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 LETTER NO. I. 
 
 |«UITTK.\ IKHKIAIIY. 1S84. | 
 
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 ^-^^'< ^/^ ^tZ-^r-e-X^^ 
 
 'iaJ^kar Sawnkv,— I sit ildon to write 
 f|f|<V scn'Cil to yt)ii by cmnllo light, 
 ? iAa Kiiswcr to yotir friendly Icttor, 
 i^ iic'or hiul uno tltiit i)li'as'(!il me bettiT. 
 ^our leltfM' oaiii by tlie KxpnsK. 
 Height Hiiilli:rs ciiniupro iiiieiliin' U'us. 
 
 fou'll tliink lliih' iiwhr— "lis. iiao doot — 
 l(A dram's twa sliillin's lu'ro-aboot) ; 
 llin suri* ir Tamil' Ha'— tlie buddy 
 pVas iiere wi' his tiir<'t' li'gfred cuddy 
 lllo liaiilH ah(<iit iiiui wi a tcthur, 
 [llo'd beat llie Kxpicss, laitli a'thcgithe— 
 To spcali o'l in lilt' tnii'Kt way 
 'Tin IJaniiird's Cariboo Delay. 
 
 Vou'd niiiylio like to kun what pay 
 
 Miiu-re get lu'ro lor ilka day. 
 
 •list twa pound storlinp, suro as <loath — 
 
 It should bo lour — alwcNtn U8 buith. 
 
 lur gui JO count tIi>Tct)st o' t lr ln' 
 
 There's na«thin<; luft to ganjr and conio ou ; 
 
 .Vnd should yon bidti tbu winter heru ' 
 
 Tho shol)l)y-buddi^'^^ 11 (jrab your ^ear. 
 
 And littlu "work ane linds to <Io 
 
 A' the lang dreary wiiitur thro'. 
 
 Sawnoy— had yo your tatties hero, 
 And nt'cps aod carrotn— dinna spoor 
 What price— tho' 1 could tell ;vc weel, 
 \v. might liiink me a leein' cbiel ; 
 .■\;u', lad. yo ken I never lee. 
 \'e a beliove that fa'.s Fiae me ; 
 Neeps. tattles, carrots- by the pun' 
 .list Iwa and u penny— try for I'uu 
 I low ninckle twail be lor a ton. 
 \it meal I'onr shillin's'. Hour Ih twa, 
 \nd milk's no to be hail ava. 
 ! or III this setvson o' the year 
 ' here's naething (or a coo up bore 
 To chaw her cud on.--sae ye see 
 "i e are far beiier iitV than me, — 
 i'or while you're sitlin warm ut liame. 
 And sn|)piii' p%vritch drooned iu crannie, 
 The deil adrap o' milk li;ie I 
 lint gobble our my parruch dry ; 
 Of course, I can get butter here. 
 Twal shillin' a jjiind -it's fur onro dear. 
 Aye— a' thing sells at a laug price. 
 'I'ea, coflee. sugar, baion, rice, 
 'our shillin's a pound, and something wair. 
 And e en the wei(;hts are raither bare — 
 -ae much lor priced. 
 
 Noo for claiias, 
 And first a word about Ihelr names ; 
 ^ome folk were sue oppressed wi' wit 
 ''he cad their claim by name "Coo ,' 
 
 Uid tho' they struck llie dirt by name 
 'i'hey '■■ '--r struck pay dirt iu their claim. 
 -■oi- • >! made u grtu tine joke 
 
 'v :en <l their bit ground •Dead Itroke, 
 
 Ai.. . .,mc. to li.v their fate at once. 
 C'a'd their locatloii • The Lxit Chauce :' 
 
 There's 'Tinker,' •Grizzly'— :lo8h, what names, 
 
 Theres ' I'rinco o' Wales'— the best o' claims, 
 
 There's ' Iteauregard ' and ' Never Sweat.' 
 
 .•\nd scores o" illiers I forgot. 
 
 The • UicliHeUl ' and the ' Montreal,' 
 
 Tlu-y say they struck the pay last fall. 
 
 I!ut will the sti-ik' it gin the spring, 
 
 •Vye, .Sawne«', that's anither thing ; 
 
 l!ut by an' ()ye they'll ken, nae doot, 
 
 If they can pump their water oot, 
 
 .Some'strik' tho bed-rock pitchin' in. 
 
 And some the bed-rock canna win, 
 
 lint ne'er a color can they see 
 
 I'util they »aut it (Irst a wee ; 
 
 .\nd syne they tell to ilka man 
 
 They struck twa dollars to the pan. 
 
 You'll see'd into tho V^ictoria I'ress 
 
 .Vs twenty dollars— naething less. 
 
 .\ye, .Sawney, 
 Gin uni'o it tr 
 
 here a wee bit story, 
 
 Is magnilied a hundred fold. 
 The bed-rock hev". doon there is gold ; 
 Some folUd would ma;\'.'.f u-J -re lees 
 To m.ik' a bawbee on a cheese. 
 Shame on tho man who salts a claim. 
 .■\. num he is— but Just in name — 
 
 No MANUOOn'S I\ IIIM, UK's A CHKAT, 
 
 .V sMDitrii. nissKMm.iNi; iivroritiTK, 
 Who, IK UK i';)i i.ii nir oain his j-:ni>. 
 
 WoLl.l) t KN OECKIVK UlS DKAUli.'jr I'lUK-ND.. 
 
 There is a set o' men up hero 
 
 Wha never work thro' a' the year, 
 
 .\. kind o' serpents, craulMi' snakes, 
 
 That lloi'ce the miner o' his Ft-'- 's ; 
 
 They're (i.imblers— honest niw. ^omo say, 
 
 Tho' it.s quite fair to cheat in play 
 
 \v rr's so kknt d'— 1 ne'er met 
 
 An honest man a Gambler yet I 
 
 O, were I Judge in Cariboo 
 
 I'd see tho laws were carr'd thro', 
 
 I'd hae the cairds o' every puck 
 
 Tied u]) into a gunny sack, 
 
 Wi' a' the gamblers cliaiiied thegithor 
 
 .Vnd banish'd frae the creek forever. 
 
 Kut, Sawney, there's anither clan. 
 
 There's uane vi them I'd ea' a man. 
 
