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 "Some said, John, print it; otliers said, not so; 
 8ome f^aid, it may do good; others said no." — Bunyan. 
 
 CHARLOTTETOWN: 
 
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 Borne said, It may do good; others said no. — Bunyan. 
 
 CHARLOTTETOWN: 
 
 PRINTBD BY HENRY COOPER, WATER STREET. 
 
 1869. 
 
 Public Arcnivsc o^ fso^/a Sootia 
 
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TNTRODUCTION. 
 
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 TiiR principal objnct of tlio Author — if not the only one — in publishinc: the 
 followintf pieces in their present form, is to make our Island better known be 
 3'on<l its own boundaries. It is notorious that, even in the iiei;jhboring Colo- 
 nies, very inipcrffct notions are still entortaitied concerninij the spot which 
 Cobbelt — for want of other information or from i;^norance — denominated a 
 sand bank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is true we have not such i)rivilege8, 
 in the form of mines and minerals, as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; but 
 we have agricultural advantages of which neither of these Provinces can b last, 
 and a climate in many respects superior to both. To quote the words of the 
 " Strong man of Ilhyme : " 
 
 " Nova S( otia may hero, with unwonted dclipht, 
 Si'e the sun, tlNUKFOGOKD, shinin}{ poorlcssly brifrht; 
 And Xi'w Hrunswick aeUnowK'ilffc, iMirapt with sm"prise, 
 SiK h a i)ictiire at homo novcr i^laildcnod Iicr eyes; 
 Ami Canada own that a {jaTilen so rrroon 
 As this in lier travels she never lias seen." 
 
 For the purposes of agriculture, our Island is superior on the whole to either 
 "Nova Scotia or New Urunswit-.k, and will compare favorably with any other 
 part of tin* Dominion of Canada, while it is every year becoming more produc- 
 tive by a judicious system of scientific farming. ' 
 
 Perhaps no ])ortion of Her Majesty's transAtlantie dominions presents a 
 prettier pi;;tur(» to tbo oyo of the voyager, on approaching it from the sea, than 
 the landscape of I'rinci; Mdward Island. Altliough at a distance it appears 
 rather low, yet on drawing nearer you perceive that the land is suflficiently 
 undulating to give to the eye a picturesque and pleasing variety of hill and 
 dale. "Well cultivated farms and comfortable dwellings, genc^raily protected 
 from the north wimls by grove« of native spruce, birch, maple and poplar, 
 rtdt)rn the coast line both on the north and south side of the Island, along its 
 entire length from the East Point to the West Cape. Near the centre of the 
 Island a higher ridge of liills rises to the view and lends a more elevated eliarm 
 to the prettiness of the prospect. The flourishing village of Pownal, in Queen's 
 County, is situated at the base of the highest part of this range, which is culti- 
 vated to the top, and affords from the summit a view of the surrounding coun- 
 try, the beauties of which must be seen to be duly appreciated. 
 
 Charlottetown, the capital of the Island, is a pretty little city, of moderate 
 dimensions, but rapidly increasing both in extent and commercial importance. 
 In 1866 a fire occurred, which destroyed a large portion of the most populous 
 part of the city. 'J'he burnt district has since been mostly rebuilt; the old 
 <lelapidated tenements which were consumed having been replaced by buildings 
 of a more sightly and substantial character. Hotel accommodation, which was 
 until recently on a rather limited scale, has latterly branched out into very 
 respectable proportions, (lood houses are numerous enough to ensure both 
 •comfort and convenience, at a moderate cost, to all who are not too fastidious; 
 while our climate in the summer is every thing that can be wished by invalids 
 or others who might he disposed to leave the "Sultry South" during the 
 
IV 
 
 INTRODUCTION, 
 
 Regency of Siriua^ and travel north in search of health or pleasure in a bracing? 
 atmoHphere and more temperate region. All this, taken in connection with the 
 facilities of trduxit afforded by the Island Steam Navigation Company, will, W 
 may reasonably be expected, as our Island becomes better known abroad, occa- 
 sion a large increase in the number of respectable visitors frequenting this gem 
 of the water known as Prince Edward Island. 
 
