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Show THE LOST PUFF. j, U-lnes to a Puff of Artificial Hair. Seen fa Lying Upon the Sidewalk.) n Tossed by the wind Alas! but not 'i Above some pink and pretty onr, ' This Is a poor, unpleasant spot "i For tills brown ringlet to appear. "Wert thou but where thou now shouldat I be. I My heart might llutter all this while, 1 Whereas when thy lone form I see ? I pass thee with a subtle smile. jJ- - Where is the lady proud and fair 1 Who fastened thee with lingers allin s Among the meshes of her hair Uj , To gratify dame fashion's whim? ! With what tense care she chose theft i too, . c So lhat when cunning thou shouldsl blend 'i In luster, texture and In hue i Willi locks from which you should dc- y pond! Thou nil divorced from all thy kind. I . From other hirsute kind and kllli it Yet once, indeed, thou wert deslsnud ' To make a Janice Meredith! s And now thou llest In the street, (i A little sister or tho dust. The prey of promenading foet. l The sport of every wanton gust! . .; l Ah. what a difference It makes t ' Where one sees or sees not a. curl!. jt When 'ncath a nodding hat It shakes S It Is part of a pretly girl, I' Bui when It (lutlers as a leaf ', - Blown by the wind along the way, t One fain would wish that time, tho thiol. 7 Had robbed its brown to make Its gray. la And still the lady fair and fond -i Who wore thee, knows not of her loss She hastens somewhere far beyond, i Her bonny head she gives a loas. , , To make theo gnyly swing and sway j And this I say and would repeat- jj She'd rather own thee, thin and gray. B.i Than have theo lying In the street! I. Wilbur Nesblt In Chicago Post. IL |