 They ca' them ••jumpers'— it's my belief 
 
 I That jumper is Chinook for thief; — 
 The jump folks claims and jump their lots, 
 
 I They jump the very pans pots ; 
 
 j Hut wait a wee -lor a' thia evil — 
 
 ; Their friend '11 jump them. 
 
 j lie's the doovil. 
 
 I .Vnd sftc yc think o' comin' here. 
 
 I .Vnd leavin' all your guids and gear, 
 
 j Vour wife and bairns, and hame, eh,<Sawney 
 
 j If ye wad listen to advic— 
 
 j .Vnd sae ye will if ye be wise ] 
 .list bide at ho ne and work awa'.l 
 Ye mauna thin.: wcliouk up gold, 
 
 j .V.s ye the tatties frae the mould, 
 (iude faith, y'ell maybe houk a twa'l mot 
 
 j .Vn' never eVn get a glisk o t \ 
 
 I An ih'.-n wh.ii come.s u (is puii' doevils. 
 
 Wo get as thin and lean as weevils \ 
 
 O' wark we canaa get a stroke, 
 
 We're what they ca' out hero 'dead broke,' 
 
 Which means we hinmi e'en a grout 
 
 To lino OV stomach or our coat. 
 
 .Sae doad jie country wo may gang, 
 
 .Vnd this ue burden o' our saug 
 
 To ilka ane that comes alang. 
 
 Freend be advised and turn aboot, 
 
 For Cariboo is noo ' played out !' 
 
 Noo. Sawnejr. I'll blaw oot the light. 
 I'll finish this some itber night, 
 I'll cast my coat and brceks, that's a', 
 And sleep until the daylight da.v. 
 
 Dkau Saw.nky,— I noo tak the lima 
 To feenish oot my thread o' rhyme, 
 Itut ;is my bobbin's getting bare 
 I'll no can Hpin ye muckle raair, 
 .Vn' .sae ye're guid auld mither's dead, 
 This aye keups runniu' in ray head. 
 Kh, weel I mind the awful lickin' 
 She gao us twa for pusio stickin' ! 
 Noo even \^an 1 think o' that, 
 What gar'd Tier liyte sac 'boot a cat ''. 
 All' it had worried oor she rabbit. 
 .-Vn' feckled a" the young an's grabbit ; 
 lint when ye're mither fand this oot 
 She ca'd the cat a clarty brute, 
 An' as she skelped us sae cruel 
 She llll'd our stomachs fu' o' gniel.'J 
 .\ye, Sawney, lad, auld folks maun dee, 
 .\n' young uns may— fo let us be 
 Twa doonright honest, trustin' men. 
 Syne we'll be ready noo or then. 
 .Vn' ye hae got anither bairn, 
 .Vnother stone to liaip the cairn 
 .Vye. aye, for ilka ane that dees. 
 There's ane and maybe luair that sees. 
 Sae dander-headed .Smiddy Jock 
 Is rivetteil wi' Maggie Lock I 
 I canna think hoo siic could mairy 
 Sic a blethrin' harum-.-(;airy ; 
 Some folks dislike what ithers like. 
 .\u' some see guid in the warst tyke, 
 Sao Maggie may see this iu Johnnie.' 
 Hut. certies me, he is no l>onny 1 
 ■V'e ken I liked this lass fn' weel, 
 .Vn' tliocht myser a happy chiel. 
 .Vh, 1 should ne'er hae trusted .Mag. 
 She's like her mither l->e — the hag — 
 Wha fell in love, lang time ago, 
 Wi" that auld blacksmith doon below ; 
 lielicvin' a his words were true. 
 She put the aiple in her mon', 
 An' whan auld Aidam she had gotten, 
 They ate it, but they fooi; 1 it rottvn 1 
 1 They lost the guid, and got the evil. 
 K' tliro' oor raither's bein' sae ceevil 1 
 Ye ken that like proiluces like. 
 I That bees an; bred in a bee's byke. 
 ' Sae evil doon frae .\idam r.in 
 .\ tliri)' the veins o" every man. 
 .Vn' woman, too— sak MA'iiiiK Lock:; 
 
 ■ FolHJAT lU:i! Jc.'.Mli.S AM> ai'l.lClID Wl' J-'CK ! 
 
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 1 lieit' arc Horm: women rtji iliio creuli, 
 Suo iiiDilorjl and .-^aL' niilil iiml mcnk ' 
 
 TUii deep lud liliir.u avc 
 
 |p(!ill3 Iik;;!' 
 
 .'liei'k, 
 ak. 
 
 I'liuy iii.Tci- hW(Mf but wliim Kn^v spu 
 
 Ivicb aiu^'s a Mistress too vo'll liiid. 
 
 To inak Kiiidf.dk^ tljiiik tliat Eho'sjoinea 
 
 Iti hotu'si wedlock null) ono : 
 
 '•She's yoiir's or any other uiaii.'' 
 
 liut diiiiia f('ar, lor iiid at least, 
 
 I'll iicvor niak iiiysel a beast! 
 
 Jlut let this (Irap-to •• e.r is Imiiian," 
 
 An '• Frailty thy naino n womau.'' 
 
 " Lovn ill ilsel is very guid, 
 ISut 'tis by nau moans s.ilid fuid" — 
 Whan man and woiuan .s tied tht-nilber, 
 They aro made one till dealii does sovor ; 
 So huys the pastor— but is 't triie? 
 lias Kate an' you the self same mou '.' 
 Whan ye sit doou to cat betimes 
 Does this same mou fill baith yo'ro WAMES? 
 it may be sae, but this I ken, mt 
 Gif ye war ano ye iioo are ten ; ^r" 
 ThtTo's Jeanies'and Sawnc^y. Kite and Meg, 
 An' Geordio wi' the crookil log, 
 There's Wull and Hairry, Sliusu and Jock, 
 Nae langer than his I'aiilier's sock — 
 An' iioi) this itlier brat ye've got— 
 Oh, >Sa\vnoy ! faigs, ye ihud be shot ! 
 OurH raony bairns— otire mony cares— 
 OuiU many saut and pejiper huiii! 
 Tw.v MvY MiK oor TO Livi; AS am; 
 ]!v i'ick:n' gak cldsi: to imb ham;, 
 
 lit r WHAN TUKItK's MAIK YK'I-L 1 INI) TUIS TULi: 
 TUAf U.K.\ AMi HAS IJOl A MOU ! 
 
