But the silk of an ear of green corn.

My dear has a beautiful nose,

With a sled-runner crook in the middle,

Which one would be led to suppose

Was meant for the head of a fiddle.

Miss Tabby has two pretty eyes,

Glass buttons shone never so bright,

Their love-lighted lustre outvies

The lightning-bug’s twinkle by night.

And oft with a magical glance,