Under The Maple

.-ayo me just now to see, ha 1 itootl in the doorway luoking out, Buli (r, ene ut pliiy liy the maplé tree, Throwiug the Marlet LeüVCB abottt; niied uie buck u louc long way ; Trii yeiu-s aero how the time runs by I There was nobody left al home thai day Hut littlu Jiimuy nud iullit-r and I. My ltu-1'iiü'Vs fathor, nn oíd, oíd min, L'luso on lo cihty, hut still bo smati ; I( wjta nnly üt late thut he bagno Tu st.iy in thé tioune and doze apart. lïut the fiuux took fatua th.it aiternoan To go to the meadon to watch tiio men ; Ajad lts laat as I artied. jusl yu 80011 Ete wód( riyht over it ui auin. Till, fKMng how set he secmed to bc, 1 thougnt, with' the air ko warm oud stÜl, ' id DOt lililí turn tO gO 1 il 1110, And sit for a ÜlUe under the 3iill. Bo ifii-liii' my avm tp liis föftble tread, . her elowly we oroBsed the rond, While .1 mi ;iiii] bis oart ran on úhettd, 'iih a hcap ut piilom tor a wagón-load. We mude hú about, ( M' au old chftir orti of toe bai d close by ; '1 hen -Tiiii went oll vitli a oaper and sliuut, While Vfè Bat silent, iathur and I. ohing the mi-ii at work, And kKikirtftat Juck my oldet son- bu likt' hifl lat hi-r ! nrvrr vOttld shirk, But Kt p: stsuught on till the gtini was done, SeyentecD wapJoJi Úmi LostJuly; A K'L-at, stout I' Umv, BO tali and stlDngJ A ::■! t epoicG tó l n ■ iM man by-nd-b", i . ■ . Coat hc was gettuag uloiig. lïut father had turnod inray lii-s liead, A following Jimmy'a busy game With the maple l bloody rod l'larrd up in the sim like so murh llame. liis Ups. as he looked began to move, Ajé J ln'iiiil in nt iitKT.i wórdortwo: " Yes, Jóe ! A flre in the Wetton grove Í Just wait- onö minute- l'll go with you '" " Why, fatlier," T t-rv-A, ' w liat do you mean t" For l kut - I híi l'iotht'r Joe, Tl io fcwin thai was dzowni d at bqbtos fifluen, feiitj ruuimL'Vö and more ugo. ' TIn aun j ■ ti : don't you sec Thai isn'f a ftre a hlñriTig tcre ! ït'a i'iiiy Jim, by maple teef, Toopwig the red u aves mtotho air." Itnt stil] he nodded and looked and amüed, ! ■ rinx Bomething 1 c-ouM not bear; Tilt, tauly fnghtened, ! èaÜed the child, Who left bia phky and oame boUelung near. Tlie old man startod nul of his seat . " Yck, .loetyetf; Im coniiiiir," aid.he. A mument bc kepl hia tottenng f t. And then his neighl gi n heavy on me. " Father 1" Isereamed; buthedidnot inind, Though tin y all came mnnin about us thun : The i'ucr utd body waa left behmd, A ud the twins were voong together again. An I wonder sometimeftj when 1 wake it night Vas it hia eyea or my owu were dim ! Did ftometliinu stuud, beyond my sight, Aiuong the Leavw, and betkon to liiin '. WeU '. iherc comes Jim p the intervale roEid : Tea ■jummi ra ;tu'i .' yea all of ten ; Thftt'a i;.ii' Jack 6a Ihe popipkln load, -vnd Jim is as dd as Jack was then.