The Face Upon the Floor; And Other Ballads (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... the rider of the beast; He who an hour ago had avowed to fill a dastard's grave, Now ran with all his might and main, the coward life to save. And there on the very spot, where but a month or so before The man had broke a bridle, lay a body steeped in gore; And a score of town folks gathered, were asking for his name, And marveled much that Thompson's ward alone could tell the same. "He's dead, sir," said a boy; "the horse had dragged him half a mile; I saw it all, as I sat alone, up there on yonder stile, He's broke his leg, he's broke his neck, and I heard a woman tell Another that it had broken poor Miss Marguerite's heart as well." 66 THE FISHER MAIDEN--STUBBINS' WEDDING And Thompson gently took the girl and led her home to rest, And whispered that the will of God was always for the best; He soothed her tears and told her naught, and no one in the place Knew fate had killed the father--to save the child disgrace. THE FISHER MAIDEN As angry tempests lash the sea The frantic lovelorn bends her knee. "God help me, send some reckless man, With brawn and heart and will who can Bring my dear love to me." STUBBINS' WEDDING There never was such doin's at the Cabbage Patch before As the day that Hiram Stubbins came to Mrs. Wiggs' door, And told the folks that he and Spinster Hazy were engaged. You ought to see how cross-patch Mrs. Eichorn got enraged, And Mrs. Schulz unloaded just a cord of her advice, Although the Christmas Lady said 'twas really very nice, But none, except the Editor, good-natured Mr. Bob, Had a ghost of a suspicion Mrs. Wiggs put up the job. A matrimonial agency had opened near the patch. And Mrs. Wiggs was party to the gettin' up the match, She'd whispered to the Spinster that, for a dollar...