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

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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

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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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ilid-years and Finals anil all. Troubles both little and tall ; I ' ll save von from all rliat vini fear. Freshy dear! Fresby dear I (C boriis of Roses sings the above.) Pka Hex (c,oes eagerly u]) to the Peacock): ' .Vnd will yiui t(dl me what is the meaning of the song yon were singing as 1 came intn the garden ; Pi:a( ' (h ' K : That is my secret. Fka Hex: Rnt if 1 sbonlil ask ydii fo tell me ( c(Hinctishly ). ■■Well, 1 won ' t insist ( ])roviiked ). 1 dcm ' t thiid vim really ln c nie. ( (lues pi ' iisively til the other side nf the stage. I Pe. ii)(K ( iiassionately ; fnlliAving her): Donbt that Carsnn is ipiict. That the iiiiwery is Ilcax ' en almx ' e. That exams wimld he gnnd steady diet, Bnt iwrcr dimht my love! Pea FIex (goes shyly away) : ■ ' Oh a qniet Pea lien green. Fmm my lialiyhoml I ' ve Keen. For i ' ' e never e ' en seen Peaeocks ]iainteil on a screen; IJnt 1 nseil to mend and sew. ' ith my mother sitting neai ' . I ' ill a little peacock bean ( ' ame and whis|iered in my eai ' : Me loves thee, and thee lii -es me. He said it to me o -er and o -er ; Two little sweetbearfs we used to lie. He was sneb a dear little lovei-. (Rose ( ' hoi-ns rejieats the sono. ) Pkacock: ' ■! ieel that 1 s||,,iild tell yon my story, and 1 know I shall do ill ill felling it. lint it is all on areonnt of the green mi ymir dainty little head. I ' l A lli : ■■.Xowtell me li ' agerlyi. I ' l.Ai 111 K : ■■I k me in the eye. I ' ea lien, and listen with eye and liraiii. There is a dawn lireakiiii: ii er llie lieiiii:bteil niii erse. a dawn in whiidi