 I'm glad to hear ye ban sio ota. 
 An' that yo sell yo're sax I'at siotJ ; 
 That a" gangs right abrjot the I'airiu, 
 'I'hiil Tam 's I'ced for anither term j 
 An' that ye're plain's no ahent. 
 That ye could pay the l.aird Lio rout. 
 
 As water 's to a thirsty soul, 
 
 <')r drinkin' toddy Iraeabowl — 
 
 Wi' twa-thre(! freen's -sae is guid news 
 
 'i'o Lim wha's far Irae the;u he lu'es (loves). 
 
 Giu my respecks to yonrguid uife ; 
 If over I get haiue to Fife, 
 Til teach her boo to male loaf bread. 
 'WV .".our dough— ooi o" iikh aiii head! 
 An' gee my lovi; to a" ye're bairns, 
 To guid John 'I'liamsoii o' the (.)airiis ; 
 'I'o ilka nue that speers for luo. 
 My kind regards be sure logie. 
 
 An' noo, dear Sawney, naething mair 
 1 hae to say, yet cuiiia bear 
 The thoclit o' liiiisirm' my rhyme, 
 • I'is like We pairted .«ee,uiid time; 
 i'>ut I'll no fVi't--wliaie'er it seem.s — 
 'I'e ken that I'm ye're true frcund 
 
 Ji:.V5IE3. 
 
 BETTER No. li: 
 
 [WlllTTEX MARCH, 1SG8. ] 
 
 What honest Tam u' .^haiitor gay.< 
 .•\iiout his aiieii-'iil. dioiiths crony. 
 The decent liody, siiuler Johnny ; 
 •■ Tam lo'ed him like a vera brillur. 
 Thev liad been foil lor wee 
 
 ks tliei/iiher ■ 
 
 J)kau Sawnkv.— What on earth's the uiattor, 
 
 Ve liiiiua a.iswi'red my la-,l letter ? 
 
 A thoe'iil sonielimeji comes i' my head 
 
 Thai my friend .Siiwney's maybe deud ; 
 
 Ihil sic a tliue.ht I canna Uiol •, 
 
 It grieves my very heart and Poul, 
 
 An' sae I'll baiiisli .t' uiisgivin' 
 
 An' tak for granted that ye're livin'— 
 
 I mind 111'.' noo o' the old saw, 
 
 •■ That ill news fa<-ter rins than a'," 
 
 ti.ie sfit ye're saiids o' life had run 
 
 I wad u heard o't ••.sure's u gun." 
 
 Ye cauini Huri !y hae forgol 
 
 ■^'e'le luild freeiid Jcaines. ye'robrithcr Scot? 
 
 Ye mind irt Itabie Hums' lavs 
 
 I weel believe their love Wad end, 
 Nae surety's in a whisky freend ; 
 A drunken ciiiel laie in.in cm trust, 
 Mis Wold's i\^^ brill'ie as i)ie crust, 
 (lie ine that freeml ili it ne'er was fou. 
 Ami. Sawney, him 1 f.uid in you ; 
 .\ doouriglit honest, sober man 
 .\s ever stooii upon the Ian'. 
 Our love was ne'er be;;et by drink, 
 iiut ()' a purer slrean;, I think. 
 Wo !)iiith wen.' puir in warhlly gear. 
 {" 'Twas poverty that drove me hero") 
 IJut wo wen? rich ia haein' heallo. 
 Itself a very mine o' wenlth ; 
 .\n' somelhin;; o' as gre.u a wortl; 
 As aue can ever hae on earth, 
 A heart that thro' misrollune.s a' 
 Aye manfully o'en'onies them a"; 
 An iudepeudeni mind is w hat 
 •• Maks man the man for ,i' lint." 
 It's likely ye ne'cn- got my letter, 
 Gif this be sae I'm stiil your clebtor, 
 Or that your answei ha- Uii-carried, 
 • )r in the michty oct-ati buried 
 Wi' "lirother Jon.Uhait" that ga<sl doou 
 .Son: ,'time last \ ear near (.'rejjcent tuou. 
 Iiuias we canna help what's j;ane; 
 I'll try t;if 1 can tax my brain 
 j To t;ie yea' I ken tli.u's new 
 In this the lui'.d o' Caril^jo. 
 
 i!ui lir: t o' a' anent mysel 
 
 A word or twa I'm j;a\r.i U, tell : 
 
 Ve n,i« doobt tliini. my pouch is lined 
 
 Wi gowdeii iln.'>'l',";' ( ieoltlle.- loiaeil, 
 
 That I'm as rich a- any Jew 
 
 That f;windles alVauld claes for new ; 
 
 Noo, just that ye i:i;»y ken my story, 
 
 I'U set my doin's a before ye. 
 
 In u) 1 left my hame. 
 
 In that same )eai' I liousihi a rl.'.im 
 
 I'rae C'ameri/i. lo(.k o' C.inada 
 
 As r-mart a lad s ye ever saw, 
 
 Wha's gieate-t f.oit w.is nane uncomtnoii, 
 
 A Kae strong likin" I'm' a wiuuau ; 
 
 An ill loon wi' suim^ men was Johnny, 
 
 liecause ho had sae muckle money! 
 
 liut I hae travi I'ed near and f.ir 
 
 And aften hae I met with waur ; 
 
 The claim he sell't me wtis nae bad, 
 
 An' ere Ihrcu' months I sillei inid. 
 
 Gin iie.\t yeiir's spring 1 tried my luck 
 
 .\l prospt.'ckin', 1 ut I yol stack. 
 
 An' l!ed Gulch eased me o" my ca.-b 
 
 1 1 wish 1 ludna been s i rasbl) 
 
 \'i'eel, I began the warld ugaiu. 
 
 An' wark<'d for month- wi' minht an' main, 
 
 An' when 'twas drawin' towaids the fa" 
 
 I wasna that ill a!f ava. 
 
 The ■• Camernn " was my auld slay byo, 
 
 To feed my pouch when iiuinped dry. 
 
 In '(;,■) 1 paed to sei'k 
 
 .My fort\uie upon Lightning Creek ; 
 
 I fell in love -noo dinna start. 
 
