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But once she came not back. She had spoken much of Master Sweetheart and of that land of Ever Plaisance whither he had gone. 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
 see those beauteous sights to know how wonderful they are! "Shug-chug! Shug-chug! Shug-chug!" On and on and on the locomotive proudly whirleth the train. "Ting-long! Ting-a-long! Ting-long!" The bell calleth anon, but fainter and evermore fainter; and fainter and fainter groweth that other calling--"Toot! Toot! Toot!"--till finally I know that in that Shut-Eye Town afar my dear one dreameth the dreams of Balow. This was the bedtime tale which I was wont to tell our little Mistress Merciless, and at its end I looked upon her face to see it calm and beautiful in sleep. Then was I wont to kneel beside her little bed and fold my two hands,--thus,--and let my heart call to the host invisible: "O guardian angels of this little child, hold her in thy keeping from all the perils of darkness and the night! O sovereign Shepherd, cherish Thy little lamb and 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! EAR ONE SEES I CANNOT TELL OF THEM ONE MUST SEE THOSE BEAUTEOUS SIGHTS TO KNOW HOW WONDERFUL THEY ARE SHUG CHUG SHUG CHUG SHUG CHUG ON AND ON AND ON THE LOCOMOTIVE PROUDLY WHIRLETH THE TRAIN TING LONG TINGA LONG TING LONG THE BELL CALLETH ANON BUT FAINTER AND EVER MORE FAINTER AND FAINTER AND FAINTER GROWETH THAT OTHER CALLING TOOT TOOT TOOT TILL FINALLY I KNOW THAT IN THAT SHUT I TOWN AFAR MY DEAR ONE DREAMETH THE DREAMS OF BALAO THIS WAS THE BEDTIME TALE WHICH I WAS WONT TO TELL OUR LITTLE MISTRESS MERCILESS AND AT ITS END I LOOKED UPON HER FACE TO SEE IT CALM AND BEAUTIFUL IN SLEEP THEN WAS I WONT TO KNEEL BESIDE HER LITTLE BED AND FOLD MY TWO HANDS THUS AND LET MY HEART CALL TO THE HOST INVISIBLE O GUARDIAN ANGELS OF THIS LITTLE CHILD HOLD HER IN THY KEEPING FROM ALL THE PERILS OF DARKNESS AND THE NIGHT O SOVEREIGN SHEPHERD CHERISH THY LITTLE LAMB AND 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
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