Grateful for each friendly smile
That o'er her face would beam,
She reigned an empress absolute
In each fond lover's dream.
A petted child of fashion,
The heir to boundless wealth,
Came one day among them
To recruit his waning health.
These hospitable mountain people
Welcomed the haggard boy,
And strove to make his visit
One radiant scene of joy.
They bade their darling daughter
To be the stranger's guide,
And show him all the beauties
Of her loved mountain side.
Together they scaled the mountains,
With many a merry shout;
Together they garnered the flowers
Or angled the nimble trout.