Meeting a New Friend

 It happened one night 

The sky was thick and overcast

The snow was falling very fast

So to Skelton for a walk went I

Beneath the dark and cloudy sky

I met a girl so young and tender

So for a walk I said I'd send her

and she consented with a laugh

After some good natured chaff

Down the fields and up the roads 

Very nigh unto her abode

And so we plodded on our way

Both of us such a lot to say

Before this moment she did display

The fact she'd have to go away

And there she stood in her array

Ready for the train next day

I'm sure the parting was not bad

At any rate it was not sad

And in me she had a friend

So a letter she could send

And at this I'll say amen

We may not see each other again

So as ten o'clock drew nigh

We managed to say our last goodbye

- Arthur Tremain