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 to "The Girl I leftLeft [sic] Behind Me." They said in the village it was a pity Judge Tyler set so much on Tom Beauling's voice, as it would end by making the boy uppish. This was a mistake; praise was water to the duck's back. He sang only because he loved to sing. Of an evening, the judge would lay down his book and say:

"Tommy, let's have the 'High Road.' It was the judge's favorite song. Instantly the head would tip back, the big, sweet mouth open, and a sweet, tremendous roar come out:

he grew older, Tommy learned to control his voice and give people strange emotions. He learned this all of a sudden. He came in one night, very tired, and sang "The Low-backed Car" softly, under his breath, as it were, and when he looked up Judge Tyler and the doctor