And let night surge over you.

Now if it were only a nice slim lamp-post of a man giving such an invitation we should pray that the ceilings would descend, and should hasten to the porch—strangely enough on the outside of the house—and we should love to lean, and lean, and lean, surge what may.

The second, an “Asperity,” by Mitchell Dawson, is labeled “Teresa,” and madly singeth as follows:

“Do you remember Antonio—

Swift-winged, green in the sun?

Into the snap-dragon throat of desire

Flew Antonio.

Snap!...

The skeleton of Antonio has made

A good husband, a good provider.”