The beautiful sound of violin
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="hisfiddle">hisfiddle</span>（小提琴）, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="star">star</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="violin">violin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>, <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charity">charity</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="papa">papa</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fiddle">fiddle</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="up">up</span>."</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p><span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nubbin">Nubbin</span> <span word="Ridge">Ridge</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="crop">crop</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="theboll">theboll</span> <span word="weevil">weevil</span>（棉子橡皮虫）<span word="began">began</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1910 <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Halley">Halley</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Comet">Comet</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="frightening">frightening</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comet">comet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tail">tail</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p><span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comet">comet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weevils">weevils</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="Bowen">Bowen</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span>, "<span word="Charley">Charley</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fiddle">fiddle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="music">music</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Aw">Aw</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="thegourd">thegourd</span>（葫芦）<span word="tonight">tonight</span>,"<span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Nordyke">Nordyke</span>," <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="urged">urged</span>, "<span word="why">why</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>."</p><p><span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knack">knack</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fiddle">fiddle</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="eased">eased</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> <span word="Gloryland">Gloryland</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="tones">tones</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="runs">runs</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Gloryland">Gloryland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bonnie">Bonnie</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Flag">Flag</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Confederate">Confederate</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="stir">stir</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="stamping">stamping</span>, <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="clapping">clapping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="yells">yells</span>.</p>
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