ABOUT ELIZABETH ELIZA'S PIANO. ELIZABETH ELIZA
had a present of a piano, and she was to take lessons of the
postmaster's daughter.
They decided to have the piano set across the window in the
parlor, and the carters brought it in, and went away.
After they had gone the family all came in to look at the piano; but
they found the carters had placed it with its back turned towards
the middle of the room, standing close against the window.
How could Elizabeth Eliza open it? How could she reach the keys
to play upon it?
Solomon John proposed that they should open the window, which
Agamemnon could do with his long arms. Then Elizabeth Eliza
should go round upon the piazza, and open the piano. Then she
could have her music-stool on the piazza, and play upon the piano
there.
So they tried this; and they all thought it was a very pretty sight to
see Elizabeth Eliza playing on the piano, while she sat on the
piazza, with the honeysuckle vines behind her.
It was very pleasant, too, moonlight evenings. Mr. Peterkin liked
to take a doze on his sofa in the room; but the rest of the family
liked to sit on the piazza.
So did Elizabeth Eliza, only she had to have her back to the moon.
All this did very well through the summer; but, when the fall
came, Mr. Peterkin thought the air was too cold from the open
window, and the family did not want to sit out on the piazza.
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