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on the lake, A ll at once he dropped the oars— they were fastened in
— sprang over the seats, fell on his knees beside me and whispered:
“ My darling, my ideal, be mine forever ! Think, think, dearest, what
is life without lo ve! I have known you but three short hours, yet
I feel that our souls have been acquainted sinec eternity/' He left by
the early stage in the morning, but he writes me twice a day— notes of
the moat passionate ecstasy, Oh, girls, he is the most adorable fellow !
E t h e l .— We promised to tell names, too. I am proud to tell m ine!
K axk.— O f course*
Glad vs.— So am 1
K ate Harry
Henry F.
E t h e l { VCarter!
Gladys
II, Erisbee j
K a te
E t h e l > / tho fraud [
Gladys i O h-h-h, < the wicked w retch 1
{.the ineffable monster!
D o r o t h ea L um m is.

FOX AND GEESE.

J M o th er Goose,
C haracters -! Two Y oung Ge e s e,
I Fox.
B a ck g ro u n d.— Brown muslin curtain.
C o stu m e.— Full white muslin cloaks -with hoods. Yellow stockings.
M o t h e r G oose in the chair.

M o t h e r G o o s e ,

Come, children dear, and listen to me,
I’m feeble and old, as you can see,
And soon away from this world of woe,
YoLtr poor, old mother must go, go, go! (Shakes her head?)
Now, when I am gone, you must not fret,
Nor my good advice must you e’er forget.