"Whar y'u from, little stranger—little boy?Y'u was riding a cloud on that star-strewn plain,But y'u fell from the skies like a drop of rain,To this wo'ld of sorrow and long, long pain—Will y'u care fo' yo' motheh, lillie boy?"
"Whar y'u from, little stranger—little boy?Y'u was riding a cloud on that star-strewn plain,But y'u fell from the skies like a drop of rain,To this wo'ld of sorrow and long, long pain—Will y'u care fo' yo' motheh, lillie boy?"
Far off I could hear the footfall of a horse.
"When y'u grows, little varmint, lillie boy,Y'u'll be ridin' a hawss at yo' fatheh's side,With you' gun and yo' spurs and yo' haidstrong pride:Will y'u think of yo' home when the world rolls wide—Will y'u wish fo' yo' motheh, lillie boy?"
"When y'u grows, little varmint, lillie boy,Y'u'll be ridin' a hawss at yo' fatheh's side,With you' gun and yo' spurs and yo' haidstrong pride:Will y'u think of yo' home when the world rolls wide—Will y'u wish fo' yo' motheh, lillie boy?"
The horse was coming nearer up the drive.
"When y'u love in yo' manhood, little boy,When y'u dream of a girl who is angel fair,When the stars are her eyes, and the winds her hair,When the sun is her smile, and yo' heaven's there,Will y'u care fo' yo' motheh, lillie boy?"
"When y'u love in yo' manhood, little boy,When y'u dream of a girl who is angel fair,When the stars are her eyes, and the winds her hair,When the sun is her smile, and yo' heaven's there,Will y'u care fo' yo' motheh, lillie boy?"
The horseman, brought up half-rearing, stepped from the saddle, then threw his rein in the old range way, and Balshannon hurried to his wife.
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