A COMMUNITY OF SOULS.

Waipa Post, Volume XXI, Issue 1282, 17 August 1922, Page 7

A COMMUNITY OF SOULS.

AT A COMMUNITY SING

The romance of xwo young souls who were happily thrown together through community singing in our own Town Hall is a charming little story, alike pleasing to young and old (says the Auckland Star). The hall was packed and the top gallery was filled mostly with young people who had pushed in just at the last minute, after the older people had taken their seatsi comfortably in the main gallery of the bottom part of the hall. A few songs had been sung, and then " Annie Laurie" was given out, and one verse, the second one, was given to the top gallery to sing alone. The whole hall full of people listened with hushed attention aal the words of the old love song were sung in a way that touched them deeply, and brought forth the praise of the conductor. A young fellow from the country whose vocal powers were well known in his own district, had taken a seat beside a young lady whom he did not hardly glance at as he took hi® seat beside her. When the singing commenced, however, he found that she possessed a beautiful voice, and moderated hi& own tones a little so that he might listen. Then

when the command from the conductor came for the top gallery to sing alone, the young fellow took his courage in both hands and whispered in the young ear, " Now that means you and me !" and her answer to that was the way she slang the verse with her newly-found companion when the challenge was thus given. The hour in the hall soon came to an end, and the two separated, only to meet in the same carriage in a south-bound-train in the.evening. The recognition was mutual, ,and it was soon found out that they lived fairly close to each other. Things are done quickly nowadays, and the .romance of the story is that an important engagement has now been announced.