A WOMAN'S WAITING.
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"Will you give me a pledge to cheer me on,—
A hope to look forward to by and by?
Will you wait for me, Jenny, till I come back?"
"I will wait," I answered, "until I die."
A hope to look forward to by and by?
Will you wait for me, Jenny, till I come back?"
"I will wait," I answered, "until I die."
The May moon rose as we walked that night
Back through the meadows to Danbury town,
And one star rose and shone by her side,—
Calmly and sweetly they both looked down.
Back through the meadows to Danbury town,
And one star rose and shone by her side,—
Calmly and sweetly they both looked down.
The scent of blossoms was in the air,
The sky was blue and the eve was bright,
And Robert said, as he walked by my side,
"O1d Danbury town is fair to-night.
The sky was blue and the eve was bright,
And Robert said, as he walked by my side,
"O1d Danbury town is fair to-night.
"I shall think of it, Jenny, when far away,
Placid and still 'neath the moon as now,—
I shall see it, Darling, in many a dream,
And you with the moonlight on your brow."
Placid and still 'neath the moon as now,—
I shall see it, Darling, in many a dream,
And you with the moonlight on your brow."
