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Title: A Paris pair; Their day's doings

Author: Beatrice Bradshaw Brown

Illustrator: Barbara Haven Brown

Release date: December 11, 2020 [eBook #64016]

Language: English

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A PARIS PAIR


A PARIS PAIR


THEIR DAY’S DOINGS





BY

BEATRICE BRADSHAW BROWN



ILLUSTRATED BY

BARBARA HAVEN BROWN






NEW YORK

E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY

681 Fifth Avenue

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Copyright, 1923,

By E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY



All Rights Reserved.



Printed in the United States of America
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TO

F. B. B.




A PARIS PAIR


EIGHT O’CLOCK





JEANETTE is not a sleepy-head;

An easy task, to wake her!

At eight o’clock she springs from bed—

No need to call or shake her.

Her brother Jean—I grieve to state—

His patient bonne distresses;

’Tis often nearer nine than eight

Before at last he dresses.






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EIGHT O’CLOCK




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NINE O’CLOCK





FOR déjeuner our children eat

A bowl of milk and bit of bread;

Or sometimes, for a special treat,

A croissant, crisp and fresh, instead.

Jeanette displays her bringing up,

For daintily she sips and lingers.

Her brother drains his brimming cup,

And then—oh, horror!—licks his fingers!






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NINE O’CLOCK




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TEN O’CLOCK





AT ten o’clock the teacher comes

Bringing books and dreadful sums.

Jeanette’s patience never fails,

But Jean his lesson-time bewails.

For boys have better things to do

Than multiplying two by two!






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TEN O’CLOCK




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ELEVEN O’CLOCK





THE Luxembourg is a jolly place

To roll your hoop, and to run a race

With a gallant yacht, and win, of course,

Or caper about on a mettled horse!

And your heart is gay and your cheeks are bright—

And home you go with an appetite!






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ELEVEN O’CLOCK




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TWELVE O’CLOCK





LUNCHEON never comes too soon,

For we are nearly starved at noon!

Spinach and an omelette,

Salad, too, and better yet

Delicious jam with creamy cheese—

A dish that’s very sure to please!

Becoming gratitude they feel,

And thank le bon Dieu for their meal.






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TWELVE O’CLOCK




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THIRTEEN O’CLOCK





LUNCHEON done,

They nap at one;

Truth to tell,

The two rebel.

Sleep was made for night, they say,

And never for a sunny day!






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FOURTEEN O’CLOCK





WE think it quite a jolly lark

To go a-riding in the park.

Jeanette’s mount is safe and sure,

Upon his back she sits secure.

But Jean—another matter, quite!

His steed is proud and full of fight.

“Oo-là-là!” His bonne cries out—

“You’ll break your neck without a doubt!”






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FIFTEEN O’CLOCK





EVERY perfect Frenchman’s heart

Thrills in keen response to Art.

Great his rapture when he sees a

Venus or a Mona Lisa;

And incomplete his education

Lacking Art Appreciation.

So our pair must learn to know

Da Vinci, Titian and Corot.

Their teacher knows the surest way:

She takes them to the Louvre each day.






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SIXTEEN O’CLOCK





FEET were made to dance on, truly;

But Jean’s too often are unruly.

Now a dip and now a slide—

Watch the graceful Jeanette glide!

High upon her tippy-toes,

Light as gentlest breeze that blows.

Now a slip and now a stumble—

See her brother trip and tumble

Flat upon his nose!






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SEVENTEEN O’CLOCK





AT five o’clock we take our tea;

Lighted candles on the table.

Sister dainty as can be,

And Brother good as he is able.

But he is generous through and through,

And gives Minette a bite or two.






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EIGHTEEN O’CLOCK





AFTER tea it’s very jolly

To play with train and Mistress Dolly.

Over mountains, under tunnels,

Roaring flames and smoking funnels—

Hear the engine clank and clatter!

Drowning Jeanette’s quiet chatter

As she hugs her dolly tight

And makes her ready for the night.






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NINETEEN O’CLOCK





LIFE is not alone for fun;

There are lessons to be done.

But oh, how hard to concentrate

On three from six and five times eight

When there’s a train upon the floor,

And bandits lurking by the door!






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TWENTY O’CLOCK





A DAY that’s filled with pleasant things

Hastens by as if on wings.

It seems you scarce have gotten up

Before it’s time again to sup,

And say your prayers, and go to bed,

And dream of happiness ahead.






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TWENTY O’CLOCK