8. ASKING FOR HER FATHER'S BLESSING.

With hopeful glance and gentle voice,

Kneeling then before her father,

She asked his blessing on her choice,

Looking for a kindly answer.

Speaking shyly with her father,

Molly told of her devotion,

And her choice of all her suitors,

Fair and honest, strong and hardy,

Toiling daily for his living

In the field and in the forest,

Was the one her heart had chosen

For her partner and her husband

And the father of her children.

Kneeling there she softly asked him

For his blessing on their union.