 Dear .Sawney, J tn-'er lost my heart 
 
 I'.ut ance -'■ the theft I've laMR lot give, 
 
 Forget the thief-iie'er v.'hile 1 live.'' 
 
 Ihit to my tale : I fell in love, 
 
 O'er head anil 1u.l,'s and hand ami irlovo, 
 
 An' thuelit that nane could e'er surpass 
 
 The tocher o' the ".Vyrsliire I, ass;" 
 
 1 tried my best to catch her tin, 
 
 i;ol all, the jad, siie toidi me in ; 
 
 For lour lang months I ran her drift, 
 
 Thi.'ll wearied not ga'er in a <.'ift ' 
 
 Syui; ba-k to William-; I did ca' 
 
 \s pnir n eliiel 's ye evi*r -inw ; 
 
 .V ^iimiiu'r than I stavi'il at lia'm 
 .\ii' warke.l !iwa at iiiv auld idal 
 
 <)' 111 
 
 ■k I 
 
 lad a real iruid sireali 
 
 While's makiu' tint Iv poiind.s a week ; 
 
 .\nd yet 1 wa-na half eonteiit 
 
 t Ml prospeekin' 1 stiil was bi'u! : 
 
 Had shares o'er a' th"kiiitra slib'. 
 
 Ill sh ills !rann duoii thro' slum and .-dide ; 
 
 Tlioeht ilk. I day I'd sttike it bi^;, 
 
 Sac didna mind the cost-, a lig. 
 
 O I hail 1 Lent what I ken I'o.t 
 
 I'd sent my siller haille to you, 
 
 l''or long al.iri' the wiiiti'r's snaw 
 
 My cash look winns and :'ew' awa", 
 
 .\iid left me e'en withoot a ;^ruat, 
 
 I'.ut still i»n independent Scot. 
 
 .\ s.ii' I inaitn begin anew- 
 
 To leclit the ilU o' Ciriboo. 
 
 •' Iiut freedom's battli! oaeo begun 
 
 Tho" ballieU oft is ever won." 
 
 Such. S.iwiu'y, is a mining life. 
 
 Cases like mine are uileo rife, 
 
 111 lac' liieie',- dozen.- livin' lievc 
 
 llac seen hard times for luoiiy a year, 
 
 \'i't .-^lill they wre-^tle oil ti.ro' a. 
 
 Tho' s.imeli:oes they do lili awa', 
 
 iliil wlian It man can do nae better 
 
 lie Ins to leave the creek a debtor, 
 
 Allho' I think ills a llieht 
 
 That's no just ii'lliegiiher rifJit ; 
 
 IIook'kk s.vk rem a .man mav hk ^. ^ 
 
 Ills Morro siKin.n iik 1[<'M:.stv : 
 
 Still IkM'o the lililler oil the whole 
 
 Is a hlraiglil gaun lionenl soul, 
 
 Wha pays his debiB baitti lair aii.l free 
 
 Gil ke's iLu taiiJi lo jjuy it wi' ; 
 
 . -.It* -■: ■'- 
 
 (V ininbiv » » »>— I am liHt «bant. 
 
 'i lieie's luifihing on jlia cfv.k bii'. waiii ; 
 IiMliis utnlil ».e,istjii o tite year 
 Thi-re's little miih cimi do up here, 
 .\n' wark is at -^ae low ii ligure 
 .\s ano v.-ad liard'y i:ay a i.igger! 
 
 There's nought but laie on ilka ban', 
 
 Ou every li.i.ir ih.il pas.H-.-, O ! 
 An' Sawney, man, we hao nae chaiico 
 
 Tu spark uiuang the lasijius, O I . 
 
 .V warldly race that riches cIkhc, 
 
 Yet a (,'anf;s tiipselteeiie, O 1 
 An' e\eiy hour we spend tit o'ea 
 
 Is cpeiit without a dearie, 0'. 
 
 laist simmer we had las,-ie^ here 
 I'lae (ierinany the hurdles, O! 
 
 .Vud troth 1 wot. as I'ui a Scot. 
 They Wert; the buhiiie Kurdies, O: 
 
 There wa< Kale iind .Mary, blithe atid airy, 
 
 .\nd deliipy lilile l,i/./,y, O ! 
 .\n' ano lliey ca'd the. iiannaio i, 
 
 .V.-iiiapi'in', laiiliu hii.zy, O; 
 
 They (binrcd at nichf in drePses light, 
 
 Fivie kite uiilil the early. O ! 
 Iiut oh ! their liearls were hard us llint, 
 
 Which vexed the laddies sairly, O '. 
 
 Tiie Dollar was their oii'v lovo. 
 ^ And that they lo'ed fii'" dearly, O ! 
 They didna rare a Ilea for men. 
 
 Let thorn coort hooe'er sincerely, 0! 
 
 I hey lull the craek wi' lots o' gold, 
 iJaiiei'd I'lao vi.ir lads sue clever, O ! 
 
 My ble.ssiii's on their ' sour krout' heada 
 Gif they st.iy awa fur ever. <) ! 
 
 CiiDixs— lionuie are tho hiirdics, O! 
 
 The Gerinnn hnrdygurdle.s, O ! 
 The duttesl hour tiuit o'er 1 spent 
 Was Uancin' wi' the Lurdiea, U ' 
 
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 *ij j;ii(i(| lliiiifT, it's till vfiy lung ; 
 T ii' iitiiiii' l">c^'i"'i| ■« 'Till' <i<'iiiiaii r,ns'4('.s,' 
 'I'lu' ail's l!u' s.iiiK' "m ' (irccii (.mows liic Uasliu. ,' 
 Mail 1. Siiwiii'v. ytf Willi lil,i) t(i s('i) 
 'I'iii- \v ly (lii-y (I iiici' ill ilii-i liiiitrc, 
 
 'i'll.'V iiil llll''l:l.-.-il'.-< Utrilli'ir (ll'l 
 
 J II ti'ic it v.ay lliul's no ilixTi'i'i, 
 
 'I'lit.'ii It' iitaiici- llu'v'll !c't tlii'tii tlnip ; 
 
 f^yPL' iili I \:v[ lii't,'ii> 111 tl.ui. 
 
 All' linn' the iliii an' Imi an' stoiiri- 
 
 Yc'll licar a Viiicc ;:iy ' >i,)ck it In IliT !' 
 
