“Wanted: Violin.Can't pay much.Call ...” Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely look

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“Wanted: Violin.Can't pay much.Call ...”
Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely looked at advertisements.I laid the paper on my lap, remembering what had happened many years before.When my family struggled to make a living on our farm.I, too hard wanted a violin, but we didn't have the money.
It was not a good year.At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped.Yet, even though times were hard, I couldn't wait any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?” Daddy's face looked sad.
One evening, we all sat around the table.Daddy wrote a letter to his friend Mr.Finkle, in Columbus.As he wrote, Daddy read a part of his letter out loud to Mother.Weeks later, I discovered he'd written lines he didn't read aloud: “Would you look for a violin for my daughter? I can't pay much, but she enjoys much, and we'd like her to have her own instrument.”
When Daddy received the letter from Columbus a few weeks later, he announced, “We will be driving to Columbus to spend the night with Aunt Alice as soon as I can find someone to care for the farm.”
At last the day arrived and we drove to Aunt Alice's.After we arrived, Daddy made a phone call.He hung up and asked, “Mary, do you want to go with me to visit Mr.Finkle?”  “Sure,”  I answered.
He drove into a residential area and stopped in the driveway of a fine house.A tall man, older than Daddy, opened the door.“Mary, I've been hearing things about you.Your daddy has arranged a big surprise for you.” Mr.Finkle led us into the living room.He picked up a case, opened it, lifted out a violin, and started to play.The melody (旋律) surged and spoke like waterfalls.
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I found it in a second­hand shop for seven dollars,” Mr.Finkle said, handing the violin to me.                                                                           
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
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I forced my thoughts to the present and read again the advertisement.                     
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
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I found it in a second­hand shop for seven dollars,” Mr.Finkle said, handing the violin to me.I noticed the tears in Daddy's eyes as I finally comprehended.It was mine! I skipped forward for it, yelling with excitement.I took it over and stroked it gently.“It's beautiful,” I said, barely breathing.Then I put it under my chin, and as Mr.Finkle did, started to play.The melody flowed from the bow and danced in the air, with my dream of being a violinist ignited by the seven­dollar surprise.
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I forced my thoughts to the present and read again the advertisement.The simple words echoed loudly in my mind, bringing the visualized face of a child cherishing a music dream and yearning for his own violin.Pulling out the dusty case from the drawer, I made a resolution to pass it on to the one in need, together with my wish that it could bring him warmth and hope to strive for his dream.Staring at the violin, I found it glossy in the sunlight, as if it had sensed its new voyage of another sparking dream.

 
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