Sweet Briar College - Briar Patch Yearbook (Sweet Briar, VA)

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Pea Hex (limkiiii: ' shyly :it I ' cacnck ) : Is tliis the iircat I ' cariii-k f BEArKBiKM) ( ]iiiiiif iiii; jiriiudly tn hiuisclf. then t Pcaccick ) : All (i t ' i ' Sweet Briar ivc are fauitnis. Pea Hen (cdnies riiiiidly fniui lieliiinl a tree) : If ymi are the Peacock, save me. (Cat meows ayaiii outside. I Peac()(. ' k : 1 mil the Peacock, only rely on nicl IJiif what a timid, nerv- ous liird yoH are I (slowly and with i rcnt admiration). .1 ( n ' rii F rcsli iiuui ! Cat (chasiuii ' Pea lien, who rniis wildly aronnd the staae. As he mns, the Cat sings ) : While Pea liens pnrsnini;. with wild, t ' rii;htt ' iil meowinji-. Intent on makinsi ' little Freshy si-ream. I ' m running ' hard, yon know. To make my muscles grow So athletics may proclaim the So|iliomore (pieen. Faciae F iorlmc Sunt, these words aniioiiiicc my pciligree, TIlo ' this tinic Wo missed; I vow ril persist, I ' ll eat you yet, you little ' Madame 1 ' , Boo! (s])rings at Pea lien). (Pea Hen throws herself into the Peacock ' s arms and faints. Peacock lays her gently down and runs for water. I Peacock (aside): ( )ne almost hesitates to dim sncdi verdaiicc with a wetting. ( Exit Cat. ) I)i,A(KHii!n (looking after Cat): . nd the ' illain still! Here ' s melo- drama I (Takes n] philosophy and reads.) Peacock (addressing the Pea Hen. who is re i ing): So yon are a Freshman, and have green plnmagel Pea Hex: Yes, and ha -e yon noticed the siiade It is oiir own sjiecial color. Sweet Briar ' s and mine. 1 wonder if ymi would like to hear the story ol niy life. I ' ll just tell it to you, and then yon will iniderstand me lietfer. ()ii(v a Peacock couple iiearhy made their home, .M(ithcr i ' eacock kept the liou-e, father lo ed to i m: Father wore a Miie and gi ' eeii cost nine e ery day. Mother ahva s went almiit dressed in soher gra ' .

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(Exit clidnis, Iciiviiii; ' rlic PcMcuck. ) I ' ciic-ix-k i ' c|:c:its the first ycvm ' of file sdiiji-. ( ' iiKi ( wliii lias hcanl sdiii; ' . runs in excitedly): •■Wliu is siiii;in ' that Wdhdert ' iil siuiii- iiinl what i orx it ineaii ' ' ni.AcKiiiKi) (lookiiii fniiii |iliil(is(,|iliy IxMik) : That, little (Hie, is the I ' eacoc ' k. pnniiler than the SnjilidiiMire. siniiin; ; ' Fucfnc Epochdc Siiiil. Ciikk: It ' s lieaiititii! ! Will I ever he ahle to sino- like that f Pkacik K (eatehim; si ht (if cliii-k ) : ■■Voiiiii - wide-eyed sfrainivr. thanks. What excellent tast e vuii have fur one so yoiiiiiil I3ut where did yon come from, i iaby dear ' Ciikk: Ont of the eiig shell into the here. Pkacock : Where did yon i:ct that fnzzy down f Chick: At Gnggeiiheimer ' s in Lynchburg town. Peacock: Whence came that three-cornered smile of hli.ss f Chick: Fudge and cake made if grow like this. Peacock: And where did yon get that pearly ear Chick: By striving in Student (;o -ernmenf to hear. CnoKis OF Hoses (sing) : liock-a-liye lialiy. if yoii iloiTt stop. Some day you ' ll reach the very fi] -fo]i; Some day yiju ' ll he, when grown up and tall. Sophomore and Junior. Senior ami all! Then rock-a-hye, rock-a-hye. rock-a-lye dear. Then rock-a-liyc, rock-a-hye. never yon fear; Senior and Junior and S(j|)homore you ' ll he If. rock-a-hye lialiv, you ' ll follow me. ( In the distance the cat is heard meowing and s|iitfing. | Black i:ii;i : Tgh. I don ' t like to hear that. SojJioinore is at his tricks again. Chick: Oh, hiirrihlc, horrible : poor Freshman! (Hides his eyes ami runs olf the stage. Pea Hen rushes in. fluttering her wings with terror.) Pea Hex: Save me! hide me! the Cat is coming! (Hides lieliind a tree. ) Peacock : Heavens ! BEAcKBimi: Jnst as I thought! ( jiointing to his philoso|)liy book ). This enables me to think clearly: therefore. I always ,■ ) ( ■ what is coming. 25

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Aiiyliiidy will ailiiiir, -My |i;in-nr wen ' so ojjjjosito: And 1 iiihcrii sdiiiethiiif;- from the Two. Thd t ' iitlicr ' s ])liiiiiaoe bri :lir I wear. Ir s iiiiirhcr I ' cacock ' s ([iiict air riuiT ra]iri ari ' a I ' cacock tine like vmi. (Rose Chorus siiii s the Pea lien ' s story. ) Iii.AcKBiKn: Whew, we liate ourselves, don ' t we! Oh, the ] riile and iiiddiness of care-free Freshmen ; how will they ever settle down to ]ihiloso]iiiy ! (Takes u]) his l)ook again. ) Pka( e)CK: Madame, we miiiht stroll tooether : shall we take a tni ' ii in the g-arden ( Pray aeeejit my wing. Pka IIkx : Yes. that will he lovely: and yon shall liow me the sights. ( They walk around the garden and stop before the Roses. ) Pkacock: These, ilaihinie. are so-called ' Freshnum Roses ' I Bnt what ' s in a name I They belong, in trnth. to the .Inniors. IJecanse they were ]n-e- sented to us when we were Freshmen is no I ' eason that we shonld i)resent them to the next Freshmen that eome ali ng. Indeed they smell jttst as sweet as ■Junior Roses ' . Bi.AiKniRn: (irasjiing creature that yon are! Pea Hen: And ]n-ay. what is that ( ])ointing to the Blackbird i. Peacock: Our I ' hilosophei-. Pea Hex : And what (hies he do ' . Peacock: Oh. he keejis busy. Pea Hex : Doing what ' . Peacock: Trying to learn enough philosojihr to enable him intelligently to conduct parties to Honolulu. BnAcKiiiRi) ( hurling his book at the Peacock I : I wonder if even ])hiloso- phy could make you an intelliizent party. ' ( Flo])s his wings and exits. ) (Pea Hen runs nervously behind Peacock.) Peacock : Xever mind him. Fair One, Bnt — Come with me. come to Sweet ISi ' iai ' , Beautiful land of desire: So]ihoniore Cats will I keej) froUL you. IIist(irv ]ia]!ers I ' ll write them too. 27 ♦ 4 t 4 f