 'i'li"y wliiil tlicMi I'liinrl ill wall/, aiul jjal(ii> 
 \\"i' a It'll (ili'ii^'ury ualoit ; 
 Till y !<liiU(! Ibcir liaini.-i ami ln'.it tln-if Ccet, 
 Tlirn tiirii i'.bdiil ur.il sync tlicy'll uu'itt ; 
 ,\tr alior cvi'i-y daiuji', jnsi i!iinl>-. 
 n licy walk up (o i).,. Ijur ami diiiik ! 
 'I'licy'll ji.i;;ln j,'lass.!a It-fl un" ii;rlil, 
 'riicii' iJiillar's Kami -tlicn • t'lc-niid aot,' 
 liif I p'l liaiiic I'll j.iit Ml''.' iliio' 
 TliL' way Ihi'y tUi in Carilufc I 
 
 TIui-i-'m i;i» iimii-ii'iiu'iu I I'll' (iiiri; rifu 
 
 I Twiiil l)c ill) iiiK ,1 sin in I'llc). 
 
 Ilci.'si'iiu' iie't-rrti.-li lli.'ir licad.s avi; 
 
 'lino' tin- coniniiiii'l-i or moral law. 
 
 <;ii')j;amliliii' be a dtnll'-i i.iian- 
 
 Thi'ii V h-piin's urniind wlio diniut caro, 
 
 An' >rif il.i'ii- uaii'^hl iiilii ihi' nap 
 
 Tiify'll liardly U-M lliu di'il a snap. 
 
 Las! iiJL'ai a< I \m.s lyin' uluop 
 
 1 had a dtvaiii o tinu' lilaok sliot')! ; 
 
 1 ■'aw U"ni 'aoifs dnoii l.eluw 
 
 A' trlDiiiin' ilu'./ lilt' liaiiiin' iilow. 
 
 An' liemiisl.ly wore playin' 'poKor' 
 
 '<\ i' mild cliiiiiii' im' Ids !^ii)Ki'i' : 
 
 'i'lii'ii • 'ruc/.'-iiut ' sonif did \v'i.<h to pU'. ■, 
 
 'j'liu ilfcil cuiisi'Mliii.' all idiey ; 
 
 -ia' fiu- ill,! wUu».I.c.v lliuy lliiii ui. 111. 
 
 t^ui dooii III )ilay \\V a' llicir niirlii ; 
 
 iliU all. said flooiii'. Ivi' nac walcr. 
 
 Ii'iii' \v!ii.-.|M'y. iliii' llii'i'i's ninny ii niil-fci' ; 
 
 Tliuii-' 15 ill my larder .■^oine iiiinco pics 1 
 
 'iliillyl' an liiiiu-.-i miniT orii's, 
 
 All' ii' ilii' ii'st wtTti iiiii'ii j;l,id 
 
 (And anld nick':-, buiiiis aiu riuiily fed). 
 
 'i l.oy played lor iiioiiy an hour limt niclit, 
 
 *\nd iriiiny a, |iii' wan lo-il in sijflii. 
 
 I'.'iio jii.sl. ii.s 1 put llii'o' my diuaiu 
 
 A face ! .saw 1 wiiiiia name - ■ 
 
 •Twa.- Ill' who )iaid tni a' th" pies - 
 
 An' up Ids tlii'iiat eaiiie deep drawn higlia. 
 
 Noo. .Sawney, lids I'm lidili to tell, 
 
 He was a eoiinliyniaii o' in\hel : 
 
 V\'lieii SOUK! folk |;et ins a line liiime 
 
 Tliey liio.-u ii' sen.se o' .sin air .siiaiiu'. 
 
 All' .sue tli;'y care mii' liiui tliey re livin', 
 
 I'.elieviir lieilliei- liell liur lie ivcli ! 
 
 Sm a' sins ti) jiii-ki.k. KVII..S Ills,:, 
 
 'I'm:'.-: '.! iu.\(;ki; i\ .\i i.d ci.odtik s vw.a. 
 
 ^V^'''/e tiireo toon kirks -.ipoii the creek, 
 
 Ooi luiiiislers art; a' sao meek 
 
 They caiiiia live a year up l.ero, 
 
 ]liU naiiti; Ih'Iow I'liv wanner cheer; 
 
 )!ut liiayljc llii.^ is just as we.'l. 
 
 ^Vhen theyru nwa so is Ike deil. 
 
 He'll lluuk JK' has us a' his ain, 
 
 -Vnd lor thai I'ea.-oii let's alaiii; '^ 
 
 An hones; man- lie'^ no lo lilaino 
 
 <iit' he evi-ii iliinks tlii< sailie, 
 
 I'ur li!i! i,-, siuh ill ;'aiiboo 
 
 That ane iniprlit weid bidicve if tnie ! 
 
 lint slill well try, as ' Jiahie ' wiit, 
 
 • Tu t'.irii the corner on him yet.' 
 
 AVce!, Sawney, lad. I've saiu cuoo 
 Aboot mysel 'aii' Cnrili'io ; 
 JIair leadiiifr iiiiclil bill pie yn troiildt; 
 (All' hecli! the postaj^t wad" be double), 
 iiiil yet 1 maun a word or twa 
 Aiit'tit the folks sae far 'uw a' ; 
 
 All I.Sawney. nraii. I but}: to sen 
 
 The Irii'iids lit liaiiie .a if dear l<> mo : 
 
 My},'iiid loild miilier. honest smil, 
 
 lloo liiiickle she has hud lo tlioli*. 
 
 I''rae her wild laddies, tlioiiiilittess chieln 
 
 (.Vn'soiiie Idks ca'd us ne'er-do weeii') 
 
 lloo alli II lia.i she taen oil'' jiairt 
 
 When liii'lier wad lii« lilielil assert, 
 
 An' alt Ihe head or aH the back 
 
 Wad screen us tiae an unco wliut;k. 
 
 do I'lillier ruled m w\' u. wl.ap, 
 
 llii! she \\ i' love a surer tiiiip ; 
 
 W hail limy made her llirt-sh us :-air 
 
 .■shed aye be;rili wi' a bit prayer, 
 
 An' syi.i- slut'il h'll US lliiil sic evil 
 
 Wad mak lis bairiiies o' Ihe devil ; 
 
 .Ske'd speak o'l lil! her O'li were weel, 
 
 An' llien, dear ."-aw uey, we wau greet ; 
 
 .list aiie sic threshiii' frae our iiiiilier 
 
 Wad iiuik Us fiuid for weeks iht'Kithel, 
 
 And inoiiy, mony u time siin ■! ibau 
 
 llus keepil ii« tiae doin' wr.m;^. 
 
