Aunt Flora's scolding never made you ____,
Her sympathies, though cold, were never ____,
And her old pies were marvels of high ____.'
Poor Flora.
Her homespun dress, though scant, was made with ____,
Her harmless cant would neither cure nor ____,
And, like the busy ant, she knew no ____.
Good Flora.
A nameless charm with face and form did ____;
No harm she did, but graciously would ____
Her arm to guide you safely to your ____.
Kind Flora.
A heart may seem of stone if grief it ____;
Her tone to you was ever like a ____;
One wise was she among the foolish ____.
Wise Flora.
BREAKERS AHEAD! AH, WHAT A MEETING THAT WILL BE!
FOOTNOTES:
[1] The rupee is the standard coin of British India, and worth about fifty cents.