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Save where the swift-winged swallow played
Jr. and out in the sun and shade,
And darting and dr cling' in merry chase,
Dipped, and dimpled its clear dark face.

Fluttering lightly from brink to brink,
Follow ed the garrulous bobolink,
Rallying loudly, with mirthful din,
'Ihe pair who lingered unseen witlliri.
And when from the friendly bridge at last,
Into the road beyond they passed,
Again beside them the tempter went,
Keeping the thread of his argument:
"K iss her— kiss her, chink a-choe-chcc!
I JII not mention it, don’t mind me;
I’ll be sentinel— I can see
All around from this tali birch tree! ”
15ut all! they noted, nor deemed it strange,.
In his rollicking chorus a trifling change:
"D o it— do it ! ” with might and main,
Warbled the tdl-tale, " do it again I "

T H E KNIGHT AND T H E LAD Y.
[The humor of this selection should he ttiade effective bv ft spri^litlr
iii£.n:i(jr t'litf ft, tyuoh ui" comer]}- iti expression.]

T H K Lady Tane was tall and slim
The Lady Jane was fair
And Sir Thomas, her lord, was stout of limb,
And his cough wai short, yiLcJ his eyes were dim.
And he wore green “ specs " with a tortoise she; l 'im,
And his hat was remarkably broad in the t'lvm-.
And she was uncommonly fond cf hh'v —
And they were a loving pair)