Sunday, March 15, 2015

Boston Politeness



She entered, looking left and right,
     He rose, and gave his seat;
“Pray do not rise on my account,”
     She said in accents sweet.

“N – no, I don’t;” he stammered out,
     And rubbed himself a bit;
“Fact is, there’s pins – somewhere – I guess,
     I do not care to sit.”



March 15, 1895
Pub. in
Boston Courier,
    March 24,

           1895

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