Pursuingnorecognizedtrack，greatcarewasnecessaryinwalkinglesttheirfacesshouldcomeincontactwiththelow—hangingboughsoftheoldlime—trees，whichinmanyspotsformeddenseover—growthsofinterlacedbranches。
\"Timeshavechangedfromthetimestheyusedtobe，\"saidMail，regardingnobodycantellwhatinterestingoldpanoramaswithaninwardeye，andlettinghisoutwardglancerestontheground，becauseitwasasconvenientapositionasany。\"Peopledon’tcaremuchaboutusnow！I’vebeenthinkingwemustbealmostthelastleftinthecountyoftheoldstringplayers？Barrel—organs，andthethingsnextdoorto’emthatyoublowwi’yourfoot，havecomeinterriblyoflateyears。\"
\"Ay！\"saidBowman，shakinghishead;andoldWilliam，onseeinghim，didthesamething。
\"More’sthepity，\"repliedanother。\"Timewas——longandmerryagonow！——whennotoneofthevarmitswastobeheardof;butitservedsomeofthequiresright。Theyshouldhavestucktostringsaswedid，andkeptoutclarinets，anddoneawaywithserpents。Ifyou’dthriveinmusicalreligion，sticktostrings，saysI。\"
\"Stringsbesafesoul—lifters，asfarasthatdogo，\"saidMr。