The Idyl Of Battle Hollow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEEFF GGHHAA BBIIJJ KKLLMM NNDDOO EEDDOO PPDDAA

No I won't thar now so And it ain't nothin' noA
And thar's nary to tell that you folks yer don't knowA
And it's Belle tell us do and it's Belle is it trueB
And Wot's this yer yarn of the Major and youB
Till I'm sick of it all so I am but I s'poseC
Thet is nothin' to you Well then listen yer goesC
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It was after the fight and around us all nightD
Thar was poppin' and shootin' a powerful sightD
And the niggers had fled and Aunt Chlo was abedE
And Pinky and Milly were hid in the shedE
And I ran out at daybreak and nothin' was nighF
But the growlin' of cannon low down in the skyF
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And I saw not a thing as I ran to the springG
But a splintered fence rail and a broken down swingG
And a bird said Kerchee as it sat on a treeH
As if it was lonesome and glad to see meH
And I filled up my pail and was risin' to goA
When up comes the Major a canterin' slowA
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When he saw me he drew in his reins and then threwB
On the gate post his bridle and what does he doB
But come down where I sat and he lifted his hatI
And he says well thar ain't any need to tell thatI
'Twas some foolishness sure but it 'mounted to thisJ
Thet he asked for a drink and he wanted a kissJ
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Then I said I was mad For the water my ladK
You're too big and must stoop for a kiss it's as badK
You ain't near big enough And I turned in a huffL
When that Major he laid his white hand on my cuffL
And he says You're a trump Take my pistol don't fearM
But shoot the next man that insults you my dearM
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Then he stooped to the pool very quiet and coolN
Leavin' me with that pistol stuck there like a foolN
When thar flashed on my sight a quick glimmer of lightD
From the top of the little stone fence on the rightD
And I knew 'twas a rifle and back of it allO
Rose the face of that bushwhacker Cherokee HallO
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Then I felt in my dread that the moment the headE
Of the Major was lifted the Major was deadE
And I stood still and white but Lord gals in spiteD
Of my care that derned pistol went off in my frightD
Went off true as gospil and strangest of allO
It actooally injured that Cherokee HallO
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Thet's all now go 'long Yes some folks thinks it's wrongP
And thar's some wants to know to what side I belongP
But I says Served him right and I go all my mightD
In love or in war for a fair stand up fightD
And as for the Major sho gals don't you knowA
Thet Lord thar's his step in the garden belowA

Bret Harte (francis)



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