Show struck the wrong pitch A program had been arranged for or visiting day in the school at newington N H the music had been rehearsed in the town hall over the school as the hall could boast a piano and the school had bad none dan had asked and received permission to sing a hymn in honor of the minister who was wag to be present dan had a sweet voice and plenty ot of confidence on the day of 0 the entertainment he came forward to the platform and in a high pitched monotone announced impressively my aly god its too high and stopped there was a horrified silence while the teacher struggled to control her voice dan has always rehearsed with the piano she explained begin again dan and pitch it lower this time to the relief of the audience dan began again my god from out whose bounteous hand and finished without further mishap |