliefs. These beliefs she h.
tended by faith and effort TO brlur
true. Hut the summer boardcrS whu
iiockcd yearly 10 Mrs. liaskins' CHEEKY
home we're unaware OF Sllvia's wis.
dom. her dreams had long been "a
source of general amusement Mrs
Haskins good naturcd and indulgrni
loved TO enlarge upon Silyia's visions,
"she SURF Is an odd plece," MIR.
Haskins would say. "and nas been.
ever since took her out of the orphan
age. six years ago She was fourteen
then. aud land knows why I fanciel
that she'd he "a help to me. but | did.
And Silvia II great help with all
her notions: that's the strange part.
They called her Ann. there. for want
of true name. but as soon rs Miss
Ann comes here she looks nt me lie
cided. out OF her big black eyes and
says: From now On. Mrs. Haskins. |
am silvia. always did want a pretty
name. and guess I've a. good right
to choose u "a the asylum. Silvia j.
the Kind 81 name my mother would
have chosen"
what" asked bOar,ier. ibid the
child know of her moihery" Moth
ing" Mrs Hassins replied. except
what they told u at the Institution.
Silvia had been rescued when "a buhy
from deserted tenement room. where
her young dead father lay with hi,
cold hand on her tiny warm .ody.
Sllvia's mother had died In the same
room at the child's birth. The twu
young people had come there just Dee.
fore. and no one knew thing about
them-except. that the man played a
violin.
Then" asked a sympathetic young
woman. that Il her fathers violin.
which Silvia keeps In the shedT'
BLESS you no." laughed Mr.. Has
kins. her fathers violin was taken
for debt. The one Silvia has. was
do you think. asked the Interest
ed young woman. that Silvia would
play for U.S. After tile dinner dishes
are out Of the way. meanr' Il AIN
sure" responded the smiling hostess.
that she would not silvia goes TAR
into the wood to play her music.
"she Is then queer little thlhs.
agreed the guest.
Tears nlled the elder woman rye>'
And dear niue th'hs' '""' sac saiu
SILVIA s"ppe" u""" ironi '"e s."'"
where she hau pe''' i"'''s"'hs A''''''"
iauc"s' uieh r"'h p''"""'h mn"
"o'Aets hanging sree" sW'a'''' sue
ure" her ''o''h anu '"' VI '"e W.
WHERE s"auo"s "e'e u''p'S'' S''
rais'd u lovingly 70 her cn'n.
n man IA u 'ao.h nuhs hls oos
lu'osp as'ue' anu na ,'', '"'D
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wan 40 ss,s.h with vour mu.lcy h.
asked
Tn. a,rL .v.s war;. s,dd.,lv aIiyb,
IS n then muslcY" She asked eager.
~ "r.aI-musIc, And do Won under.
s,anaT
The man SAT- down beside her.
81 understand music 80 we'll" he re-
piled. that | am out here In the
woods nursing the disappointment of
failure. For you see-I realize that
all the skill have Will not coinpen-
safe for lack of-genius. Your mu-
sic Is genius
Silvia looked down Mt him sorrow
fully.
without skin" she said.
"see here" asked the man sharply,
who are you. where do you come
froml have kept hidden In my
shack for days. fearing that my Ires-
ence might s'arte you away Se, your
playing pi"y'u up" NY "'''. sims
because u j. su'n a. ""u 'oi.n W
create leu 'he-'''"u' your WI
"a silvia tnlH him He listened "A