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Show DADDY'S EVENING &Wdxv Graham Bnnrier m sr i fir nf.)UttffflTfiiMittU,7tVr g 1 " ' - ' - MORE SONGS All of the Insl ruiiii'iils In the music shop were ghlng Minna u concert. The Piano Stool had Just hi-en singing sing-ing a Jolly, funny Utile song. After the Piano Stool hud finished and had given an extra twisting squeak Instead of a bow, It was linn; for Minna's nniig. She had been asked nl the first to have a Hong, and i Hhe had thought this one up while they J were making Ihe final arrangements for the concert. She was thankful she was In the habit of making up songs, for that made It easier now. Then everything was made so simple sim-ple by these Jolly, good-natured friends. She had thought of the long-suffering Piano of whom the Bass Viol had spoken, anil she had made up her song as an apology to dear Mother Piano, upon whom she had also sometimes niaile mistakes. She played her own accompaniment, IhoiiL-h she had more dlfllculty with her own f-ong than with any of the others. This was her song : I m n ' t It torrlblfl I make mistakes W'liut am 1 KO-h)K to do? Oh. what u nn-hs of my munlc It makes Whnl am 1 ko-Ihk to do? The .shnrpH and the Flats get mixed up wht-ii 1 ility. And my own clumhy lingers Just Bet In my wxiy; Oh! iKti't It w-rrlule I make mistakes What am I go-itiif to do? Minna had to get up and bow many limes after her song. Then the Music Box walled for Minna to place It on j Played Her Own Accompaniments. j top of the piano, and after making a short speech explaining that It was a clever littrc mechanical tiling, and made no pretense at being a great artist, art-ist, tlds song was sung In regular niu-slc-box fashion : I play a little old time tune, I'm really very cute. But you must wind me up unless You'd rather I stayed mute. 1 play a second tune ss well, And tf you're feelinK dreary, j Be sure you wind me all you can Before I get too weary! ; And now came the greatest surprise j of all. Straight out of the exercise I books marched the scales. What funny, rambling-looking crea- I tures they were, but It appeared it was not as yet time for either scales or exercises, ex-ercises, so they went back again, talking talk-ing to themselves as they went, their voices going up and down as they talked. During the interruption the Saxophone Saxo-phone and Violin both went over to Minna to praise her for the way she was playing. And then the Bass Viol announced the intermission, during which everyone every-one chatted just as quickly and as much as they could as though they I had been kept quiet for us long a time i as possible and now were bursting with conversation. But soon the Metronome was al- : lowed to call out : I "Con-tin-ue !" I And the concert was continued once j more. .Minna was very glad of this, nnd now the Piccolo came over to turn her music, for he saltl he was not going to sing this evening. It was a splendid concert ! |