The Washington times., 1913-08-21
(t- HIS playroom certainly isn't
the same without Drusilla."
said Bobby Jones one night
after Drusilla had left for the

! said Bobby Jones one night
| after Drusilla had left for the
seashore.
No. 1t isn't" said Teddy Bear. Dru-
silla is a very interesting doll, and II
| is very quiet here without her
II, for one am glad it is quiet" said
| the paper doll from the window of her
house, which stood on a shelf back Of
the door.
You all think your friend Drusilla
| is so very clever, but that is because
you have never met any one else. She
can only talk about herself and her
adventures and for all we know they
may not be true
oh! oh. OH" said Bobby Jones, Il
! am sure that is an unkind thing to
say about Drusilla. She is not only
truthful. but very wonderful doll
! also, l have heard it said many times. -
There are others that are as wonder
full as she is, and more SO, II | do say
so myself" said the paper doll. She
can only tell what has happened 20 her,
|, but can she compose poetry or anything
else that is an aCcomplishment-tell me
that"
We'll, l do not know that Drusilla
is what you would call accomplished, -
said Teddy Bear. but she does know
how to tell an interesting adventure.
and think that is better than poetry.
SO do l." said Bobby Jones. not
knowing at all what poetry was, but
bound to be loyal to his friend Drusilla.
Il can recite poetry said a little
wooden soldier from his box under the
table Would any one like to hear
me-" And without waiting for a reply
he began:
| am a soldier brave and would not run
Even from the enemy's great big gun,
'Oh. l know something better than
that" said a wOOlly dog on wheels 1T
is a verse my grandmother taught me:
/ do not care for fish Of pie, and pud-
ding is no treat,
But when ] see a dish Of bones. | eat
and eat and eat.
Il think that is pretty bad" said the
rooster from a box of animals nearby.
Now. call this pretty:
II all the birds could crow like me,
Wiser birds they all would be
always laugh when from a tree
| hear that silly tO-Hit to-wee.
My grandfather's fathers father
used to recite this" said a black pussy
cat who sat under the table:
| would rather he a pussy cat than
anything | know,
For II | were little girl Id have TO
learn to sew.
"O-o-o-O-o," came from all over the
room.
That's awful" said Teddy Bear.
and if no one can do better than what
we have heard. let us 20 to sleep"
''Of course, If all the animals are to
recite all their silly jumbles, may as
we'll give up trying to interest you in
real poetry" said Paper Doll
We'll, let US hear it and have it
over" said Teddy Bear The rest Of,
you keep still"
MY poetry is my own composition"
said Paper Doh, leaning out Of her
window a little further. The title of
II is:
THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW.
Beautiful snow so white and 50 pure,
No rival have you. Of that | am sur.
The wind may blow high or low
You still are beautiful white snow.
Beautiful pure snow so white.
! see you falling out in the night
And even as tn" wind doth blow
You are still beautiful, beautiful snow.
Beautiful. beautiful. pure white snow.
Failing OH everything down below:
While | in the house am so snug End
warm.
You. beautiful snow are out in the
storm.
When the Paper doll finished no one
spoke for second, and then Teddy
Bear asked, "Di dyou really write that
all yOursclf?'
We'll Of all insults that is the very
worst" snapped Paper Doll. "Of course,
| wrote it ali. and no one helped me. |
wouldn't be guilty of reading any ore
else's poetry, of course. II is classic,
and do not expect it will be appre-
ciated I'm this place"
perhaps Drusilla might appr, ciate
it," said Bobby Jones, trying to make
Paper Doll feel that some one would
understand her
"Drusilla understand classic poem
like Beautiful Snow said Paper Doll.
why. her mind could not soar to the
height of such thoughts as that poem
contains.
But this time Paper Doll had gone
too far, and Bobby Jones spoke his
mind.
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