A CHALLENGE.
'Good-night,' he s>aid and ho hold her hand. In a hesitating way. And ho hoped that her eyes would understand What his tongue refused to Bay. He hele her hand, and ho murmured low : •I'm sorry to go like this. It seems so frigidly cool, you know, This " MUter" of ourH, and 4l Miss."' ' I thought— perchance'— and he paused to nota If she seemed inclined to frown, But the light in her eyes his heartstrings smote, As she bluihingly looked down. She spoke no word, but picked a speck Of dußt from his coat lapel ; So small, such a wee, little tiny fleck, 'Twas a wonder she Baw so well ; But it brought her face so very near, In that dim uncertain light, That the thought, unspoken, was made quite clear, And I know 'twaa sweet •Good-night.'
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2251, 11 December 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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140A CHALLENGE. Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2251, 11 December 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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