Élse, my pretty swallow, Thou wouldst not so gaily Júst before the sunrise, Bút wouldst go and hide thee Sádly in some córner With the móping ówlet Yés he 's coming homeward, Tell me the whole stóry, Twitter, twitter, twitter. Walking from BAILLEUL to EBBLINGHEM, DEP. DU NORD (FRANCE); Nov. 19, 1854. With old háy your rack 's filled, Pleasant dreams, my póny. TOURNAY (BELGIUM); Nov. 15, 1854. Emigrant sings. Nór a day from heaven comes Bút I think a dózen times Óf my father, móther, Bút of theé, my Nánny, Fróm my mind one moment. ST. OMER, PAS DE CALAIS (FRANCE); Nov. 20, 1854. MOTHER'S PRAYER FOR HER CHILD. BLESSINGS on my báby, Gód presérve and love it, Don't make it a great man, Don't make it a wise man ; Háted by the whole world. Bút make it a kind man; ill used by the whole world. TOURNAY (BELGIUM); Nov. 15, 1854. THE SOLDIER AND THE BRIGAND. "LAWLESS róbber, bloody cút-throat," Said the soldier to the brigand, Thát slow-foóted justice sometimes "Licensed róbber, wholesale cút-throat," Said the brigand to the sóldier, Thát one-sided justice sometimes STAR INN, GILLINGHAM (KENT); Nov. 23, 1854. To my gray beard. It's a bargain, gray beard, Signed and sealed and públished, Thoú and Í the opposite High contracting párties. Thoú on thý part, gray beard, Únderták'st to cover Ánd, as fár as máy be, Hide from view the fúrrows Tíme has on my súnk cheeks Shrunk gums háng a thíck veil. Thou shalt fúrther, gray beard, Áll the livelong winter With thy friendly múffle Shield my throát and lánk jaws, Máking me feel warmer Thán if round my néck tied Cómfortér of lamb's wool Ór chinchilla tippet. Lastly, thoú engagest Thát no óne shall hénceforth Ór dwarfed, withered schoolboy. Í, on my part, bind me Wash, comb, oil and brúsh thee Ánd in órder keep thee; Álso to my lást gasp Só in strict alliance Óf our sólemn treaty This the prótocól is. Keep thou thý word, gray beard, And I'll trúly míne keep. QUEEN'S SQUARE, BLOOMSBURY, LONDON; Dec. 3, 1854. |