Wild fruit Author:Eden Phillpotts Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SONG Dawn was a maiden fair and bright, Hope on her brow, a star of might; And as she leapt the hills along, Earth sang to her a matin song. ' Welcome, young ... more »Day ; Shine while you may, Rest on my bossom and gladden my heart. I am your slave, Mountain and wave Thirst for your footstep and sorrow to part.' Eve was a mother, sweet and wise, With understanding in her eyes, And as she moved the vales along Earth sang to her an even song. ' Fare thee well, Day, Fading away, Thankful am I for your love and your light. Sink to your rest Under the west Vale and vale beyond the dark night.' " Us was sitting on a gate—me an' her— In a very coorious state—me an' her. When the moon beginned to shine I took both her hands in mine ! We was going of it fine—me an' her." " 'Feared us hadn't nought to say—him an' me. Telling wadden in our way—him an' me. But he heaved a sort o' groan An' I gived a little moan, While us pitched theer—all alone—him an' me. " Us continued on the gate—him an' me— Till it growed a trifle late. Him an' me Hearkened to the owls a-bawling, Listened to the cats a-wauling— Then the church clock chimed. 'Twas calling— him an' me." " Back along us slowly went—me an' her Feeling very well content—me an' her. Come her evening out 'tis plain Us shall do as I ordain : Sit 'pon thicky gate again—me an' her." Alack, alas ; alas, alack ! They say John Blee will ne'er come back. He's took a ship for foreign parts To find new girls and break new hearts— To find new girls and break new hearts. Alack, alack, alas, alack! Alas, alackaday! Alack, alas; alas, alack ! I trusted—oh, I trusted Jack ! I gived him all I'd got, you see, And now he's sailed away from me— And now he's sailed away from me— ...« less