Show I I THE VI VIOLIN LIN Minna had been Invited to get into the music shop by bye her ear Su Suddenly denly Minna heard a great grent shout ond then theta n a lot of voices which sounded sound sound- ed ns n's ns as though pianos music boxes and stringed instruments were all oil chattering chattering chat chat- together conic Come along come along She felt n a little sharp pinch at the tip of her ears Oh I never could get through that wa way she cried You dont don't know v how bow huge 1 I am You can cnn never get me In n by my ear You Yon dont don't know how small the j I keyhole is and my ear eur Is almost th the smallest part of long me-I've-long me me-I've me Ive I've long Iong legs and ond arms they'd arms they'd never ge get through through- I and and to But she still had her ber ear at nt the keyhole for it was still being held firmly by some one She could feel that slight pinching sensa sensation on It was useless to go on talking She never knew how v she did get tin n. Some times afterward she thought the door had swung open for her ber and that she had walked in It lt had all happened In such a flash v i I Oh Yes You Do And yet she had remembered remembered her ear being pinched a little You wouldn't stop talking the Metronome said severely as he looked at her after she was Inside e. e Dont scold her the Violin said suld What did happen Minna gasped We used a little musical magic the Violin answered You know v something about musical magic dont don't you I 1 dont don't bell believe eye I 1 do Minna said slowly Perhaps she thought nervously If It she showed how little she knew they might put her out again Oh yes you do the Violin con coo continued She She liked the Vl Violin He Be didn't want her ber to be scolded He was so sympathetic and under standing Of course you do he went yent on Dont you remember times when you rou have e heard music music so beautiful that you yoU could never describe how V beautiful it was and It has seemed as though y you u were almost In a different dif dlf different ferent world you Jou go over o to hear the orchestra orchestra orchestra or or- chestra in the city elty last spring Weren't you almost surprised to seethe see seethe seethe the gray streets and the dull buildings when you ou came outside the music carried you away from everything that was plain and ordinary Oh Ob yes jes cs said Minna I I remember Just bow 1 I felt after that concert Music Is different from er e everything else In the world world That much much she knew that site she knew musical magic the Violin went on OD Composers have put magic Into what they have hu written The Instruments ments have given forth magic when the they have hu been played by those who knew how to draw out the best and the loveliest from them Theres musical magic of all kinds We got you Jou In by musical magic too That's all nil we can cnn tell y u. u The Violin had hod been standing nt at the buck back of or the window and now be he stepped down Into the shop Most of the Instruments Instruments' had bad left the window The Metronome had come down at once to see that everything was goIng going go go- go ing Ing all right He Ue seemed to feel that be he had lost his his' Importance In the musical world and was going to boss bos cyer every one around here But Minna didn't mind for every everyone everyone everyone one was re really lly so s so friendly und and the Violin was the friendliest of all flow How much she did care for the Violin He was quite p perfect |