 (Tin; IIMitMr'MN S o' lllK MoliAl. I„\W' 
 
 Wil.l.si'.vl.t K >UK IINV (iOOl) A\.V, 
 
 I'lr WIIAS l.OVK .Sl'KAKS WllA IAN Wnil.STAXI) 
 
 TlIK ('IIAS'!K\I.\'S o' .SAt; KIMl A llAMi). 
 
 lloo tenderly frae week to week 
 She iini'M'd us bailli win n we were sceuli ! 
 I'lll a' oor dearest friends thi'KiLher, 
 .Vll', Sawney, wha is like a. liiiLher . 
 
 (lie my regaril= lo a" at linme. 
 An" tell dimr Mej; that I'm iliu saiuo 
 A- wU.ui 1 Ufl the aiiid kiiiira 
 To mak my loriuiie o'er tiic sea ; 
 And tlio' I'm sair loi'idoiifrliteii, still 
 I'll Icehf my way wi' richt ^iuid will, 
 I'mil aiild Scotland sees me buck 
 \\"\' siller, or williuiU a I'lack. 
 tiod ble.v-i ye. >awiiey . 11, ye'r lite, 
 ll.ippy at liame wi' bairns and wife ; 
 .\l e'eiiiii's v.'lian the lireside gleams 
 While.'! spare a tiiocliL lor your IrieiiU 
 
 JE.VME3, 
 
 LETTER NO. Ill 
 
 Hkau Saw.nkv.- Little did J think 
 
 Th.il Kighieen Si.'ity-.seveii 
 
 Wild see me still in (juliboo 
 
 .V liowkiii for a livin'. 
 
 The liisi iwa years I hpeut oot here 
 
 Were uac sue ill uva, 
 
 lint hoo I've lived since syne, uiy I'reeii' 
 
 There's little need lo blaw ! 
 
 Like fool-ba' knockil back au' t«re 
 
 That's Uiii;,' in reaciiiiifr goal, 
 
 Ov leather blawn by ilka wind 
 
 That whistles 'tween each I'ole. 
 
 K'eii sae my mining life Las bixu 
 
 i'oo iiiuny H weary day 
 
 (Will that siiu never rise for mo 
 
 That shines for makiii' iiay '.') 
 
 'Tis weel tor us we dinua ken 
 
 The fnliire as the past. 
 
 Oor troubles wad be doubled theu 
 
 l!y belli;,' sat! tore-cast. 
 
 Unless lo us was gi'eu the power, 
 
 Like Hhelt'i in frae a sliouer. 
 
 To scoiig beneath sonie Ireuiidly bield 
 
 Till ilku blast was oiire. 
 
 Vet man, sai- tlioclitless an' sue rash, 
 
 N'ae doubt wail al'liii sleep. 
 
 .•V;i' like ilio looiisli virgins five 
 
 Wad oillejis cruises keep. 
 
 Till waiiken'd by the storms o' lifo 
 
 Oiire late to riii aw a, 
 
 He'd wish the luiiiru bad bcuu blatik 
 
 Tu him, lis 'tis lu a". 
 
 Wei'l. here at I '.st I'm workia' oot 
 
 A lab'rer by tl,e ibiy, 
 
 ilaiiir face-board;, water, slum an' uji'i, 
 
 To keep (lio wolfiiwiy ! 
 
 Adver.^ily'i a, suir hair school, 
 
 .All' ane iiiat lew can pri/.e, 
 
 .\Ulio' it.'* harii.-hipN alien ar* 
 
 Hut •' bles.-iii'i< in ditj-'lii"*'-" 
 
 .My symiialUiesgaiig wi' Ibu man 
 
 Willi labor.-', for aiiiihcr. 
 
 That never ken', /.bat 'twas to Icil 
 
 For tell lanif linui-s tliejnther. 
 
 Some masters look fui wurkin' men 
 
 .\s p.ail.ers '(.e tlii'ir ti'uiii.s. 
 
 ilui be:isl<j <>' burden, mu'tbiuy niair, 
 
 l''or addiiig to their j^ains ; 
 
 l)n( ilka doggii- Luiiliin day, 
 
 liaiili ilioroiigli-bred an' cross : 
 
 .Stte very nil ain sees o.it here 
 
 Til.' iiiuie become the buss! 
 
 There's iiKiiiy a wlioler;onii! lesiion taught 
 
 To ane ijy beintj ''broke," 
 
 lint aye o lie i'lnidily forgot 
 
 M the lirst lucky .sti'ok.; : 
 
 ■■ioii;^|iC'll weel alf iu warldly mcaui 
 
 .Vre fflftidolap'n very tel' 
 
 .Vs l.tnf as ve are keiil to bo 
 
 What li.lks ca' "dohl' well !" 
 
 Dilt .should ye ever btojp (o gsli 
 
 i''i'ae liiu the smu'eftl helj). 
 
 It acts upon theui tike a ;;tane 
 
 Throw u al a nameles.s wlielji ! 
 
 Moo many Ireeiids the wealthy have, 
 
 Freends o' ilie sunny hour! 
 
 I I've felt Ihi.-,, Sawney. Rince 1 Htuod 
 
 ]!ar» headed iu tae shower). 
 
 liut still I fund a I'aiiLfu' few 
 
 .\rouiid ine iu my uoed. 
 
 Not rioh — but w.'.ria an' kindly hearta 
 
 Thiit'ri weel ca'd " freends iu ileed.'' 
 
 Sometimes I've thochl un liiokiif roond 
 
 Th.it rcgiics an' fuoi.s thri\e luuist, 
 
 V^'hile st'.>ady, bonesl. jiloddiu' i.'ien 
 
 < I' fortiinu Irae Ihe least, 
 
 'I'ho' 'twad be wraiij} sac to conclude, 
 
 Lifcs 110 made o' u day, 
 
 liiii l.'ik the threo .score years an' tea 
 
 \n' i.\ tie the balance weigh, 
 
 " .Vppijaratices do all deceive.'' 
 
