Bayard Taylor [1825-1878]
MRS. JUDGE JENKINS
Being The Only Genuine Sequel To "Maud Muller"
After Whittier
Maud Muller all that summer day
Raked the meadow sweet with hay;
Yet, looking down the distant lane,
She hoped the Judge would come again.
But when he came, with smile and bow,
Maud only blushed, and stammered, "Ha-ow?"
And spoke of her "pa," and wondered whether
He'd give consent they should wed together.
Old Muller burst in tears, and then
Begged that the Judge would lend him "ten";
For trade was dull and wages low,
And the "craps," this year, were somewhat slow.