. The New England magazine . it veers ! Dame Snip scowled and closed her shears. Within her silken curtains her needle, sits the maid. Along the street, at an idle pace, Saunters the chieftain home from the chase. A swift wind lifts the curtains folds,And each the others face beholds. The wind, laughs Spinner, how swift it veers ! Dame Snip frowns and grasps her shears. On the ocean sail a wedded pair, —The chieftain brave and the lady fair. I dreamed last night, quoth the smiling wife, That we were to plant the Tree of Life, And all who ate of that wondrous TreeShould live on the
. The New England magazine . it veers ! Dame Snip scowled and closed her shears. Within her silken curtains her needle, sits the maid. Along the street, at an idle pace, Saunters the chieftain home from the chase. A swift wind lifts the curtains folds,And each the others face beholds. The wind, laughs Spinner, how swift it veers ! Dame Snip frowns and grasps her shears. On the ocean sail a wedded pair, —The chieftain brave and the lady fair. I dreamed last night, quoth the smiling wife, That we were to plant the Tree of Life, And all who ate of that wondrous TreeShould live on the earth eternally. Tis passing strange, the husband saith,/dreamed that our child should banish Death. A swift wind struck the vessels side :Down sunk the chieftain and his bride, — The chieftain, bride, and their child Dame Snip in exultant wind, quoth she, how swiftly it veers ! As she clipped the thread with her fatal shears. — Edward Payson Jackso?i. A FAIR EXCHANGE. By Dorotliy HY, that is the jokeof it. I want you allto know that Ive reallyand truly weaned thebaby. It has madecommotion enough inMilton, I assure you,and Arthur Warrentalks of getting up a bonfire to celebratethe event. Gertrude ! exclaimed Mrs. Elleryreprovingly, yet with an air of being feeblyamused. Oh, Ive come into to-\vn for that verypurpose myself. It seems years sinceIve been in for a whole day. I havebeen hard at work all the morning, buyingand ordering winter clothes for the chil-dren. Fancy it, six under ten years ! Ican tell you they looked very doubtfullyat me at that new place, that branch of— you know. You heard of MarianCopleys experience, didnt you, AuntAnne ? How when she went she askedfor so many sizes that they thought shewas in business, and wouldnt sell heranything! However, I hope they sus-pected me because I looked so going after lunch to get a few thingsfor myself, and have a httle asked a few people to meet me atCl
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