1009. Whither by John Vance Cheney. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900

Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

1009. Whither

By John Vance Cheney


WHITHER leads this pathway, little one?—
It runs just on and on, is never done.

Whither leads this pathway, mistress fair?—
That path to town, sir; to the village square.

Whither leads this pathway, father old?—	5
To the white quiet of the churchyard fold.