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James Whitcomb Riley - A Masque Of The Seasons
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Scene.--_A kitchen.--Group of Children, popping corn.--The Fairy Queen
of the Seasons discovered in the smoke of the corn-popper.--Waving her
wand, and, with eerie, sharp, imperious ejaculations, addressing the
bespelled auditors, who neither see nor hear her nor suspect her
presence._


QUEEN

  Summer or Winter or Spring or Fall,--
  Which do you like the best of all?


LITTLE JASPER

  When I`m dressed warm as warm can be,
        And with boots, to go
        Through the deepest snow,
  Winter-time is the time for me!


QUEEN

  Summer or Winter or Spring or Fall,--
  Which do you like the best of all?


LITTLE MILDRED

  I like blossoms, and birds that sing;
      The grass and the dew,
      And the sunshine, too,--
  So, best of all I like the Spring.


QUEEN

  Summer or Winter or Spring or Fall,--
  Which do you like the best of all?


LITTLE MANDEVILLE

  O little friends, I most rejoice
      When I hear the drums
      As the Circus comes,--
  So Summer-time`s my special choice.


QUEEN

  Summer or Winter or Spring or Fall,--
  Which do you like the best of all?


LITTLE EDITH

  Apples of ruby, and pears of gold,
      And grapes of blue
      That the bee stings through.--
  Fall--it is all that my heart can hold!


QUEEN

  Soh! my lovelings and pretty dears,
  You`ve _each_ a favorite, it appears,--
  Summer and Winter and Spring and Fall.--
  That`s the reason I send them _all_!
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