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But the boys only scoffed when he asked them to teach him how to play。 

They   laughed   when   a   dog   chased   a   cat�察  �and   they   thought   it   very�察  �very 

funny   when   Tony�察  �the   old   black   man�察  �tripped   on   the   string   they   drew 

across his path。 They liked to throw stones and shoot guns�察�and the more 

creeping�察  �crawling�察  �or   flying   creatures   that   they   could   send   to   the   far 

country�察�the happier they were�察�apparently。 Nor did they like it at all when 

he    asked    them    if  they   were    sure   all  these   creeping�察   �crawling�察    �flying 

creatures wanted to leave this beautiful world and to be made dead。 They 

sneered and called him a sissy。 David did not know what a sissy was�察�but 

from the way they said it�察�he judged it must be even worse to be a sissy 

than to be a thief。 

     And then he discovered Joe。 

     David      had     found     himself      in   a   very    strange�察    �very     unlovely 

neighborhood that afternoon。 The street was full of papers and tin cans�察�the 

houses   were   unspeakably   forlorn   with   sagging   blinds   and   lack   of   paint。 

Untidy women and blear´eyed men leaned over the dilapidated fences�察�or 

lolled on mud´tracked doorsteps。 David�察�his shrinking eyes turning  from 

one side to the other�察�passed slowly through the street�察�his violin under his 

arm。 Nowhere could David find here the tiniest spot of beauty to ;play。; 

He had reached quite the most forlorn little shanty on the street when the 

promise in his father's letter occurred to him。 With a suddenly illumined 

face�察�he raised his violin to position and plunged into a veritable whirl of 

trills and runs and tripping melodies。 

     ;If   I   didn't   just   entirely   forget   that   I   didn't   NEED   to   SEE   anything 

beautiful to play�察─�laughed David softly to himself。 ;Why�察�it's already right 

here in my violin� ─�

     David had passed the tumble´down shanty�察�and was hesitating where 

two streets   crossed�察 �when   he felt   a   light   touch on his   arm。  He   turned   to 

confront      a  small   girl   in  a  patched     and   faded    calico   dress�察  �obviously 

outgrown。       Her   eyes    were    wide    and   frightened。     In  the   middle    of   her 



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outstretched dirty little palm was a copper cent。 

     ;If you please�察�Joe sent thisto you�察─�she faltered。 

     ;To me�拭�What for�拭─�David stopped playing and lowered his violin。 

     The  little   girl   backed   away  perceptibly�察 �though   she   still   held   out   the 

coin。 

     ;He wanted you to stay and play some more。 He said to tell you he'd 'a' 

sent more money if he could。 But he didn't have it。 He just had this cent。; 

     David's eyes flew wide open。 

     ;You mean he WANTS me to play�拭�He likes it�拭─�he asked joyfully。 

     ;Yes。 He said he knew 't wa'n't muchthe cent。 But he thought maybe 

you'd play a LITTLE for it。; 

     ;Play�拭  �Of   course   I'll   play;   cried   David。   ;Oh�察  �no�察  �I   don't   want   the 

money�察─  �he   added�察  �waving   the   again´proffered   coin   aside。   ;I   don't   need 

money   where   I'm   living   now。   Where   is   hethe   one   that   wanted   me   to 

play�拭─�he finished eagerly。 

     ;In there by the window。 It's Joe。 He's my brother。; The little girl�察�in 

spite of her evident satisfaction at the accomplishment of her purpose�察�yet 

kept quite aloof from the boy。 Nor did the fact that he refused the money 

appear to bring her anything but uneasy surprise。 

     In the window David saw a boy apparently about his own age�察�a boy 

with sandy hair�察�pale cheeks�察�and wide´open�察�curiously intent blue eyes。 

     ;Is he coming�拭�Did you get him�拭�Will he play�拭─�called the boy at the 

window eagerly。 

     ;Yes�察�I'm right here。 I'm the one。 Can't you see the violin�拭�Shall I play 

here or come in�拭─�answered David�察�not one whit less eagerly。 

     The small girl opened her lips as if to explain something�察�but the boy 

in the window did not wait。 

     ;Oh�察�come in。 WILL you come in�拭─�he cried unbelievingly。 ;And will 

you just let me touch itthe fiddle�拭�Come� �You WILL come�拭�See�察�there 

isn't anybody home�察�only just Betty and me。; 

