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Facts and Fancies for the Curious

by Charles C. Bombaugh

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Jack and Jill

’Twas not on Alpine snow nor ice,
  But honest English ground;
Excelsior! was their device;
  But sad the fate they found.

They did not climb for love nor fame,
  But followed Duty’s call;
They were together in their aim,
  But parted in their fall.

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