member to this day the first poem I ever learned by heart.
It was "Evangeline."
Julie: That's a fib.
The Young Man: Did I say "Evangeline"? I meant "The
Skeleton in Armor."
Julie: I'm a low-brow. But I can remember my first poem.
It had one verse:
Parker and Davis
Sittin' on a fence
Tryne to make a dollar
Outa fif-teen cents.
The Young Man: (Eagerly) Are you growing fond of liter-
ature?
Julie: If it's not too ancient or complicated or depressing.
Same way with people. I usually like 'em if they're not too
an- cient or complicated or depressing.
The Young Man: Of course I've read enormously. You told
me last night that you were very fond of Walter Scott.
Julie: (Considering) Scott? Let's see. Yes, I've read "Ivanhoe"
and "The Last of the Mohicans."
The Young Man: That's by Cooper.
Julie: (Angrily) "Ivanhoe" is? You're crazy! I guess I know.
I read it.
The Young Man: "The Last of the Mohicans" is by Cooper.
HYLAND