 IJui here my iniud'.s at rest, 
 
 Thai baith o' this warld aa' the next 
 
 The upright man hais b(j.it. 
 
 Strange 'what a change a little gold 
 
 Maks on a lillle bead, 
 
 I'hai never kent iiiucli inair than hoo 
 
 To chaw its daily bread I 
 
 I've seen .some cbields weel liked by i.> 
 
 '*\'lieu workiu for a livin' 
 
 .\ssiiuie mail' aii'.s than ony "law 
 
 That Cre cnwd under heuveii — 
 
 When iiince tla-y had a sli'ic o' luck 
 
 (.Vn' .some were rais'd on iiarritch;, 
 
 IJclieve tle.nisels e'en geuilenieii ! 
 
 All' walk'd v.i' men o' carritcb— 
 
 liut mii.in'o \\ki\ tlie country here, 
 
 Um muny an' up an' doon ; 
 
 Ae day ye'ri.' suuinitr on your feet. 
 
 The IK .vt day on your croon I 
 
 Sae thae vain laddies gat a coup 
 
 lUit fell "ipon their feet! 
 
 The'r pray'r should be, " keep us poor. 
 
 Or wealth' an' v/isdom wi't!" 
 
 I ki :it a body uiak a strike— 
 
 He look'd a'litlleloru ! 
 
 .Vn' ha.l a clan o' lollowers 
 
 .Vinang a needy horde. 
 
 WLiuie'ir he'd enter a saloon 
 
 Vo,;'d see the barlieep Miiile — 
 
 His lord.'ship's humble .servant he, 
 
 Wiilioiil a thochl o'j^uile! 
 
 A twal' montl.'.i past au' a' i-" gaiie, 
 
 lia!i!i freends an' brandy bottle. 
 
 All !iou the pair soul s kit ulaiie, 
 
 Wi tiuch; to ueel L.; Ihrolwie! 
 
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 An' since I've soon the Barki^optT, 
 
 Wlia 8L>ciird stvo sweot bcfori", 
 
 Wi' Boinc ]iur!tims!on Hhow this cbicld 
 
 The ooUide o' tiio door ! 
 
 Ah! gold, K»I(]> ffold ! ^^0 worship gold- 
 
 Wliat signilleH tliH man? 
 
 llae yu but siller ye're a God, 
 
 Vour character wha'd scan ! 
 
 lint bo yo poor, than a' muun aco 
 
 Wliatfer ye are aboot, 
 
 If there's a ' hole in a' your coat ' 
 
 Their cure to llnd it cot. 
 
 Yet tak the bawbses fnie the aia 
 
 An' gie them to the Ither, 
 
 This man will grct the warld'8 band, 
 
 And that man it's cauld shoultlior ! 
 
 There's nacthing lik« a rainin' lifii 
 
 In ony trade or art 
 
 That bring.') to licht sue forcibly 
 
 Each feclin' of the heart ; Jk 
 
 The mean, the selllsh and the proud, ^ 
 
 Conceited and the vain. 
 
 Are known by ilka turn they mak 
 
 In this pursuit o' ^ain. 
 
 While o(.cn-bt'arted, manly soula 
 
 Made o' a finer ciny, 
 
 TliC strivin' hard for wealth themiels 
 
 Help itbcrs on their way. 
 
 'Tis strange yet truo as soon's a man 
 
 lias guid luck and weel fares, 
 
 His frcunds begin to think him prood 
 
 An' gi'en himscl airs ; 
 
 Sincerity whiles maks mo feel 
 
 we "Saddle the wrang horse."' 
 
 "Tis we wha being poor arc proud, 
 
 Jiut he maun get the curse ! 
 
 Nae doubt there are some men around 
 
 Wi self conceit confined, 
 
 A consequential body theirs 
 
 To hidi' a vacant mind. 
 
 I'uir silly creatures, harmless chiolds, 
 
 <)' glory tak your fill ! 
 
 Think highly o' yourscls, my freends, 
 
 Nue ither body will! 
 
 But, Pawney, I could name some men 
 
 As open as the day ; 
 
 ■VVh.-xt matter whether rich or poor 
 
 Aye gentlemen are they.. . < , . 
 
 ■What matter tho' the claes bo fiiit, 
 
 Or a' their duds threadbare ? 
 
 'Tis no the coat that reads the mnn,^ 
 
 Tho heart's the dial there ; 
 
 Jiut .someboo, Sawney, as a class 
 
 Their " backs are at the wa'."' 
 
 Tis may bo, as a miner said, 
 
 " Tiocauso their brains are sma' :"' 
 
 Owic sma' to steal, owre sma" to cheat, 
 
 'I'll gain wealth by a lee. 
 
 If this be what the wise man meant 
 
 May aye thoir brains be wee ! 
 
 .-\mnng tho hnnders livin' here 
 
 Tln-'re"" barely ten per cent 
 
 That H. ,n the vice o' cards an' dice, 
 
 .''^i-.ch is the natural bent. 
 
 I kon some men, aye an' respeck, 
 
 Are Camblin's abject slaves. 
 
 I < ) would they only paiiso an' tliiiik, 
 
 Life ends not in their graves.) 
 
 Thurtf's mony a debt nuiun gang unpaid, 
 
 .\n' mony a promise broken. 
 
 'l"o giatily an appetite 
 
 l"or ever, ever croiikin ; 
 
 Tic law can never mak a saunt, 
 
 Hoi/ccr t^evcM'e it bi; — 
 
 Hut Ci.imbliu' us u vice aflic'.s 
 
 \ whole communi y. 
 
 We want an .Vlderiiian like 'Cute,' 
 
 To • I'ut this n'l'xanco down,' 
 
 Or a (irand Jury wi' a will 
 
 To drive it to tlie groiin : 
 
 Yet (iamblers indirectly help 
 
 To furnish the Kxchetiuer, 
 
 They're prized by mony a whisky shop 
 
 .\s cargoes to a wrecker : 
 
 .Sao men in pow'r maun shut their eeu, 
 
 In fact tticy dinna care 
 
 As lang 's tlie Revenue is rais'd 
 
 Whether foul the means or fair. 
 
