The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . THE CHRISTMAS QUEST BY ISABEL ECCLE3TONR MACKAY • ? T ITTLE lonely shepherd lad, •L- Wherefore dost thou weep ? Sir, my father seeks a star ;I must watch the sheep. ? ? Very lonely is the plain,Very high the thee, didst thou meet a lamb?One hath wandered far ! Nay, I met no wandering lamb, Little shepherd lad ;. Is it but the lonely plain That doth make thee sad ? ? Sir, my father and the restHeard a heavenly sound ;I heard nothing save the sheepBleating all around ! • • Wondrous things they he
The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . THE CHRISTMAS QUEST BY ISABEL ECCLE3TONR MACKAY • ? T ITTLE lonely shepherd lad, •L- Wherefore dost thou weep ? Sir, my father seeks a star ;I must watch the sheep. ? ? Very lonely is the plain,Very high the thee, didst thou meet a lamb?One hath wandered far ! Nay, I met no wandering lamb, Little shepherd lad ;. Is it but the lonely plain That doth make thee sad ? ? Sir, my father and the restHeard a heavenly sound ;I heard nothing save the sheepBleating all around ! • • Wondrous things they heard and saw(Though the night was still);I saw nothing save my lambsWhite on yonder hill. Light was on my fathers faceWhen he went I, too, had sought the he bade me stay. •• This high thing is not for thee,Who art but a , in truth, good sir, is whyI at heart am sad. Nay, thou little shepherd lad(Sweet the stranger smiled), When thv father finds the starHe will find—a Child ! Drawing by Helene CarlerIGO THE RECRUITING OF TEN IKE BY FREDERI
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