She Misunderstood

Many singers fail to realize the importance of distiiict enunciation, and the charra of a beautiful voice is often lost by the listener who is vainly struggling to catch the meaning of the song. A young woman who considers herself an admirable bailad singer one day received a severe shock from the criticism of an old lady who had formed one of her audience. Among other ballads the singer had rendered "Bory O'More" in her best style and had received rnuch applanse. The old lady, who sat in the front seat in the little hall where the entertainment was given, looked at first puzzled and tben distressed as the familiar song proceeded, and at the close of the concert she waited to speak to the yonng woman. "My dear, " she said in a qnivering voice, "I remera ber when 'Rory O'More' first carne out. I have never been a siuger myself, bnt have always been interested in ruusic, and I am sure I never heard the words as you sang them tonigbt. I am not deaf. My hearing is utmsaally good, but will you teil tne where jou get your aothority for singing: He poulticed the hoek, And she salted it down ? For, though I cannot remember the original words, I am sure they were not like that." The young woman's face was crimson as she showed the old lady her copy of the song and pointed to the words: He bold as the hawk And she soft as the dawn.