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pipers in the wood, and down the lane
Soon but two couples remained on the
outside the wall, the young men stamp-
field, and these the peasants watched
ing their feet to mark the time, or exe-
breathlessly.
cuting some pigeon-wing figure to attract
The struggle was intense, and the pipers
the eyes of the bright-cheeked girls. The
were wellnigh breathless, when, finally,
THE DANCE IN THE WOODS.
soft purples and blues of the dresses be-
after the dance had lasted nearly three-
came soon of one dusty tone, and here
quarters of an hour, one couple stopped.
and there couples dropped out exhausted,
Immediately there was a surging move-
their faces streaming with perspiration.
ment towards the other couple, who pant-
It became evident to us that the dance
ed and shuffled, and turned and twisted,
is one of endurance rather than grace,
and swung each other through the fig-
for now the remaining couples were sur-
ures of the dance. Then all at once there
rounded by the peasants, who encouraged
arose a shout and many uncouth excla-
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This file includes poems, articles, and letters relating to Admiral Robert Peary, the ship Roosevelt, and North and South Pole expeditions.
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