He will try the rotten-hearted till they reel an'

break an' fall.

The leaves are driftin' in the breeze, an' gathered

where they lie

Are the colors o' the sunset an' the smell o' the

windy sky;

The squirrels whisk, with loaded mouths, an' stop

an' say to me:

"It's time to gether in the fruit upon the ven'son-

tree."