Once apon a time.

There was a madin, who lived in a stone cotage.

Near a brook in which the swans would come and nest all summer long.

She worked nere her home in a mercentile.

One day afine looking young man came in looking for hay for his horse.

The yung madin sold him what he needed for his hunting trip.

She asked about his fine holie hat he was waring for the trip,

and he said it was his rain hat, and he went on his way.

The madin thinking him to be verry fine indede, and verry funny.

Which is a nice quality for a young man shutch as he was.

She looked forwerd to his nexed visit.

By and By the young man returned. Time and time agin.

Soon he asked her to dine with him, and would she meat him at noon at

the mercontile. She came and waited a while and he never showed up.

So thinking sompthing hapend to him she went to her home.

The nexed day he came and asked where she had been.

That he had came and founed that she was not there.

Well they desited to try agin and he asked her to a tug of war contest.

So they went and had a great time.

16 days of nothing butt seeing eachother.

He asked her to be his wife, she said yes and they were wed in the spring.

In the frunt lawn with the Pecocks screming for there mates.

AND THEY LIVED HAPPLY EVER AFTER