60 THE SILVER LAKE STORIES.

she was surprised by hearing the sound
of some low sweet music very near her.
She looked around the corner of the
building, and was surprised to see a
boy about a year‘or two older than
herself, leaning against the stone wall
of the building, and playing upon some
instrument, such as Maggy had never
seen before. Maggy looked and lis-
tened for some moments in silence,
when the boy, perceiving her, took
the instrument upon which he was
playing from his mouth, and asked
her if she would give him a piece of
bread. |
“T don’t know as I may,” said Mag-