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A Servian Wedding.
ceases ; the gipsies must also have their mouthful of rakia : a lad goes round with a bottle , and a glass-full is handed to each lad and lass , since all must touch the glass , the prettiest as Avell as the ugliest lips . Ag ain the fiddles strike up ; again the " schock" swings round and round , backwards and forAvards . The burning heat of the noon-day sun stays them not ; large
drops of perspiration roll down the cheeks : no one heeds them . Youth loves dancing and kissing , be it in the frozen vrinters of Livonia , or the sunny plains of Wallachia . We stood long to gaze on the singular scene , and did not quit the square before the church , until one of the municipal hussars came to remind the honoured wedding-guests that a bountiful collation awaited them in the bridal house .
Gentle Smiles.
GENTLE SMILES .
The sweet young flowers of early spring Are beautiful to see , And bright the many stars that shine Upon the calm blue sea ; But gentle smiles and loving hearts , And hands to clasp my OAvn ,
Are better than the brightest flowers , Or stars that ever shone . The sun may warm the grass to life , The dews the drooping flower , And eyes grow bright , and watch the light
Of Autumn ' s opening bower ; But gentle smiles of tenderness , And smiles we know are true , Are warmer than the summer time , And brighter than the dew .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Servian Wedding.
ceases ; the gipsies must also have their mouthful of rakia : a lad goes round with a bottle , and a glass-full is handed to each lad and lass , since all must touch the glass , the prettiest as Avell as the ugliest lips . Ag ain the fiddles strike up ; again the " schock" swings round and round , backwards and forAvards . The burning heat of the noon-day sun stays them not ; large
drops of perspiration roll down the cheeks : no one heeds them . Youth loves dancing and kissing , be it in the frozen vrinters of Livonia , or the sunny plains of Wallachia . We stood long to gaze on the singular scene , and did not quit the square before the church , until one of the municipal hussars came to remind the honoured wedding-guests that a bountiful collation awaited them in the bridal house .
Gentle Smiles.
GENTLE SMILES .
The sweet young flowers of early spring Are beautiful to see , And bright the many stars that shine Upon the calm blue sea ; But gentle smiles and loving hearts , And hands to clasp my OAvn ,
Are better than the brightest flowers , Or stars that ever shone . The sun may warm the grass to life , The dews the drooping flower , And eyes grow bright , and watch the light
Of Autumn ' s opening bower ; But gentle smiles of tenderness , And smiles we know are true , Are warmer than the summer time , And brighter than the dew .