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When Mavis was baby, how happy were we ! How wondrously, beauteously perfect was she ! No power could persuade us that ever again Such a wonderful being would bless the earth-plane. And to two loving hearts from the hour of her birth Our dear dainty Mavis was “queen of the earth.”

But to keep our bright angel from loneliness here, Another sweet soul left the heavenly sphere, To dwell among mortals and everyday things, While ever retaining her halo and wings. And golden-haired Gwennie, we soon had to own, While doubling our pleasure, divided the throne.