BESSIE AND I.
Roaming together down the glade, ; Playing under the hawthorn's shade. Picking the buttercups on the lek, ■ '" ' Gathering shells by-the ebbing sea, - I > Watching the swallows skimming the brook ' " Reading out of the same old book— - So our childhood fleeted by, And we were happy, Bessie and I. Then came a time when a golden glow Spread itself over all below, x For we, who had loved as girl and hoy » Found out a new and thrilling joy, • When standing together side by side, She plighted her troth as myown dear bride • No mortals then beneath the sky ' Could happier be than Bessie and I. Now years have flown, our hair is grey • Our children all have gone away, * And we are left alone once more, As in those long past days of yore ; Still happy in our mutual love, * We wait the summons from above, And hope that when life's end draws ni«-h We may go together, Bessie and I. E. L Tpppbr.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1319, 10 March 1877, Page 19
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166BESSIE AND I. Otago Witness, Issue 1319, 10 March 1877, Page 19
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