_ THE BROWNIES IN TURKEY.

Ate bay MU gel Some lounged on rich

Oe NL divans awhile,

More sat in Oriental
style

-~ On ottomans in quiet

 

nooks,
And tried the hookas
Tc ONT in and chibouks ;
fil SSedi ee” Some filled the bowl,
e while others drew

   

  
 

      
 

Upon the pipe, and puffed and blew,
Each Brownie striving to excel

At making wreaths that lasted well,
Until the smoke hung like a cloud
Above the heads of all the crowd
And through the open windows there
Rolled out to scent the midnight air.

eS ee SS
a ae es
i. == aa Paes Eo
pe = a oe ZAe Ze

   
  

      

This pleased awhile, but in the end
They felt they could not recommend
The Eastern custom to a friend.

One night the valiant Brownies tried

To swim the Hellespont so wide —
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