And left her to wander in sorrow and woe;

She rambled all night, and at last did espy,

A homely poor cottage, and to it did hie.

Being hungry and cold, with a heart full of grief,

She went to the cottage, and asked for relief.

The people relieved her, and the very next day,

They got her a service, as I hear people say,

At a nobleman’s house, not far from that place,

Where she behaved herself with modest grace;

She was a cook maid, and forgot all things past,