The Old Time Singing School

In tl ■ ii.'ii the greal nad i ■ ■ ■■ . wi re yóuu wel! esta ■■ ■ Mary E. 1 - .. very a a telling üxíí loert" may bi ■■■ "' ..! ' ■ i iit etainmcnt iu i ai ieB [ome Junrual. Jt WAs tjsoally iicid iii the viilage fcclioolhouse, the fcliualmiuiier uíton ílguriuR as the singiug master Thitlior al regular intervals throngh the long winter months brippsd the graudmaa witii their éscorta Littlo lul they imuine as Urey lifted ap their 8wee v6ioos in uniaon with tbe.stroi)g tenors and bassos that those sanui airs, 8Vn tho very goWOS they wore, wou hl ut sonio distaut chiy be reproflxicod i'or tho benefit of ;ui appreciativc andienoa Yetit may bo safely aaserted that ith tho exceptiou of the colonial tea t lio oíd folks' conoert is the most pofKtlax of the old time entertainnients. Tho stiooess of au nndcrtakiiig of this sort dependa largely upon tho adaptability lor lier offioe cf the pWaon baving the aiïair in hand. She ninst of necessiry .havo au accurate conception of the marnier iu whioh these entertainment were condnoted in our f?raudmotbers' day. iálm must also beoome thoroughly imbned with the spirit of hat oldüu time.