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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, 3TJLT 19, 1908.
SHE CAUSES A PRECIPITATION
One day at breakfast Huffy said "Dear
Aunt, I'm going to lake
The boys and girls to spend. the: day at
pretty Birchwood Lake.
We'll go by trolley to the spot and then
I'll rent a boaf
"Oh, dear, my child Suppose she sinks?"
"Why, then, we'll have to float.
"But she won't sink, and all the boys can
swim and, anyway,
There'll be a lot to rescue them. To
day's rxegatta Day."
The boys and girls were wild with joy,
and soon, with pie and cake
And sandwiches and fruit and fudge, they
went to Birchwood Lake.
The children scrambled in theboat with
everything to.Iearn,
And Fluffy, somewhat -ill : at? ease, took
passage in.the stern.
They started out with shriek , and yell on
placid Birchwood Laker,
Canoes and sculls and motor boats all fol
lowing in her. wake-
Of course some urchin rocked the boat,
and Fluffy, with at yell
Jumped up to chide, the foolish lad and In
the water fell.
She sank like lead, the children screamed,
she rose and sank again,
And then ensued a pretty sights the lake
was filled with men.. --
Each natty young regatta man to save Miss
' Fluffy dives,
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na mere are oeriliea in tnaispoi aaouoie
score of lives.
The second time that she came: up her
rescuers were there,
And she was saved by twenty memwho
towed her by the hair.
fcut Fluffy knew-a thing or two, and
swimmtno like a duck
Was -one. of her accomplishments: the
oarsmen cursed their luck
When, with a laugh, she dove. head first
and made the nearer shore.
ten I have borrowed dryer 'clothes
we'll row a little more.
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