[The Log School-House on the Columbia by Hezekiah Butterworth]@TWC D-Link bookThe Log School-House on the Columbia CHAPTER II 16/23
Mrs. Woods saw them with secret fear, and the master with apprehension.
Several of the children began to cry, and there was a look of pain, terror, or distress on all the faces. Suddenly Gretchen stepped apart from the group and lifted to her shoulder her violin. A hunting strain rose on the bright morning air.
It seemed like the flight of a singing bird. The chief's arms dropped.
The music arose like a sweet memory of all that is good and beautiful. The three Indians stopped to listen.
The music became more sweet and entrancing.
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