THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER
Vol. XX.—No. 1030.]
[Price One Penny.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1899.
[Transcriber’s Note: This Table of Contents was not present in the original.]
SOLITUDE.
THE HOUSE WITH THE VERANDAH.
“UPS AND DOWNS.”
CHRONICLES OF AN ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN RANCH.
IN THE TWILIGHT SIDE BY SIDE.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
AYONT THAE HILLS.
SHEILA’S COUSIN EFFIE.
THE PLEASURES OF BEE-KEEPING.
GIRLS AS I HAVE KNOWN THEM.
DIET IN REASON AND IN MODERATION.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
[From photo: By Photographic Union, Munich.
SOLITUDE.
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By W. T. SAWARD.
The wind is singing a lonely song,
Down in the forest deep!
And I watch and watch the whole day long,
Till the evening shadows creep.
O flowers of the dying autumn day,
How can you bloom when my love’s away!
The golden grain of the harvest falls
Under the sickle’s breath;
And along the wood a spirit calls,
Telling there is no death!
For be it autumn, or be it spring,
Some flowers will bloom, and some birds will sing!
The night falls dark o’er the Fatherland,
Down to the stretching sea!
O Star of Hope! with your silver wand,
Guide him to home and me!