The Gaberlunzies Wallet
The Gaberlunzies Wallet
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Hail ! heavenly Love, thy golden chain, That link by link unites the twain, Maks sma' the toil, an' great the gain She has to earn, While nursing thus wi' heart fou fain Her bonny bairn.
230 THE GABERLUNZIE S WALLET.
Bloom on, sweet babe ! Time steals away ; The langest life is but a day ; An' gin thy father, doom'd to gae, Leaves her alane, Wilt thou thy mither's love repay Wi' love again ?
" Well, " said the Gaberlunzie, clapping the child on the head, after having perused this poem; "well, m...y little love, I trust you will be spared (here a tear glistened on his cheek, which he wiped unseen away) to fulfil your worthy father's wishes and predictions. '' " Ay, sir, " said the girl, " and to follow his example ; that, my mother says, was far better. " " Do you recollect your father?" inquired the Gaberlunzie.
" Ay, " she replied, " I mind o' him weel, when he used to come in frae his wark, and tak me on his knee, and learn me my hymns, and psalms, and sangs. He was a millwright, and wrought at the mills o' the Water o' Leith, and we lived in a bonnie wee housie doun by the water side, wi' a yard afore the door, an' keepit hens and ducks ; and I had a wee pet lammie, and my faither put up a bonnie green pailing afore the door, and a wooden bench facin' the sun for my grannie, puir body ; and his greatest joy was to see her sittin' beakin' hersel' in the sun, or doddling me on her knee.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Hail ! heavenly Love, thy golden chain, That link by link unites the twain, Maks sma' the toil, an' great the gain She has to earn, While nursing thus wi' heart fou fain Her bonny bairn.
230 THE GABERLUNZIE S WALLET.
Bloom on, sweet babe ! Time steals away ; The langest life is but a day ; An' gin thy father, doom'd to gae, Leaves her alane, Wilt thou thy mither's love repay Wi' love again ?
" Well, " said the Gaberlunzie, clapping the child on the head, after having perused this poem; "well, m...y little love, I trust you will be spared (here a tear glistened on his cheek, which he wiped unseen away) to fulfil your worthy father's wishes and predictions. '' " Ay, sir, " said the girl, " and to follow his example ; that, my mother says, was far better. " " Do you recollect your father?" inquired the Gaberlunzie.
" Ay, " she replied, " I mind o' him weel, when he used to come in frae his wark, and tak me on his knee, and learn me my hymns, and psalms, and sangs. He was a millwright, and wrought at the mills o' the Water o' Leith, and we lived in a bonnie wee housie doun by the water side, wi' a yard afore the door, an' keepit hens and ducks ; and I had a wee pet lammie, and my faither put up a bonnie green pailing afore the door, and a wooden bench facin' the sun for my grannie, puir body ; and his greatest joy was to see her sittin' beakin' hersel' in the sun, or doddling me on her knee.
What to read after The Gaberlunzies Wallet?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James Ballantine to read onlineMoreLess
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