The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-12-21
NOBODY WASLOOKING

Above us shown the mOufnful mOOn
before us cleaned the ice And
silently we skated along by the side
OF Dorothea, our arms crossing her
dear arms, and hand in hand.
George said Dorothea. Il could
skate like this ell night"
We sighed.
Couldn't you?" she asked.
We merely sighed again and skated
on.
Above us snone the steadfast moon
and past us rushed the trees, lea1ess,
respondent and pointing trembling
accusation with their skeleton fingers
to the cold and wintry sky.
George" said DOrOthea, "yOu
shouldn't have tried, you KNOW"
Tried what?" we cried What did
try?"
"You know what you tried."
Don't neither!" we grumbled.
do, too! Look!"
We looked at her. She puckered
her rosy little mouth and chirped
That's what you tried.' she gently
reproved us.
Then brazenly we laughed, and still
we skated on.
Above us shone the watchful moon
and at us leaped the breeze, whirling
around us, dashing past US, snappy,
brisk, sharp; and off again as quickly
as it came.
Isn't it fne?" shouted Dorothea.
Your cheeks are just like two red
roses!" we cried Qooking:)
Such a lovely night"
Two red and ruby roses!" we
sharply cried again
And your mouth"--we shouted and
then with malice) paused.
Yes, George?" she asked
And silently we skated on.
George" she repeated, What
about my mouth?'
Look" we cried
She looked at us. And boldly then
We pursed our lips and chirped.
"Oh, George!" she cried, and the
roses grew fullblown
Above us shone the kindly moon
before us cleaned the ice. And blithe-
ly still we skated on by the side of
Dorothea, our arms crossing her dear
arms, and hand in hand
George" she said do you remem-
Der how you tried little while ago."
Eyes, Dorothea!" and over we both
careened to the right, our left feet
in exultant elevation.
$40 xo,, tbirly onrhnd,y ic Ionlr;p
mo, Dorothea! and over we ca
reened to the left, our right feet both
uplifted now and scornful of the ice.
81 am SO glad!"
why, Dorothea?' and over to the
right again.
Because-(And over we went to
the left,-''if anybody had been look
| ing''-(to the rign.l-''it would have
been pity"-(to the left)-'that you
made such failure of it,"
And then quite suddenly we stop
ped
Above us shone the smiling moon
From the bank the leafless trees
looked down at us and waved gen.
tie encouragement as they passed the
news in soft and rustling whispers.
"Dorothea!"
Keep away"
All, Dorothea!"
George, you just stay right where
you are!"
"Why?" we sulked.
I'm going to show you how to
make a figure 81"
"You don't know howl" we cried.
| indignant at the pretext.
"Bet 1 dol"
"Bet you dont!"
"All right" she murmured, what
| DO you want to bet, George?"
We'll" we considered, "if you win
| We'll so to the matinee Saturday and
| if | win'-and her we looked her in
the eye and sheepishly we chirped.
George, she warned us (and refer
| ring to the figure 81 81 really did
learn how to do it this afternoon"
81 don't mind saying" we hastily
remarked, that I'm going to take
| you to matinee on Saturday any
| how"
And then it was that Dorothea tried
| to make figure 8, but failed Indeed.
she would have fallen if we had not
! been there to catch her.
Now" we whispered.
"Is anybody looking?" she whisper
| ed back
Above us shone the moon, tenderly.
caressingly, gloatingly and well,
there was nobody looking.