 This summer (18G9) we have been honored by the prosonco amongst us of 
 several highly distinguished visitors. Hear Admiral Sir Rodney Mundy ap- 
 peared off our harbor in the month of July, and after ascertaining the depth of 
 the milsborough by sounding, brouglit the Royal Alfred to anchor off the 
 wharf of Messrs. Peake Bros. & Co. Ho was received with all the respect duo 
 to his naval rank and high oftlcial position, regaled by the liberality of our pub- 
 lic authorities, and also most respectfully saluted by Paddy the Piper ! Scarcely 
 had he left our shore, when Sir John Young, Governor-General of l/anada, &c., 
 attended by several members of his cabinet, arrived in our harbor in the 8. S. 
 Napoleon f he Ihird. As the representative of Her Majesty in British North 
 America, he met (.*8 was meet) with a most cordial reception. A banquet wai* 
 prepared at which the usual loyal toasts were drunk, and speeches improvised, 
 the sum of the whole matter being that the Islanders left the entertainment 
 deeply impressed with the idea that Sir John Young is a very worthy repre- 
 sentative of Iler Most Gracious Majesty, and that Sir G. Cartier, when he 
 spoke with so much suavitj' of his willingness to annex the Dominion of Canada 
 to Prince Edward Island, excelled, with the brilliancy of his French polish, the 
 shine on the Irish blarney of Paddy the Piper himself. 
 
 But a more exalted personage than eitlier of these, or, as Paddy would say, 
 both put together, arrived afterwards, in the person of II. R. H. Piince Arthur, 
 third son of our beloved Queen Victoria. The unshaken loyalty of our peoplo 
 -.vas enthusiastically demonstrated by the reception given to this amiable young 
 Prince, who after accepting our hospitality left us, followed by the best wishes 
 of our entire population. Paddy the Piper attended his Levee at Government 
 House. After elbowing his way with some difliculty, in *' hoddin gray," through 
 the aristocracy in black, lie presented His Royal Highness with a copy of his 
 address to Prince Arthur. Tliis he condesoendingly received, but has not yet 
 graciously acknowledged, which shows either that the young Prince is not so 
 good a judge of poetry as his brother, or, perhaps, was not so well advised as 
 was the Prince of Wales in 1860. 
 
 The appearance of each of these illustrious personages was duly chronicled 
 by the Author in a poetical effusion, under the signature of " Paddy the 
 Piper." The entire Impressions of two of these pieces having been sold off, 
 and the demand being larger than the supply, they are now reprinted, together 
 with several pieces of a similar kind, written previously to celebrate the arrival 
 amongst us of other celebrities, viz : Admiral Milne, in 1862 ; the Prince of 
 Wales, in 1860; and Sir Wm. Fenwick Williams, in 1859, to which is appended 
 the visit of " Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, to the Tomb of Washington.'* 
 They are published in reverse order, so that the last becomes first and the flrsl 
 last. Trusting that in this form they may meet the approbation of the READ- 
 ING PUBLIC, the Author takes the liberty of writing himself their 
 Much obliged and very obedient servant, 
 
 JOHN Lepage* 
 
 Charlottetown, let October, 1860. 
 
VISITS OF 
 
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 DISTINGUISHED PERSONAGES. 
 
 msii of i. %. i. ^mte Urtlutr William 
 Datritlt Slbcrt, i. 6. 
 
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 *< What though on hamely fare wo dine, 
 Wear hoddin gray and a' that? 
 Gie fools their siHcs, and knaves their wine, 
 We dare be poor for a' that I " — Burns. 
 
 Hand the Pipes, Biddy dear, till I blow up a sound 
 That 'ill wakcu the echoes that slumber around ! 
 Who is coming, Machree ! but a Prince o' the blood ! 
 The third Royal Prince that was here since the flood ! 
 *Twould be strange, passing strange, then, if Pat 
 
 wouldn't phiy 
 The best Irish air in his note-book to-day, 
 And from our green Island send up such a tmie 
 As will charm the two ears of the man in the moon. 
 
 Blow the pipes for Prince Arthui'— Prince Patrick, 
 
 I mean ! 
 Third son of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, 
 Who, to Canada bounds touches here, I suppose, 
 To honor his grandfather, Kent, as he goes ; 
 For our Island is kno^vn in the annals of fame 
 By the popular sound of his ancestor's name, 
 
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 VISITH OF DltSTlNOriSlIED rEUSONAUEh 
 
 Alul by llmt PATronyinic, distiiir^mishcd must he, 
 Auioiiir ill! other Ibhiuds and ''Gems oi' the sea." 
 
 You are welcome, Prinee Patriek, huhHMl to our shore, 
 Our hearts iiud alleetious, a thousaud times o'er, 
 For the sake of your Mother, whose uiereiful sway 
 Ou the face of the eartli, tens of millions obey ! 
 " (iod save our good (^ueeu !" yet again ! and agahi I 
 In peace and prosperity long may she reign, 
 Just as long as our Island conthuies to be, 
 Ou the breast of St. Lawrence, "first gem o' the 
 
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 Tliat'll be a long lease, let your Highness depend, — 
 That's to say if the world doesn't come to an end ; 
 But no pro})liet is Pat to foretell, I profess, — 
 It will last out our time if 1 don't miss my guess ; 
 But, as long as it lasts, may our Rule be the same 
 On this Island that goes by yo in* grandfather's name, 
 And the flag, that has braved both the battle aud 
 
 breeze. 
 Always tly to defend us from harm on the seas ! 
 
