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ONCE A WEEK.
[August 6, 1859.

A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHT.

usband, you are busy thinking,
Past and present ever linking;
Take a penny for the thought:—

Strike a bargain. Is it bought?
Let me know.”
’Tis a fancy over-wrought!
Be it so.
I remember, long ago,
Cupid’s dart
Struck my heart;
Cupid caught me unaware;
On the landing of a stair,
Strung his bow.
And I’m still acutely feeling
(For the wound is never-healing)
All the smart
Of the blow.

And a maiden fresh and fair,
Sitting yonder in the chair,
Saw him do it:
Held me by her eyes and hair—
By the magic of her air—
Held me there
While he drew it.
Now you know,
Pay for hearing!—Only this:
But a penny!
Take it back, and give—a kiss.
One of many.

J. F. F.