(At the Railway Station.)

Her parcels, tied with many a knot,

Were thickly labelled, one and all;

And sitting down beside the lot,

She waited for the train to call.

The waiting-room looked sad and strange—

Closed was the booking-office latch!

She watched the sleepy porter scratch

His head, or whistle as a change;

She only said, "The night is dreary—