Moundsville High School - Orospolitan Yearbook (Moundsville, WV)

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R .J -. Ui' , XX NM H E If 47 I It was then that June told her father of her years of delightful practice, and played for him the news of the outside world. Having the heart of a musician he was able to understand the violin as it sobbed forth the story of winters desolation or told with wild joy the wonder of beauty, love and life. Before many years, the bitter- ness had all departed from her father's heart and he became reconciled. Travellers soon discovered the genius hidden in the little mountain home. lVlany offers to june to go out among men and tell them the stories made known to her through her violin, but happiness had Come to the cabin on the mountain, where June stayed to be her father's eyes. -l lE.l..EN KlNNE.Y. 'E , Q -1. 1, ,fniw . if ef K li ' if iitrr A . it miiyfffdwiw W 1 fc rz?zf,,,v' f of 2? 1 4 l ! l Eli alx X xiii' ., fn, 'V+ - N ef, .5 :L A' 5 Qi , ' L.'5'1f Q Lf! fir- i ,fl4?W if JI I 9 2 I U XXX,

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' N HMI-IEIT I The Source of Happiness N 7 ln the far away heights of the Rocky Mountains lived a little girl called June Davis. Her father, Arnold Davis, had been a most promising violinist when a terrible accident had caused him to lose his arm. He had been stunned by the disappointment as his whole life was wrapped up in this one ambition. As soon as he sufficiently recovered he had taken his wife and June to the mountains, where they were unknown. Here in the midst of blossoming nature and the joyous singing of the birds, the little girl lived. It was soon seen that her father's gift had been given also to June. A strange attraction andreverence was manifest for the violin before she could hold the bow in her chubby fingers. His own failure had so embittered lVlr. Davis that he could not en- dure the sight of his daughter accomplishing what he was unable to do. Accordingly he had forbidden her to touch the violin. On the other hand, her mother had understood the longing of the child to bring forth the beautiful tones lying latent in the instrument. For many years, therefore, June had taken the violin to a little grotto in the forest, a mile from the cabin in which they lived. ln that place, where she was alone with the singing birds, the rustling trees, the whispering winds, and the murmuring of the brooks, she reproduced their melodies. She played as the leaves taught her, the slory of autumn merging into winter. Her violin told how the birds were forced to leave their mountain homes and go to the distant Southland. ln the spring, it told of the joy of awakening nature. The brook sang to her, as it broke out from under the coverlet of ice which had shrouded it all winter, and rushed away to the cataract thundering down the mountain side. The birds greeted her and transmitted to her violin the messages of their adventures in Dixie. One day there was great trouble in the little home because a great specialist told them that Arnold Davis would soon be blind. ' ff! 'l l92I ll U

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