And her age (less a year, maybe),
But when the question came,
‘What’s your grandma’s middle name?’
She wept and turned to flee.”
“The regular Boston question,” said Clarissa, with an expression of scorn.
“Don’t interrupt,” cried Ruth, as Polly sang the chorus of each verse.
“Oh, the ocean swell is all very well
For frivolous sport and play,
But the cultured mind you’ll seldom find
Beneath the salt sea spray.”