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92THE NORMAL ADVANCEIII, 26.No more Ill strive and honors share,A gallant knight with maidens fair:Henceforth this shrine my arms shall hold,The lyre discharged from service old,III, 26.Maidens for me have lost their charms,Tho oft was I a favored one.This wall shall hold my lute and arms,AArhose service is forever done.This shrine that guards the Queen of Love, Arenus, fair daughter of the sea,Child of the sea and Jove above: Guard here the torch, once glaring bright,Here place the torch with flame now low7 And the bar, the eager lovers tool,And portal-threatening bar and bow. AATiich opens doors with lovers might.Oh Goddess fair, of Cyprus queen,Of Memphis, where no snows are seen,Touch Chloe with thy lashs sting:Id have her feel what love can bring.—D. T. Cushman.Goddess, of happy Cyprus queen,And eke of Memphis, free from snow,O queen, take up thy stinging lashAnd strike, just once, my haughty Chloe.—Sara J. King.W&t little pop J8ext ©oorEDNA E. LLOYDp\OROTHY JANE ROBERTSON press-♦^ ed her small face against the windowpane and made faces at the little boy nextdoor. The little boy stared at her. DorothyJane squinted her pug nose, puckered hermouth and stuck her tongue out. The littleboy opened his eyes wide and stared wonder-ingly. Dorothy Jane was indignant. Thenshe made the ugliest face she could by stretching her mouth w7ith her thumbs and pullingher eyes out of shape w7ith chubby, pinkfingers. The little boy next door stood verystill, looking very straight at Dorothy Jane.Dorothy made another ugly face, stamped herfoot, and retreated.The Van Vleet family had just moved nextdoor. Papa had said that they were very rich,that Mr. Van Vleet owned a large automobilefactory and that Mrs. Van Vleet moved hereto get out of society. Mama had said that sheknew the Van Vleets would be stuck up, andDorothy Jane felt sure that this pale facedlittle boy w7ith large, staring eyes was exceedingly stuck up. Dorothy disliked allboys, especially this little boy next door.Hearing a joyous little bark, Dorothy hastened to the yard. There stood the boy nextdoor cuddling her own fat, brown puppy.Dorothy Jane was furious.Buster Brown, come home at once, sheexclaimed, her bright eyes snapping angrily.The little boy pushed Buster Brown througha crack in the fence and waited.Smarty, snapped Dorothy Jane.Then Buster Brown was punished by beingsqueezed into one of Arabellas doll polka dotdresses, and disgraced with one of the samedolls foolish frilled lace caps. Then he w7asforced to ride up and down the pavement inan uncomfortable go-cart while Dorothy Janestrutted behind, tossing her head angrily ather observant neighbor.Buster Browns punishment ceased w7henlittle Miss Mary Ruth Reese called for teawith her entire family of dolls, teddy-bearsand billikens. Then loads of tiny sparklingchina and appetizing dainties such as frostedthimble cookies and lemonade were depositedon the garden walks, and the tea-table w7asspread. The little boy next door peered curiously and longingly through a crack in thefence. |
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