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day。; 

     ;You meanHe wouldn't like them�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;Oh� �and David's face cleared。 ;That's all right�察�then。 Your God isn't 

the same one�察�sir�察�for mine loves all beautiful things every day in the year。; 

     There   was   a   moment's   silence。   For   the   first   time   in   his   life   Simeon 

Holly found himself without words。 

     ;We won't talk of this any more�察�David�察─�he said at last�察 �but we'll put 

it another wayI don't wish you to play your fiddle on Sunday。 Now�察�put it 

up till to´morrow。; And he turned and went down the hall。 

     Breakfast     was   a  very   quiet   meal    that  morning。    Meals     were   never 

things of hilarious joy at the Holly farmhouse�察�as David had already found 

out�察  �but   he  had   not   seen   one   before   quite   so  somber     as  this。  It  was 

followed immediately by a half´hour of Scripture´reading and prayer�察�with 

Mrs。 Holly and Perry Larson sitting very stiff and solemn in their chairs�察�

while Mr。 Holly read。 David tried to sit very stiff and solemn in his chair�察�

also�察�but the roses at the window were nodding their heads and beckoning�察�

and   the   birds   in   the   bushes   beyond   were   sending   to   him   coaxing   little 

chirps of ;Come out�察�come out� ─�And how could one expect to sit stiff and 

solemn in the face of all that�察�particularly when one's fingers were tingling 

to take   up   the interrupted song   of the   morning   and tell the   whole   world 

how beautiful it was to be wanted� �

     Yet   David   sat   very   still��or   as   still   as   he   could   sit��and   only   the 

tapping of his foot�察�and the roving of his wistful eyes told that his mind 

was not with Farmer Holly and the Children of Israel in their wanderings 

in the wilderness。 

     After   the   devotions   came   an   hour   of   subdued   haste   and   confusion 

while the family prepared for church。 David had never been to church。 He 

asked Perry Larson what it was like�察�but Perry only shrugged his shoulders 

and said�察�to nobody�察�apparently�此─�



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     Sugar�   �Won't   ye   hear   that�察  �now�拭�which   to   David   was   certainly   no 

answer at all。 

     That one must be spick and span to go to church�察�David soon found 

outnever   before   had   he   been      so  scrubbed   and   brushed   and      combed。 

There was�察�too�察�brought out for him to wear a little clean white blouse and 

a red tie�察�over which Mrs。 Holly cried a little as she had over the nightshirt 

that first evening。 

     The church was in the village only a quarter of a mile away�察�and in due 

time David�察�open´eyed and interested�察�was following Mr。 and Mrs。 Holly 

down its long center aisle。 The Hollys were early as usual�察�and service had 

not begun。 Even the organist had not taken his seat beneath the great pipes 

of blue and gold that towered to the ceiling。 

     It was the pride of the townthat organ。 It had been given by a great 

man ��out in the world�� whose birthplace the town was。 More than that�察�a 

yearly donation from this same great man paid for the skilled organist who 

came every Sunday from the city to play it。 To´day�察�as the organist took his 

seat�察�he noticed a new face in the Holly pew�察�and he almost gave a friendly 

smile as he met the wondering gaze of the small boy there�察�then he lost 

himself�察�as usual�察�in the music before him。 

     Down   in   the   Holly   pew   the   small   boy   held   his   breath。   A   score   of 

violins were singing in his ears�察�and a score of other instruments that he 

could   not   name�察  �crashed   over   his   head�察  �and   brought   him   to   his   feet   in 

ecstasy。 Before a detaining hand could stop him�察�he was out in the aisle�察�

his   eyes   on   the   blue´and´gold   pipes   from   which   seemed   to   come   those 

wondrous sounds。 Then his gaze fell on the man and on the banks of keys�察�

and with soft steps he crept along the aisle and up the stairs to the organ´ 

loft。 

     For long minutes he stood motionless�察�listening�察�then the music died 

into silence and the minister rose for the invocation。 It was a boy's voice�察�

and not a man's�察�however�察�that broke the pause。 

     ;Oh�察�sir�察�please�察─�it said�察 �would youcould you teach ME to do that�拭─�

     The   organist   choked   over   a   cough�察  �and   the   soprano   reached   out   and 



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drew   David   to   her   side�察  �whispering   something   in   his   ear。   The   minister�察�

after   a   dazed   silence�察  �bowed   his   head�察  �while   down   in   the   Holly  pew   an 

angry man and a sorely mortified woman vowed that�察�before David came 

to church again�察�he should have learned some things。 



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                             CHAPTER VIII 



            THE PUZZLING ;DOS; AND 

                               ;DON'TS; 



       With the coming of Monday arrived a new life for Davida curious 

life   full   of   ;don'ts;   and   ;dos。;   David   wondered   sometimes   why   all   the 

pleasant things were ;don'ts; and all the unpleasant ones ;dos。; Corn to be 

hoed�察�weeds to be pulled�察�woodboxes to be filled�察�with all these it was ;do 

this�察  �do   this�察  �do   this。;   But   when   it   came   to   lying   under   the   apple   trees�察�

exploring the brook that ran by the field�察�or even watching the bugs and 

worms that one found in the earthall these were ;don'ts。; 

    As    to  Farmer    HollyFarmer      Holly   himself   awoke    to  some    new 

experiences   that    Monday   morning。   One      of  them   was   the  difficulty   in 

successfully combating the cheerfully expressed opinion that weeds were 

so pretty growing that it was a pity to pull them up and let them all wither 

and die。 Another was the equally great difficulty of keeping a small boy at 

useful labor of any sort in the face of the attractions displayed by a passing 

cloud�察�a blossoming shrub�察�or a bird singing on a tree´branch。 

    In spite of all this�察�however�察�David so evidently did his best to carry 

out the ;dos; and avoid the ;don'ts�察─�that at four o'clock that first Monday 

he won from the stern but would´be´just Farmer Holly his freedom for the 

rest of the day�察�and very gayly he set off for a walk。 He went without his 

violin�察�as there was the smell of rain in the air�察�but his face and his step 

and the very swing of his arms were singing ��to David�� the joyous song of 

the morning before。 Even yet�察�in spite of the vicissitudes of the day's work�察�

the whole world�察�to David's homesick�察�lonely little heart�察�was still caroling 

that blessed ;You're wanted�察�you're wanted�察�you're wanted� ─�



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     And then he saw the crow。 

     David knew crows。 In his home on the mountain he had had several of 

them for friends。 He had learned to know and answer their calls。 He had 

learned to admire their wisdom and to respect their moods and   tempers。 

He   loved   to   watch   them。   Especially   he   loved   to   see   the   great   birds   cut 

through the air with a wide sweep of wings�察�so alive�察�so gloriously free� �

       But this crow 

     This crow was not cutting through the air with a wide sweep of wing。 

It   was   in   the   middle   of   a   cornfield�察  �and   it   was   rising   and   falling   and 

flopping about in a most extraordinary fashion。 Very soon David�察�running 

toward it�察�saw why。 By a long leather strip it was fastened securely to a 

stake in the ground。 

     ;Oh�察�oh�察�oh� ─�exclaimed David�察�in sympathetic consternation。 ;Here�察�

you just wait a minute。 I'll fix it。; 

    

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