In Residence

THE TRAVERSE OF THE AIGUILLES ROUGES (1) WE slept at the Sign of the Beautiful Star; We dined upon Maggi! and Cotton ;? We said of the couloir “on pourrait en vouloir” ; We said of the rocks—they are rotten. (2) We said “’T will be cold, not improbably wet,” We sneered at the ridge we had passed, We said of the sun “ His day’s work he has done.” We said of the sky—“ it is vast.” (3) We spoke of the snow—“ it is notably cold ” ; We supped upon Cotton and Maggi ; We observed to the moon “ Be a dear and come soon.’ We remarked of the crags—“ they are craggy.” (4) Intelligent talk will most surely beguile The longest night out on the rocks ; So we made of the guides the remarks that revile; Of their Herrs we said “sheep go in flocks.” 1 His soup. _ ® His tobacco. 56