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306 Indiana University Publications, Folklore Series
4. Then down from her window high she stept, And opened unto him the door: "Come in, you little unfortunate ;
You shall never know want any more. For my own dear son in the army was slain,
My pride,..................my joy,
And as long as I live some shelter will I give To a soldier's poor little boy."
C
"A Soldier's Poor Little Boy." Contributed by Mr. Kenneth D. WilÂliams, of Oakland City, Indiana. Gibson County. Obtained from his grandÂmother, Mrs. Minnie Eeloat. March 2, 1935. Three eight-line stanzas.
D
"The Soldier's Boy." Contributed by Mrs. Ira V. Rothrock, of Mount Vernon, Indiana. Posey County. Learned from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schultheis. May 22, 1935. Two eight-line stanzas.
E
"The Soldier's Poor Little Boy." Contributed by Mrs. Elizabeth Craig Lenington, of Indianapolis, Indiana. Marion County. January 8, 1936. Two four-line stanzas. |
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