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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
November
Year
1870
Copyright
Public Domain
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A hite I strolled tlirougli woodlaud ways I thoUgtit of tbose dellghtfnl day, The classic mul the picasant ; WJien goda dlvdalued not upouearth To vlsit meo of mortal birtli, Xormore thc peer tliau pMMBt. .When as they took thcir daily walk, Üft del Lita stepped down to talk. If wautlnjc conversation, W'ltli rambkrs, such perchauce as me, And dryads me inifilit always see, Beneath eacli spreading canopy , Of lorest vegetatiou. A tnrn ninlil the leafy mazo, Budcleu there met iny atartled gaze, A visiun of such fonn and face, ' Some niuypli," I said, " ur goddess; Sonic dryud or some n.-ihul lair Come wltli her furm and radiance rare Uuwary tnortals tu ensnure : And yet that, tlaiuty bodice, " A tiifle modern, and the hat, - Did chyads wear noch hats as that ? Like as Champagne to Massic, Whcn moríala they enticed to woo?" The whole costume it struck me too Was exquisito, not classici And did those nymphs divine produce Krom glrdles niadc Cor dryad use Thcir delicate Geneva ; And restk-ss lancina at lt sny, '' ' Fuuctual.l' indeed ! the oíd, oíd way, 1 uever cau bclieyc a " Proaiite he makes ; he' always late. Puuctual ! it's now lar more thiin eight ; He said lie'd come from Twickenhain straiirlit Pnncuial ! i{ yc)uldn't be him !" And Uien there camt a look of joy, O er tliat fair face, meanl not povr moi. " There Is his boat, the dear oíd boy ! My darling, yes, I see him !"

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Michigan Argus