The Concert

The Interruption.

Do not interrupt our play, brother Tom. Please go back to your lessons.

Lucy’s New Bonnet.

That bonnet is too smart, Lucy. I fear you are too fond of dress.

The children have got papa’s music books, and are pretending to sing from them. Even dolly is stuck up against the wall, as if she were one of the singers. The dog is listening, as though he would ask what is the meaning of all this strange noise, and is barking, himself, very dismally, to add to it.