     ;Of   course   I   will� ─  �David   fairly  stumbled up the   broken   steps   in   his 

impatience to reach the wide´open door。 ;Did you like itwhat I played�拭�



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And did you know what I was playing�拭�Did you understand�拭�Could you 

see the cloud´boats up in the sky�察�and my Silver Lake down in the valley�拭�

And   could   you   hear   the   birds�察  �and   the   winds   in   the   trees�察  �and   the   little 

brooks�拭�Could you�拭�Oh�察�did you understand�拭�I've so wanted to find some 

one that could� �But I wouldn't think that YOUHERE; With a gesture�察�

and   an   expression   on   his   face   that   were   unmistakable�察  �David   came   to   a 

helpless pause。 

     ;There�察�Joe�察�what'd I tell you�察─�cried the little girl�察�in a husky whisper�察�

darting   to   her   brother's   side。   ;Oh�察  �why  did   you   make   me   get   him   here�拭�

Everybody says he's crazy as a loon�察�and; 

     But    the  boy    reached    out   a  quickly    silencing    hand。   His   face   was 

curiously alight�察�as if from an inward glow。 His eyes�察�still widely intent�察�

were staring straight ahead。 

     ;Stop�察�Betty�察�wait�察─�he hushed her。 ;MaybeI think I DO understand。 

Boy�察�you meanINSIDE of you�察�you see those things�察�and then you try to 

make your fiddle tell what you are seeing。 Is that it�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�yes�察─�cried David。 ;Oh�察�you DO understand。 And I never thought 

you could。 I never thought that anybody could that did n't have anything to 

look at but himbut these things。; 

     ;   'Anything   but   these   to   look   at'� ─  �echoed   the   boy�察  �with   a   sudden 

anguish      in  his   voice。   ;Anything      but   these�   �I  guess    if  I  could    see 

ANYTHING�察�I wouldn't mind WHAT I see� �An' you wouldn't�察�neither�察�if 

you wasblind�察�like me。; 

     ;Blind� ─  �David   fell   back。   Face   and   voice   were   full   of   horror。   ;You 

mean you can't seeanything�察�with your eyes�拭─�

     ;Nothin'。; 

     ;Oh� �I never saw any one blind before。 There was one in a bookbut 

father  took it   away。  Since   then�察 �in   books   down   here�察  �I've   found   others 

but; 

     ;Yes�察�yes。 Well�察�never mind that�察─�cut in the blind boy�察�growing restive 

under the pity in the other's voice。 ;Play。 Won't you�拭─�

     ;But how are you EVER going to know what a beautiful world it is�拭─�



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shuddered   David。   ;How   can   you   know�拭�And   how   can   you   ever   play   in 

tune�拭�You're one of the instruments。 Father said everybody was。 And he 

said everybody was playing SOMETHING all the time�察�and if you didn't 

play in tune; 

     ;Joe�察  �Joe�察  �please�察─  �begged   the   little   girl   ;Won't   you   let   him   go�拭  �I'm 

afraid。 I told you; 

     ;Shucks�察�Betty� �He won't hurt ye�察─�laughed Joe�察�a little irritably。 Then 

to David he turned again with some sharpness。 

     ;Play�察�won't ye�拭�You SAID you'd play� ─�

     ;Yes�察�oh�察�yes�察�I'll play�察─�faltered David�察�bringing his violin hastily to 

position�察�and testing the strings with fingers that shook a little。 

     ;There� ─�breathed Joe�察�settling back in his chair with a contented sigh。 

;Now�察�play it againwhat you did before。; 

     But David did not play what he did beforeat first。 There were no airy 

cloud´boats�察�no far´reaching sky�察�no birds�察�or murmuring forest brooks in 

his music this time。 There were only the poverty´stricken room�察�the dirty 

street�察�the boy alone at the window�察�with his si

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