Late afternoons the burrowing owls may be seen blinking at the doors of their hummocks with perhaps four or five elfish nestlings arow, and by twilight begin a soft whoo-oo-ing, rounder, sweeter, more incessant in mating time.

The last stanza, 'The cocks did crow to-whoo, to-whoo, and the sun did shine so cold,' was the foundation of the whole.

The last stanza, 'The cocks did crow to-whoo, to-whoo, and the sun did shine so cold,' was the foundation of the whole.

And thus, to Betty's question, he Made answer, like a traveller bold, (His very words I give to you,) "The cocks did crow to-whoo, to-whoo, 450 And the sun did shine so cold!"

And thus, to Betty's question, he Made answer, like a traveller bold, (His very words I give to you,) "The cocks did crow to-whoo, to-whoo, 450 And the sun did shine so cold!"

An owl hooted dismally, whoo-hooo!

Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing, Cuckow, jug, jug, puwe, to-wit, to-whoo.

The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And hear we aye birds tune this merry lay, Cuckow, jug, jug, puwe, to-wit, to-whoo.

The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet, Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit; In every street these tunes our ears do greet, Cuckow, jug, jug, puwe, to-wit, to-whoo.

THE OWLS The hollies, too-whoo!

Even Patsey, whom I had scarcely noticed since he joined the train, was tossing his well-worn cap in the air, catching it upon the toe of a toeless boot, while executing a lively Irish jig, and exclaiming every time he drew a long breath, "Whoo-o-o-op!

Whoo-o-o-op now, whoo-o-op!

Whoo-o-o-op now, whoo-o-op!

And Kate Arnall can tu-whit, tu-whoo!

A big owl far off said hurriedly his whoo-whoo-whoo, as though he had the message to deliver and wanted to finish the task.

A big owl far off said hurriedly his whoo-whoo-whoo, as though he had the message to deliver and wanted to finish the task.

A big owl far off said hurriedly his whoo-whoo-whoo, as though he had the message to deliver and wanted to finish the task.

A moment, and a clear, girlish voice called from among the trees that bordered the cienaga, "Whoo-ee."

The smaller machines made a reasonable noise; their straps hummed over the drums, every now and then the brushes buzzed and fizzled, and the air churned steadily, whoo! whoo!

The smaller machines made a reasonable noise; their straps hummed over the drums, every now and then the brushes buzzed and fizzled, and the air churned steadily, whoo! whoo!

When the owl comes singing "Too-whoo" take care!'

Down the turf it rolled and rolled, and then whoo!

"I wonder," began a tentative voice, "if those fellows last night were indulging in a leg-pullwhat is called in this country a lire-jambewhen they assured us" WHOO-OO-OO-OO-UMP!

"Whoo! whoo!" comes a sound like a stray cow's groan; The poor boy's courage is daunted.

"Whoo! whoo!" comes a sound like a stray cow's groan; The poor boy's courage is daunted.

Sacrificing to the Kings Woo, Ching, and K'ang~ The arm of Woo was full of might; None could his fire withstand; And Ching and K'ang stood forth to sight, As kinged by God's own hand.

Sacrificing to the Kings Woo, Ching, and K'ang~ The arm of Woo was full of might; None could his fire withstand; And Ching and K'ang stood forth to sight, As kinged by God's own hand.

How grandly they maintained Their hold of all the heritage That Wan and Woo had gained!

Here they stayed for about a month, and then proceeded on their journey, fifteen days' walking to the northwest bringing them to the country of Woo-e.

At the end of that time the people of Woo-e neglected the duties of propriety and righteousness, and treated the strangers in so niggardly a manner that Che-yen, Hwuy-keen, and Hwuy-wei went back towards Kâo-ch'ang, hoping to obtain there the means of continuing their journey.

" [Footnote 1: Chang K'een, a minister of the emperor Woo of Han (B.C. 140-87), is celebrated as the first Chinese who "pierced the void," and penetrated to "the regions of the west," corresponding very much to the present Turkestan.

CHAPTER VIII ~Woo-chang, or UdyânaTraces of Buddha~ After crossing the river, the travellers immediately came to the kingdom of Woo-chang, which is indeed a part of North India.

The Law of Buddha is very flourishing in Woo-chang.

Hwuy-king, Hwuy-tah, and Tâo-ching went on ahead towards the place of Buddha's shadow in the country of Nâgara; but Fâ-hien and the others remained in Woo-chang, and kept the summer retreat.

In A.D. 683, the Dowager-Empress Woo How, upon her husband's death, caused her son to be set aside, and ruled prosperously until her decease in 703.

His story being done, she gave him for his pains a world of sighs: she swore a pretty oath, that it was all passing strange, and pitiful, wondrous pitiful: she wished (she said) she had not heard it, yet she wished that heaven had made her such a man: and then she thanked him, and told him, if he had a friend who loved her, he had only to teach him how to tell his story, and that would woo her.

It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.

Nay, nay, when I woo thee, Thy mother might spy on All harm I shall do thee.

I thought, "her soul will soon relent, And rush in crystal torrents from her eyes, Till in the joy of sympathetic tears, She woo my love from Pluto's stony heart.

He went down the road calling, "Woo, woo, woo!"

He went down the road calling, "Woo, woo, woo!"

He went down the road calling, "Woo, woo, woo!"

They woo for him, but entreat my son Gloster may die for this, that he hath done. LEI.

I'le call thee honest Souldier, then, and woo thee To be an often Visitant.

But since he crossed the rapid tide, According to the doubtful story, To woo, andLord knows what beside, And swam for love as I for glory, 'Twere hard to say who fared the best; Sad mortals thus the gods still plague you; He lost his labour, I my jest

Intend a conquest, you that wed; They would be chastly ravished; Not any kiss From Mrs. Pris, 'If that you do Persuade and woo: No, pleasure's by extorting fed.

That some of the fair sex may have carried their musical practice too far, like many who have lived since then, is perhaps indicated in some verses of that date which run in the following strain: "This is all that women do: Sit and answer them that woo; Deck themselves in new attire, To entangle fresh desire; After dinner sing and play, Or, dancing, pass the time away.

Beseems it now the sterner Muse to woo, If haply she her golden meed impart, To realise the vision of the heart.

Fame hath not stamp'd me yet; nor may I take My place amid the courtly throng of knights, That, crown'd with glory's lustre, woo thy smiles.

MACKAYE, PERCY. Weathergoose woo.