HER DANCE CARD.
A dainty trifle, silk and lace, All white and palest blue; A pencil hangs below the place Where it is bent in two.
A silken cord upon her arm* So soft, and round, and white, : Suspends, secure from every harm, This little book to-nigh"t.
Within the tiny tome I glance; The ball has just begun, But some one's taken every dance, She might have saved me one.
I look along the list of names, I And looking1 there I see . i " \ That every waltz some fellow claims j Whose name begins with "D." i
I'm hurt, and say so in a way I fear is scarce polite.. -■ - But as I turn I hear her say, "Don't leave me. so to-night."
Then, with a sudden, tender smile. She whispers. "Don't look blue; You might have known it all the while* j The "D" was meant for you." ~ i "5.D.5.." in "Life."' I
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 310, 29 December 1900, Page 1 (Supplement)
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154HER DANCE CARD. Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 310, 29 December 1900, Page 1 (Supplement)
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