 I'uir honour to be ruled by some 
 
 Aristocratic swells, 
 
 Wha guide tlio reins o' Govor'inent 
 
 Just as it suits themsels ! 
 
 IJesiiics, it ceases to be sae 
 
 Whan'eer it costs owre dear. 
 
 (But 'shadows o' a great Event 
 
 Foreshadow changes hear !) 
 
 A star has risen i' (he KuiU, 
 
 An' on its diso ' salvation 1' 
 
 Its ring around wi' letters bound 
 
 .Shines oot ' Confederation I' 
 
 Tho • brightest gem iu Britain's Crown ' 
 
 IsCanaila's Domain, 
 
 And whan 'tis anclmred in the seas 
 
 'Twill strength as lustre gain. 
 
 There's neither kirk nor .'^undny here, 
 
 .\Uho' there's mony a' sinner, 
 
 .\n' if we're steep'il in a' that's bad. 
 
 Think vo there's miickle winner'.' 
 
 There is a little meetin" house 
 
 Thai's ea'd t.'u! Cambrian Ila.' 
 
 Its TSK'nibevs few liJit these I view 
 
 As saut preservin' a'— 
 
 lint if we liinna got a kirk 
 
 Wehae anithin- i' in 
 
 (.Vltho' it may n.i puint sao clear 
 
 The way abune the riugin) 
 
 That gies amusement to the boys 
 
 An' brings them a' tliegilhcr 
 
 .\o nicht a week for twa short hours 
 
 To laugh wi' ana aaitiier. 
 
 I dinna ken what name to gi'cd. 
 
 A • riay-houso ' ye despise. 
 
 Would ■ Amateur DranuUic Club ' 
 
 Look better in your eyes '.' 
 
 You Sawneys are a moral folk, 
 
 .Mtho' ye will get fou ! 
 
 'Twad do yc v.' a sight o' guid 
 
 Twa years in Caribeo ! 
 
 'Twas ray intent to show you a' 
 Thi! hardships o' this life, 
 But second thochts hae cliang'd my mind, 
 For ye wad tell yere wife I 
 An' weel ye ken that women's tongues 
 Are common to ilk ither. 
 An' ere a week or sae was o'vro 
 She'd cliiik it to my mither. 
 I'uir body, wha wad grieve her he.nrt 
 I!y adding to her care- 
 He's but a cowa'.'d at tho best 
 Wha troubles canna boar. 
 
 Yoin- letters, Sawney, a'.'e a boon, 
 
 An' postage now is less. 
 
 An' IJarnard's Cariboo ' Delay ' 
 
 Can fairly claim ' T;xi)r'»ss.' 
 
 I!e sure an' write me ev'ry month. 
 
 It naeihing but ' cauld kale.'* 
 
 To see ho(* much haine news is iiri/.cil, 
 
 Road 
 
 WAITING FOR Till' .MAIL 
 
 Man's life is like a medley, 
 
 Composed of many airs, 
 
 Which make us glad i<v nu>ko us sad 
 
 .\ud oft our hiughter dales : 
 
 l"eu so, our hearts have many ehonls 
 
 .\nil str.iius ,if light and strong. 
 
 Which make us glad or make us sad. 
 
 Like I'haugi's in the song ; 
 
 Our smiles and lear.s. our hopes and (ears, 
 
 Our sorrows never I'.iil. 
 
 Hut ev'ry heart knows not thu smart 
 
 Ofi" t'ng for tho mail. 
 
 A teamster from tlie Heaver Pass • 
 
 ■' What, news of the Ivvpri'ss ';" 
 
 " 'Twa'' there last night, it I lieanl right ; 
 
 'Twill be to day. ■ I guess,' " 
 
 A miner next on William ('rei'k, 
 
 Arrived liom wiiit'riiig soulli, 
 
 " He heard some say 'twould be to-day 
 
 Expected at tlie Miiiilli." 
 
 Hut here comes I'ool. in liasle, his rule - 
 
 • Hallo I what of the mail '.'" 
 
 From him we learn, witli some coiiceiu, 
 
 "Just two days out from Yale 1'' 
 
 , .\h I waiting is a weariness. 
 j"Tlie Iv. press is Hi \'an Winkle!'' 
 { This maker* the face deny tlie case, 
 I .Vnd i(uile rciiinves the wriiiUlt'. 
 I .V few hours more a great uproar — 
 I The K.xpress is coiiu at last I 
 
 .\n Ivjsteni mail, see by the bale, 
 
 .\.s "Sullivan" goes jiast ; 
 
 .\iiil now an eager anxious crowd 
 
 .Vwu'it ll>»» •• lotlur snt4»,'' 
 
 I'oiftnt.ister curst -their wrath was iiurs'd 
 liy wailing for the mail. 
 
 "Hurrah!" al length the window's up — 
 
 "• There's iKiiJiing, • .loliii.' tor nie .'" 
 
 Jehu knows (lie taee the letli;r piiuv- - 
 
 " Two liils on that.'' says he. 
 
 And iiiaiiy come and many go 
 
 In sorrow or delight, 
 
 Wiiile some will say " tiii'ir's met delay." 
 
 Whose friends t'lugot to writu ; 
 
 .\ii auxins heart, who stands apart. 
 
 Fxpeelaiit of a letter. 
 
 With impel'ul mind, but fears to liml 
 
 Some lo\ed one still liis debtor. 
 
 The day is pass'd. the onice closed, 
 
 The letters are delivei'd. 
 
 .Slid SOUK! Iiavt! Joy without alloy 
 
 While some fond hopes are sbiver'il : 
 
 .\ sweetheart wed - a dear friend dead, 
 
 ( )r closiM' lie is broken ; 
 
 .\h ! iiriny an ai'lie the heart may take 
 
 l!y words tho' never sjtokeu. 
 
 liiil whether good or bad the news 
 
 This happens wiiliout fail. 
 
 Yi)ur letter read the lire is fed 
 
 I'or waiting on the Mail. 
 
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 .\n' noo, dear Sawney, ' Fare the weel '.' 
 
 Tho" we can never meet. 
 i ^'l;'ll hae a big share o' my heart 
 I .\s ye hae o' this sheet. 
 I My fondest hope is but to find 
 I Some hearts as • leal an' true 
 '.Maiig Scotland's hills an' Scotland's dales ' 
 
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