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so very precious to me, from those distant years; yonder fareth the Queen of Sheba in her service as handmaiden unto me and mine,  gaunt and doleful eyed, yet stanch and sturdy as of old. SO VERY PRECIOUS TO ME FROM THOSE DISTANT YEARS YONDER FARETH THE QUEEN OF SHEBA IN HER SERVICE AS HANDMAIDEN UNTO ME AND MINE GAUNT AND DOLEFUL EYED YET STANCH AND STURDY AS OF OLD
, fold her to thy bosom and thy love! But give her back to me,--when morning cometh, restore ye unto me my little one!" But once she came not back. She had spoken much of Master Sweetheart and of that land of Ever-Plaisance whither he had gone. And she was not afeard to make the journey alone; so once upon a time when our little Mistress Merciless bade us good-by, and went away forever, we knew that it were better so; for she was lonely here, and without her that far-distant country whither she journeyed were not content. Though our hearts were like to break for love of her, we knew that it were better so. The tale is told, for it were not seemly to speak all the things that are in one's heart when one hath to say of a much-beloved child whose life here hath been shortened so that, in God's wisdom and kindness, her life shall be longer in that garden that bloometh far away. About me are scattered the toys she loved, and the doll Beautiful hath come down all-battered and grim,--yet, oh! D MINE AND HOLY MOTHER FOLD HER TO THY BOSOM AND THY LOVE BUT GIVE HER BACK TO ME WHEN MORNING COMETH RESTORE YE UNTO ME MY LITTLE ONE BUT ONCE SHE CAME NOT BACK SHE HAD SPOKEN MUCH OF MASTER SWEETHEART AND OF THAT LAND OF EVER PLACE SINCE WHITHER HE HAD GONE AND SHE WAS NOT AFEARED TO MAKE THE JOURNEY ALONE SO ONCE UPON A TIME WHEN OUR LITTLE MISTRESS MERCILESS BADE US GOOD BYE AND WENT AWAY FOR EVER WE KNEW THAT IT WERE BETTER SO FOR SHE WAS LONELY HERE AND WITHOUT HER THAT FAR DISTANT COUNTRY WHITHER SHE JOURNEYED WERE NOT CONTENT THOUGH OUR HEARTS WERE LIKE TO BREAK FOR LOVE OF HER WE KNEW THAT IT WERE BETTER SO THE TALE IS TOLD FOR IT WERE NOT SEEMLY TO SPEAK ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE IN ONE'S HEART WHEN ONE HATH TO SAY OF A MUCH BELOVED CHILD WHOSE LIFE HERE HATH BEEN SHORTENED SO THAT IN GOD'S WISDOM AND KINDNESS HER LIFE SHALL BE LONGER IN THAT GARDEN THAT BLOOMETH FAR AWAY ABOUT ME ARE SCATTERED THE TOYS SHE LOVED AND THE DULL BEAUTIFUL HATH COME DOWN ALL BATTERED AND GRIM YET O
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