. Works . in my uncles eye Among the wheat; that when his heart is glad Of the full harvest, he may see the boy, And bless him for the sake of him thats gone. And Dora took the child, and went her wayAcross the wheat, and sat upon a moundThat was unsown, where many poppies off the farmer came into the fieldAnd spied her not; for none of all his menDare tell him Dora waited with the child;And Dora would have risen and gone to him,But her heart faild her; and the reapers the sun fell, and all the land was dark. But when the morrow came, she rose andtookThe child once more, and
. Works . in my uncles eye Among the wheat; that when his heart is glad Of the full harvest, he may see the boy, And bless him for the sake of him thats gone. And Dora took the child, and went her wayAcross the wheat, and sat upon a moundThat was unsown, where many poppies off the farmer came into the fieldAnd spied her not; for none of all his menDare tell him Dora waited with the child;And Dora would have risen and gone to him,But her heart faild her; and the reapers the sun fell, and all the land was dark. But when the morrow came, she rose andtookThe child once more, and sat upon the mound;And made a little wreath of all the flowersThat grew about, and tied it round his hatTo make him pleasing in her uncles when the farmer passd into the fieldHe spied her, and he left his men at work,And came and said: Where were you child is that? What are you doing here? And Dora took the child, and went her way- Dora. Photogravure from drawing by W. L. ^•■l---- <h^.~-i\- ^. DORA. 127 So Dora cast her eyes upon the ground, And answerd softly, This is Williams child ! And did I not, said Allan, did I not Forbid you, Dora? Dora said again: Do with me as you will, but take the child, And bless him for the sake of him thats gone ! And Allan said: I see it is a trick Got up betwixt you and the woman there. I must be taught my duty, and by you ! You knew my word was law, and yet you dared To slight it. Well — for I will take the boy; But go you hence, and never see me more. So saying, he took the boy that cried aloudAnd struggled hard. The wreath of flowers fellAt Doras feet. She bowd upon her hands,And the boys cry came to her from the field,More and more distant. She bowd down her the day when first she came,And all the things that had been. She bowd downAnd wept in secret; and the reapers reapd,And the sun fell, and all the land was dark. 128 DORA. Then Dora went to Marys house, and stoodUpon the thre
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