The Sunday Oregonian., July 11, 1909, SECTION SIX, Page 8, Image 62

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THE SUNDAY OREGON! AN, PORTLAND, OREGON, JULY 11, 1909.
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(Srant art.
(COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY THE NEW YORK HERALD CO.)
All Rights Reserved.
The Blythes took summer quarters at
A most select retreat,
Where surf and ocean breezes aid
To temper inland heat.
But fashion ruled as ever there,
And Cythiartna found
That all the fun amounted to
Was being washed and gowned.
This place may have its charming points,
But certain things," said she,
About its ways and manners stiff
Do not appeal to me.
To change one's dress at nine and twelve
At one and three and five,
May be the proper programme, but
'It's not what I call live.'"
3. --She mentioned this to Freddy Rocks
And others of their crew,
Who all agreed twas stupid to
Do what you're told to do.
"That's so," they chimed, in chorus shrill,
"Just what's the ocean for?
And we tied fast to apron strings,
Two hundred feet from shore."
4. The rising was completed when
Miss Gwendoline de Fife
Declared that freedom on the sands
Was her desire in life.
They cheered the word'and watched until
There came the proper chance,
When under Cynthianna's lead
They made the first advance.
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It was a cruising lobster green,
With instincts sly and low,
.Who marked and took a fancy to
Young Freddy's biggest toe -The
strolling throng from far and wide
Dashed madly for the beach,
vTo ascertain the dreadful cause
Of. such an awful screech.
Then Cynthianna showed up well.
To check the consequence
She played the part of heroine
And injured innocence.
To frightened nurse she said: "Mamma.
Will surely understand;
It might have eaten Freddy if
I hadn't been on hand."
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5. The beach was smooth and empty quite,
The bathing hour had passed. J
They danced and ran before the waves.
Each trying to be last.
And Master Freddv. hnasffnllv. "
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Averred it was a sin
' To fear the mighty ocean, so .
-He bravely waded in.
6. Said he. I double dare you ah
To wade out here with me.
You're 'fraidy cats, but I am not
The least bit scared, you see.
And then a maiden reached his side;
She would not be outdone.
We painfully record the fact
That Cynthy was that one.
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