THE THORN.
her face,
was enough for me;
I turned about and heard her cry,
quot;O misery! O misery!quot;
And ts, until the moon
the clear blue sky will go,
And wtle breezes make
ters of to shake,
As all try know,
She shudders and you hear her cry,
quot;Oh misery! oh misery!
XX.
quot;But s the pond?
quot;And o her?
quot;And comes
quot;ttle pond to stir?quot;
I cannot tell; but some will say
Sree,
Some say s in the pond,
tle step beyond,
But all and each agree,
ttle babe here,
Beneat hill of moss so fair.
XXI.
Ive moss is red
it poor infants blood;
But kill a ne thus!
I do not think she could.
Some say, if to the pond you go,
And ?x on it a steady view,
trace,
A baby and a babys face,
And t it looks at you;
, tis plain
t you again.
XXII.
And some she
So public justice brought;
And for ttle infants bones
it.
But teous hill of moss
Before to stir;
And for full ?fty yards around,
t she ground;
But all do still aver
ttle babe is buried there,
Beneat hill of moss so fair.
XXIII.
I cannot tell his may be,
But plain it is, thorn is bound
itufts of moss, t strive
to drag it to the ground.
And time,
ain high,
By day, and in