The New England magazine . ry Depart-ment was marked by expectorating, story-telling, fussy attempts to regulate domesticaffairs of the Federal employees, the finan-cial affairs of the nation, and the politicalaffairs of Mr. Shaw — all equally unsuc-cessful. And if the stockholders of the trustcompany of which he is the figurehead aresatisfied with him he ought to remain wherehe is, and then everybody, except possiblyMr. Shaw, will be satisfied. SHE HATH A WAY By ALICE SPICER Sweet human laughter, how we prizeIts jocund notes, that fall and riseAt touch of pleasure or , sweeter far
The New England magazine . ry Depart-ment was marked by expectorating, story-telling, fussy attempts to regulate domesticaffairs of the Federal employees, the finan-cial affairs of the nation, and the politicalaffairs of Mr. Shaw — all equally unsuc-cessful. And if the stockholders of the trustcompany of which he is the figurehead aresatisfied with him he ought to remain wherehe is, and then everybody, except possiblyMr. Shaw, will be satisfied. SHE HATH A WAY By ALICE SPICER Sweet human laughter, how we prizeIts jocund notes, that fall and riseAt touch of pleasure or , sweeter far, with music viesThe silent laughter in her eyes. He who would be of music wiseMust know and sense the harmoniesOf soul-play, as they slowly riseFrom quiet, lovely depths, in guiseOf silent laughter in her eyes. The noisy mirth that facile fliesOft bruises hearts whom sorrow tries:And its own self in tears oft true and tender source reliesThe^silent laughter in her eyes. LETTERS OF A WELLESLEY GIRL By H. B. ADAMS. BARNSWALLOWS I saw a pretty maiden and I vainly tried to follow her;I asked her who she was; she said That she was a Barn-swallower. I asked her for to marry me, And would she be my wife;She said she could nt think of it, As she had a Aim in Life. —De Luxe Collection of Rejected MS. ONGRATULATIONS are inorder, Daddy. Your onlydaughter, the light of youreyes, the evening star of yourdeclining years, the largestitem in your expense account, your mostindustrious correspondent, and the under-signed, Edna Brown, spinster, has madeher debut upon the stage and has come offwith flying colors, bands aplayin and drumsabeatin. An article in the Boston Herald(though I must confess it was in fine printand on a back page) alluded to me as vi-vacious and chic. What do you think ofthat ? If I am chic, what are you ? Answer:an old rooster. Waves and billows of flowers are in myroom, a strange and mannish costume liesyonder in a box ready to go back to thecostumers, and you
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