The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy Chapter 38 Page 6

pulling each other round in the ring by the hand.

They sang:

“Past the garden, by the garden,

A young man came strolling down,

Up the street and through the town.

And the first time as he passed

He did wave his strong right hand.

As the second time he passed

Waved his hat with silken band.

But the third time as he went

He stood still: before her bent.

“How is it that thou, my dear,