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elder damsel in black gownvery tall and very straightaddressed the maids assembled and instructed them of the women of tl-le Reua'lssarfce. S, Guosr: Thou said twas for meI can see naught concerning me in tlus: J. Guost: 'Twas Wednesday, the third day, xyhen thy praises w ere su.ng. No classes were held the whole day. The maids elssemblgll in seve '-al -1001115 of the large Tudor palace. First a tall young man, with f:m', pink cn::ute- nance and little hair, addressed them on The Age of Shakespeare. 8. Gmosrt: My age, Ben. Faith, I know not how old I be, myself. h Guosr: Why, Will, twas on the age in which we hx;ed-tlle court life and the like. Next a professor talked of thy work, in German, wlnlm another in vet another room spoke of thee in PI'QI.H'IL Anon, jhe m:mh?' assembled Toggefhel' where the tall lady in black again showed pictures of the goodly Globe, the scene of many of thy plays, Will. S, Guosr reminiscently : Aye, the good Globe, many a stormy day had we there, and many a pleasant. . . Guosr: Throughout the afternoon, the maids again assembleda small, dark damsel with fiery eyes told of the Philosophy of the Tempest and ! a small, grey dame with smiling countenance talked of thy use of classi- cal literature. Anon, the maids gathered out on the greensward, and planted ivy vines. Meantime, pictures and flowers were vended by tllw. fair damsels. Straightway again there assembled a great audience in another hallmen and maids, young and oldthere to hear, ah, Will, such a scholarly address on thy life and works as none but a great soul could deliver. . S. Guosr to himselfy : At length am I known and appreciatedhad T had such a friend on Merry England. J. Guosr: 'Twas another great day on Thursday, when again the maidens assembled to hear sister maids read of thy work. Aye, Will, even the maids have a love for theethere was many an appreciation spoken by those voung lips. And in the evening, what joy had I fo see the fair damsels dance the old Peasecods and the likeand to hear others play the viols and eclavichord most gracefullymusic from thy Merry Wives., But thou never had such an As You Like It? as was before us on Iriday eve. The fairest damsels turned into thy dukes, Orlando, shepherds and the rest. Such a motley crew. 8. Guosr: My faith. To think I have missed such a scene. Maids on the stage in a New Oxford. A . Guosr: T could not bide the Saturday festivities. TLong boards adorned the . dining room and all assembled in olden garb. Such pasties and pies. Such puddings as the goodly maids and men set forth before the feasters. And the dancing and the jesting was quite too much. I had to escape'twas all too real, and T longed for Merry England once again. S, Guosr: And can T neer behold such festivities with my own eyes? J. Guosr: Aye, Will, and that right speedily. Do thou but come with me to Saturn and we shall behiold mueh in repetition, for 'tis rumored l 9 ey that the maids go to a New Norwich to play and dance again. Nhakespeare departs with Johnson much elated ARk
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A VISION FROM SATURN SceENE: Ghost of the Mermaid Tavern on Mars, Specter barmaid Musied wiping and re-filling specter tankards. In the foreground sits ghost of Will Shakespeare, ipping from a specter tankard. Enter ghost of Ben Johnson., Shakespeare's ghost turning rises to greet his friend. They gibber thus: 8. Grosr: Prithee, good Ben, thou'st been gone many a day since last 1 saw thee. J. Grosr: Aye, 'tis verily many a day since I've been in the goodly Mermaid to take a cup with thee. But, ah, Willthoust missed the merriest time o' thy life this week. I've been yonder on Saturn, viewing thy birthday festivities on yon planet, Iarth. 8. Guosv getting interested : What? Tis now some three hundred times we've been round the sun since last 1 saw old Stratford. Nay, Ben, they eannot still be mindful of Will Shakespeare. J. Guosr with squeaking laugh : Aye, on my oath, and what ado they've made about thee, Such pageantry, such festivities thou'st never known. And all for thee. 'Tis over merry England, over our great continent, and e'en in Queen Bess' New World on the other side of the sea. And twas there, methinks, I saw the grandest sight o all. 8. Grost much interested : Nay, tell. J. Grosr: Tis another Oxford, in the New World lieve me, 'tis solely for women. S. Guosr: Utters scornful gibber. J. Grost continues : Ave, 'tis verily sothe whole week they've been hold- ing holiday for thy Ter-Centenary, as 'tis called. The first morn 1 took note was Mayday morn. I was watching the lads and lasses near the Avon with their May Poles, when such a clamor arose from the side of the New World, that I turned, and there beheld the young Oxford-maids, on my oath, Willpouring forth from two grey stone buildings, in a motley array of robes, early in the morning. Suddenly, another harsh clamor, as of metal, and they returned into the houses. 8. Guosr aside : Verily, a handsome manner to celebrate a poet's birth. J. Grosr: Nay, but wait, Will. T could not turn away, but watched intent. Soon from all doorways issued forth the maids againthis time in white garments. And they assembled unto the steps of another grey building like unto the Tudor palaces in aspect. And soon there sounded forth- on my oath, Will, tis the truththe beloved Magdalen College hymn there stood a man below with a rod and he did guide the voices with nervous gesture of head and hand. And within there sounded forth the and, Will, if thou'lt be- sweet tones of the clavichord. 8. Grosr: And tell me, Ben, what more there didst thou see? J. Guosr: Ah, Will, thou should'st have been there. The next morn, a fair, 17
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