Elizabeth's Dilemma. Poem by Fay Slimm

With decoram dashed,
....................... she did not bemoan
Admissabe facts,
..................... that she was now roled
As a kept mistress
.................... and knew no moping
Could hide her condition,
........................................ her eloping
Had scarcely
......................... espoused propriety.

Let scruples of conscience
.................... be cursed, thought she.
Then, girding herself
.................................. for family fight
She wrote to her father,
.................................... a hearty plea.

Could he, in exchange
.................. for granting her wedlock
Withold retention
............................of Title and stock?

(To Be Continued)