Ten dollars a week ! Hurrah ! '' `` I can hardly believe it ! '' And weary Mrs. Nelson dropped her needle to indulge in a few moments of delightful repose . `` If it goes well they may want us for a month or six weeks , '' the man said . `` Just think , maybe I 'll get fifty or sixty dollars ! and Baby will get well right off , '' cried Jimmy , in an arithmetical sort of rapture , as he leaned above Kitty , who tried to clap her little hands without quite knowing what the joy was all about . HOW HE SAILED . After that day Jimmy led a very happy life , for he loved music and enjoyed the daily drill with his mates , though it was long before he saw the inside of the theatre . Will knew a good deal about it , for an actor 's family had boarded with her mother , and the little girl had been behind the scenes . But to Jimmy , who had only seen one fairy play , all was very strange when at last he went upon the stage ; for the glittering world he expected was gone , and all was dusty , dark , and queer , with trap-doors underfoot , machinery overhead , and a wilderness of scenery jumbled together in the drollest way . He was all eyes and ears , and enjoyed himself immensely as he came and went , sung and acted , with the troop of lads who made up the sailor chorus . It was a real ship to him , in spite of painted cannon , shaky masts , and cabin doors that led nowhere . He longed to run up the rigging ; but as that was forbidden , for fear of danger , he contented himself by obeying orders with nautical obedience , singing with all his might , and taking great satisfaction in his blue suit with the magical letters `` H. M. S. Pinafore '' round his cap . Day by day all grew more and more interesting . His mother was never tired of hearing his adventures , he sung Kitty to sleep with the new songs , and the neighbors took such a friendly interest in his success that they called him Lord Nelson , and predicted that he would be as famous as his great namesake . When the grand day came at last , and the crew of jolly young tars stood ready to burst forth with the opening chorus , `` We sail the ocean blue , Our saucy ship 's a beauty ; We 're gallant men and true , And bound to do our duty ! '' Jimmy hardly knew whether he stood on his head or his heels at first , for , in spite of many rehearsals , everything seemed changed . Instead of daylight , gas shone everywhere , the empty seats were full , the orchestra playing splendidly , and when the curtain rose , a sea of friendly faces welcomed them , and the pleasant sound of applause made the hearts under the blue jackets dance gayly . How those boys did sing !
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