. Recollections of Auton House . uton nursery wasnow drawn upon to furnish amuse-ment. One boy spoke On Lindenwhen the sun was low with somuch gesticulation and fervor thatit was dangerous to go near one drew the forms of ani-ijU—: mals in the air at lightning speed,and with so many flourishes and cur-licues that the company kept them-selves at a respectful distance fromhis revolving fist. The youngestof all, with hair sticking up like afeather - duster, whistled cleverlyquite difficult airs, keeping time with his fingers on the door-panel,which he used for a drum; while still anot
. Recollections of Auton House . uton nursery wasnow drawn upon to furnish amuse-ment. One boy spoke On Lindenwhen the sun was low with somuch gesticulation and fervor thatit was dangerous to go near one drew the forms of ani-ijU—: mals in the air at lightning speed,and with so many flourishes and cur-licues that the company kept them-selves at a respectful distance fromhis revolving fist. The youngestof all, with hair sticking up like afeather - duster, whistled cleverlyquite difficult airs, keeping time with his fingers on the door-panel,which he used for a drum; while still another cut with scissors, fromblack paper, capital likenesses of the company in the shortest possi-ble time. After these harmless performances candles were brought,and we all repaired to the drawing-room to sing psalm tunes, afterthe ancient New England fashion. The old organ had stood in this O O room so long that it seemed to be a relation of the family. It hada fluted front of flowered cherry damask, which is as intimately as-. ROOMS IN AUTON HOUSE. 45 sociated with my boyhood as was Aunt Moodys stubbed thumb, orDebrahs scanty front hair which we had combed almost out of herhead. The organ had also a crowd of funny ivory stops, labeled Tutti and Ilaut-boy and Reed, which squeaked and talkedto us in a most familiar manner, and which we regarded much inthe same sort of friendly way as we looked upon the boys in theneighborhood who used to come into our yard to play with Tutti stop in particular always made us laugh, the name wassuch a queer one. One of the girls presided at the instrument,while a little boy blew. We dont want any coatee tunes, saidFather Anton ; give us a good long-waister. There is a smackof seriousness suggested by the devotional swing and dignifiedrhythm of such old-fashioned airs as Bangor and Denmark,which communicated itself to the assembly. All hail the powerof Jesus nama was always given with effect, the whole strengthof the company being expende
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