. St. Nicholas [serial] . CURTSYING DEEP WITH HER FINEST SWEEP AND POINTING OF DAINTY TOES. Measure! quoth she, and back to backthey tried their youthful height. T will be too short ; she shook her head. Your boots would be in sight. T will robe you safely, neck to heel; t isflowing, long, and forth she fared to seek for it; but thedimples slowly died. 774 THE RHYME OF MEHITABEL S GOWN. [July,. MEASURE ! QUOTH SHE. There s Jenny and there s Polly shemourned. On Sabbd1 dayThey wear their buff and purple silks. And then, there s JVabby Ray;Upon a pillion will she ride next Saturday to t
. St. Nicholas [serial] . CURTSYING DEEP WITH HER FINEST SWEEP AND POINTING OF DAINTY TOES. Measure! quoth she, and back to backthey tried their youthful height. T will be too short ; she shook her head. Your boots would be in sight. T will robe you safely, neck to heel; t isflowing, long, and forth she fared to seek for it; but thedimples slowly died. 774 THE RHYME OF MEHITABEL S GOWN. [July,. MEASURE ! QUOTH SHE. There s Jenny and there s Polly shemourned. On Sabbd1 dayThey wear their buff and purple silks. And then, there s JVabby Ray;Upon a pillion will she ride next Saturday to town—Her father so hath promised her—to buy asilken gown. A scant fifteen is Nabby; full six months more am s scarce in war-time, and I never hoped to buy;But I knew what lay in lavender, and soon I thought with prideTo wear the dress my mother wore the day she walked out bride. Down the stair she stepped again, and oerher arm was laid Shiny fold on shiny fold, the beautiful bro-cade. AVE MEKCY ! AIE ! ME-HIT-A-BELLE ! Softly Hitty handled it, softly with a sigh,Until she met the Frenchmans look withlaughter in his eye. Off he slipped his ragged coat, and on theglistening gown. Helas / It vill not hoi me all; I am too fararoun! But Hitty tugged, and toiled, and tugged,while the lad held in his mercy! Aie! Me-hit-a-belle! I shall bekill to death! At last in fair brocaded sil
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