September 11, 2007
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Jiminy, but you sound nice,
As you clink and clink and fade
In a glass of lemonade!
Two young men, of short acquaintance, were talking together when George, the older of the two, became suddenly very confidential.
"I am much bothered," he said. "I can marry a wealthy widow whom I don’t love or a poor girl that I do love intensely. What shall I do?"
"Listen to you heart," advised his companion, "and marry the one you love."
"You are right, my friend. I shall marry the girl."
"Then can you give me the widow’s address?"
Consulted railroad maps, And ate our hasty lunches With guide-books in our laps. We asked the price of tickets By steamer or by rail, To half a hundred places Beyond the reach of mail. We argued on the merits Minna Irving |