Hallowe’en.

Hallowe’en.
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SHE ate the apple-as did Eve- And looked into the glass;
She said, “The Fates will not deceive A little lonely lass.”

SHE ate the apple, rind and all,
So that the Fates could see,
Although she was so lone and small.
She trusted utterly.

THE Fates-not always wholly kind, –
Now said among themselves, –
“Here is a darling to our mind;
Send for the happy elves!”

THE happy elves came trooping in,
Ready to run or fly:
And when she did the charm begin,
They all were standing by.

SHE held the candle up: the flame Went flickering to and fro :
The happy elves wrote out his name, And drew his face below.
SHE kissed the mirror (yes she did:
And I know what she said:
But I wont tell it-heaven forbid!)
And then she went to bed.