Without further urging the child began to pick out with one finger a complicated melody which Mrs. Wopp assured the audience was “Dare to be a Daniel.”
“Aint that wonderful Miss Gordon? An’ Betty never had a lesson in her life. She jist naterly takes to music,” said Mrs. Wopp complacently.
“It certainly is wonderful,” agreed Nell with perfect truth.
“Do you know that piece of music called ‘The Rose of Larst Summer’?” inquired the musical connoisseur.
Nell confessed she had heard of it.
“Will you please play it fer us then, it is so touchin’. You will find the music on the organ.”
While the strains of this enlivening classic were issuing from the asthmatic instrument, Moses and Betty in the more secular atmosphere of the hall were trying to fit the time to “Old Dan Tucker” their favorite dance.
“Now ef you would jist play ‘Home Sweet Home’ with variations, my dear, we’ll arterwards hev a game of crokinole. Crokinole is sich an amusin’ game.”
Miss Gordon complied, then followed the old favorite with a two-step played in as sprightly a manner as the organ would allow.
The young dancers in the hall found the change of music decidedly exhilarating, as an occasional whoop testified.