THE FLIRT’S PROGRESS.
You asked me lor a rose to-night, and i. . „ Laughed at you, and said "ho i by and by, I smiled and gave it to another man. Perhaps it was a foolish thing to do. But, then—but then f cate so much for you. And yesterday I saw you iu a crowd At tlie Yaiv Nordcu wedding, and you bowed , And looked .so puzzled when you saw me stare , And bow as though 1 wondered who von wore. Perhaps it was a foolish thing to do, But, then-bub, then., I care so nfuch lor you. And then to-day, when Majorie and Bee • And Lilian and 1 wore having tea.. We spoke of you, and I—l called you queer, . , Stupid and unattractive. Oh, my dear: Perhaps it was a foolish tlung_to uo, qonut os o.ivia p ‘'noqi c puq —uoqq. pig for you. Well, yes 1 ; 1 love to flirt—to act as though . ; The things I say aid look were rcaiij But when I talk to you I just congeal For fear you might flunk— lane} know., them real. Perhaps it was a foolish thing to do, But. then— but, then I care so much for you. . .. . . ~ c—Theodosia, Garrison, in., Amigo.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19090123.2.54
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2407, 23 January 1909, Page 12 (Supplement)
Word count
Tapeke kupu
203THE FLIRT’S PROGRESS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2407, 23 January 1909, Page 12 (Supplement)
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in