I hi .. b Ejllb t h mcrr~ month of May , th .. priug-
timc of the • , ar,
\ nd nv\\ we \ c c"lllt unto 'our hou... to t.t-.te
of .)OUr stron~ ~r
\ nd zf \OH hmc got n<
( ont~"nt w ith .. m .tll,
"tn ng be<·r, ,,. '11 be
'11 tak£' th e I! och\ill of _:.our how .. ~; :l nd t< turn
Ciod t h nn k ... fnr all.
\ \ • hm; b<;cn mwdlin~ I hi .. long night, .uu.l
p rt of ttn ... tons d n.
\\ t
\ nd now w conH unto • Hur hou ... ,. w hrml.! • \ OU
a br ,m e h ~,f m.•)
.\ I r rn h ''' brought )(JU, ,111tl nt
H ur doot r in th(> di.H rh \ IMri$ d.tnc r-.. g- ath r, \dth
jingl ng- b 11 round <.~nklc and kn (', ·1 h n h • ' .11ul
·• • gpint -fomin~ it nH~rnl),
unr I th• m n c • n .. up :tnd ghc .. the
1 nt g tlwt-
.. I ul) Ill bed, arh to rt .. C',
\I tk ... n m.111 hnj1p) . h"nhh). and
wi C'. ' '
But thc· ~ J :l\ -d " {l'sti\itie-. f.t!" to bf> pa.. d
(J\ r \\ t!h •
i ngl< d:l\' or f{'u-.1ing-, but
•
Jt,.,ting
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r llMO)' d.l\ ....
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111 r-. he f..:'i n 1 h('i r ac.und for the , h .• ,."
rn Ill\ m i lr" c.{ Hlunlr · to tr:n·"'r": IK·fpH'
•
tlw) h. tvr· p:lid 1'\'••ry hou-.e a ' i-..i t.
r ... , ... nn
O\'
'J hrlf j., .nnH: thin g m ys t~ri()u..; an d
m e-ir1 p iling- in tht" \'isi t of t h" mum-
m r
I ht·\ l o m . -.nmc dark night
'' 11 n ' u .r r(' not ~>xpccting th m . n nd
,,. ith .t rnuAlt d k nc)("k ut the I ,c~ck door
rnt.~k th~"ir p n..• ne(> known .
'f hf' ki t-
e lu n mu t the n lw m.td<' re.td\- t,lb lt ,
nd c-h ,j, . ., pt...,h~d J, t f,,m'h
•,rlh, n d rou nd th wall-..
'I ht n thr
pi I) 1 o trlllll Il l~""· ' llw sto n j.., irnul\'f•d ,
.u11J 1\0L ' ' n cf, rr 1 it l11 r to Jhl" b• ht ld 1
or tlu p ·r funnc•r ~ thr ut-.t-l\'f' ... , f 1 Lht•
.mnol<> h 1\ (• l onw ... tigh th C\)ll f \l , td
.. t iH H ar .. h.t \ • pa ..... d tw. Th m.tin
p 1int , hm' wr. m-. fnithfulh .u.lh· H'r, 11 I"
intruuuH d , ,t lld t U h into th e l ... itdw n
h •m ttu Q;U I• r d •rkrv ...... . brillinn th 1nd
h .Jf • nwly .tpp:u, llr>tl. 'I htr{' i.;; n ... oldi t> r',
rnd 1 s.til or. t~r l<.l ll tllH I with nwdt
l11 h ,,f "'' oH! pin,
Oru• of th«' n>m·
h.al .lll h
j,
11101 r,dh
woundP rn lt-t> nrut bccoml', the
c ntre of tttrttc.tion.
Finalh· , c)Jll ('
mgs innum('rable c;ong , with hf'art\'
rh< ru l'
until the ho:lrti~n ~ ... of tfv
11 i..: in th r t\\ inld in!{ of an
,22~
I
• p.11t \ br ings the entertainment to ,\ lie>'~' 1 d
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per r ornwr6 arc rr.o ga 1 f' d w1L
mmt
c pie, llld
• 1 1 1111
of " -.ometht ng lo keep the cold out . '' ' '
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o , with the adn•nt of the mtullmcr
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along our Ill t' (>.lr .ttion.., • i \f ll"r
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lt ,.., <;!tang<· that
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