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He hoped thus to draw pilgrims to it and get for it a great reputation as a healing place for the lame and the halt, the palsied and the rheumatic. Thus the monastery would be enriched and all the monks get fat. HE HOPED THUS TO DRAW PILGRIMS TO IT AND GET FOR IT A GREAT REPUTATION AS A HEALING PLACE FOR THE LAME AND THE HALT THE PALSIED AND THE RHEUMATIC THUS THE MONASTERY WOULD BE ENRICHED AND ALL THE MONKS GET FAT
as if about to dance. Just then, Morgan's wife and some neighbors entered the house. Immediately, the whole party, one and all, began dancing in the jolliest way. For hours, they kept up the mad whirl. Yet all the while, Taffy seemed happier and the women the merrier. No telegraph ever carried the news faster, all over the region, that Morgan had a wonderful harp. All the grass in front of the house, was soon worn away by the crowds, that came to hear and dance. As soon as Taffy touched the harp strings, the feet of everyone, young and old, began shuffling, nor could anyone stop, so long as Morgan played. Even very old, lame and one-legged people joined in. Several old women, whom nobody had ever prevailed upon to get out of their chairs, were cured of their rheumatism. Such unusual exercise was severe for them, but it seemed to be healthful. A shrewd monk, the business manager of the monastery near by, wanted to buy Morgan's house, set up a sanatarium and advertise it as a holy place. HEY WANTED TO JOIN IN EVEN THE CHAIR LOOKED AS IF ABOUT TO DANCE JUST THEN MORGAN'S WIFE AND SOME NEIGHBORS ENTERED THE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY THE WHOLE PARTY ONE AND ALL BEGAN DANCING IN THE JOLLIEST WAY FOR HOURS THEY KEPT UP THE MAD WHIRL YET ALL THE WHILE TAFFY SEEMED HAPPIER AND THE WOMEN THE MERRIER TELEGRAPH EVER CARRIED THE NEWS FASTER ALL OVER THE REGION THAT MORGAN HAD A WONDERFUL HARP ALL THE GRASS IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE WAS SOON WORN AWAY BY THE CROWDS THAT CAME TO HEAR AND DANCE AS SOON AS TAFFY TOUCHED THE HARP STRINGS THE FEET OF EVERYONE YOUNG AND OLD BEGAN SHUFFLING NOR COULD ANYONE STOP SO LONG AS MORGAN PLAYED VERY OLD LAME AND ONE LEGGED PEOPLE JOINED IN SEVERAL OLD WOMEN WHOM NOBODY HAD EVER PREVAILED UPON TO GET OUT OF THEIR CHAIRS WERE CURED OF THEIR RHEUMATISM SUCH UNUSUAL EXERCISE WAS SEVERE FOR THEM BUT IT SEEMED TO BE HEALTHFUL A SHREWD MONK THE BUSINESS MANAGER OF A MONASTERY NEAR BY WANTED TO BUY MORGAN'S HOUSE SET UP A SANITARIUM AND ADVERTISE IT AS A HOLY PLACE
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