The Herd Boy and His Hermit

The Herd Boy and His Hermit

On a moorland slope where sheep and goats were dispersed among the rocks, there lay a young lad on his back, in a stout canvas cassock over his leathern coat, and stout leathern leggings over wooden shoes. Twilight was fast coming on; only a gleam of purple light rested on the top of the eastern hills, but was gradually fading away, though the sky to the westward still preserved a little pale golden light by the help of the descending crescent moon. Go away, horned moon, murmured the boy. I want to see my stars come out before Hob comes to call me home, and the goats are getting up already. Moon, moon, thou mayst go quicker. Thou wilt have longer time to-morrowand be higher in the sky, as well as bigger, and thou mightst let me see my star to-night! Ah! there is one high in the sunset, pale and fair, but not mine! Thats the evening starone of the wanderers. Is it the same as comes in the morning betimes, when we do not have it at night? Like that it shines with steady light and twinkles not. I would that I knew! There! theres mine, my own star, far up, only paling while the sun glaring blazes in the sky; mine own, he that from afar drives the stars in Charless Wain. There they come, the good old twinkling team of three, and the four of the Wain! Old Billy Goat knows them too! Up he gets, and all in his wake Ha-ha-ha he calls, and the Nannies answer. Ay, and the sheep are rising up too! How white they look in the moonshine! Piersdeaf as he iswaking at their music. Ba, they call the lambs! Nay, thats no call of sheep or goat! Tis some child crying, all astray! Ha! Hilloa, where beest thou? Tarry till I come! Move not, or thou mayst be in the bogs and mosses! Come, Watchto a great unwieldy collie puppylet us find her. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 5313
Author: Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary)
Release Date: Mar 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English