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THE SISTER AND BROTHERS

Joe.
Come out to see the glowworms, Do,
As thick as blossoms on a bough.

S.
O no; the grass is wet with dew,
And I have put on slippers now.
Here's Tom.
Where is it he comes from?

Tom.
The nightingale's by Woodcombe bog:
Come down to hear it over hill.

S.
No, 'tis too far, and full of fog
Out there; I shall but catch a chill.
Here's Bill, head foremost.
What's his will?

Bill.
The Lincham bells are up full swing
And ringing peals. Come up the knoll.

S.
And ringing peals! Why they can't ring
There now, they are but fit to toll.
Well done.
Here's Tom again, full run.

Tom.
John Hine is by his garden wall,
And playing on his clarinet.

S.
How I am teazed among you all!
I s'pose you'll have me out a bit.