 Hurra ! for Prince Patrick ! the first o' his race 
 That has travelled the world with an Irishman's face ; 
 With a roaring salute let us w^elcome the boy. 
 Who is Albert as well, and his Mother's own joy. 
 Just nine years ago — for meself wrote it dow^n, — 
 We welcomed his brother, the Heir to the Crown ; 
 Who acknowledged the compliment Paddy could pay^ 
 An' meself houlds the letter he wrote 'till this day ! 
 
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 Iliirni for Prince Patrick ! — whose ijrdfiillier true 
 Wjis tlio ouM " Iron Diiko," Jin' Jin Irislmmn, too, 
 Of the blessed onid stock (that hidonired to the sod,) 
 AVlio would fiirht for llieirccunitry, nt home or abroad; 
 And as h)n<^ as the earth on its axi« shall turn, 
 80 lonir, *' with emotion," our children shall learn 
 lh)W Na|)oleon th(^ First ran th(^ leno-th o' his chain, 
 When he met the Great Duke u[)oii Waterloo-Plain. 
 
 Hurra! for Pruice Patrick! but let me remark. 
 What a i)ity ye came when the day-li,irht was dark, 
 When our folk on the l)reast-work all loyal and true. 
 Took to cheering your ^' luggage 1" uu' thought it was 
 
 you! 
 'Twas amusing enougli, an', bedad ! I belicvo 
 Your own Koyal Highness would laugh in your 
 
 sleeve, 
 At the 1)1 under we fell in, when cheerin' our best, — 
 Aye ! an' Paddy the Piper as loud as the res^ ! 
 
 Such blunders and ])ulls will occvn* an' go past, — 
 AVe rejoice that ye landed in safety at last; 
 But regret very much that in night's dusky shade 
 Ye could not well tidniire the line arches we made. 
 With mottos all covered an' garlands quite gay, 
 To plase the Prince Patrick when passing the way ; 
 But you've seen them since that, — an' they're still to 
 
 be seen. 
 An' they show you how Islanders honor their Queen. 
 
 I am sorry, my Prince, that your stay is so short, 
 You will have slender chances for business or sport ; 
 
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 VISITS OP DISTINGUISHED PEESoNAGES 
 
 But though brief on this Island your visit must be, 
 Some things for amusement you'll certainly see, 
 Of the sycophant genus, that always are sure, 
 While they fawn on the rich, to impose on the poor,- 
 T.'Tien the Governor Young came to see us before, 
 They would hardly let Paddy look in at the door ! 
 
 But enough about them ! I am dhry, anyhow, 
 An' will drink to the whole Eoyal Family now. 
 In a bumper of — fancy it Burgundy's juice, 
 Worth a guinea a quart, for particular use, — 
 For to honor the Prince, let it be understood, 
 No vintage on earth could be any too good ! 
 In such generous wine — let me do it with grace, — 
 "Here's to good Queen Victoria and all of herrace, 
 Ilip ! Hip ! Three times three ! " 
 
 Wmt 4 ^ommt'^imml, ^ir Jirhn louns. 
 
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 a Hail^ Excellency excellent ! 
 While others strive to please ye, 
 Will ye accept a compliment 
 A simple poe*. gies ye f " — Burns, slightly altered. 
 
 "Cead Mille Failt'," Sir John! to Prince Edv\rard, I 
 
 say- 
 Sure I'm just after seein' Sir Eodney away ! 
 And " Failt' " again ! from my heart and my tongue, 
 To your bca^itiful lady, long may she keep Young! 
 We heard you were coming ! two guns made a noise ! 
 And before ye'd say " drum sticks " we turn'd out our 
 
 boys, 
 
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 In their fine regimentals of scarlet and blue, 
 A nice " Body Guard," to do honor to you ! 
 
 Ye should see the gentry 1 in clusters and rows, 
 
 As thick in appearance as pigeons or crows, 
 
 On the top of the building where flags do l)e hung ! 
 
 To get the first peep at the Governor Young ! 
 
 But the day turn'd to darkness, and all looked forloni 
 
 V^hen they found ye could not come ashore 'till the 
 
 morn. 
 For "Napoleon the m." is much slower at sea 
 Than the " Princess of Wales " or " St. Lawi'ence ** 
 
 would be. 
 
 That's before they atteirpted, for love or for spite, 
 
 In Confederation too close to unite ; 
 
 Aiid, however it happened, 'tis well understood 
 
 They have crippled themselves and done nol)ody good. 
 
 *Twas a "bad job, whatever !" and some will suppose, 
 
 In regard to the story, abroad as it goes. 
 
 There are Governments, too, which, like steamers at 
 
 night. 
 Would keep better asunder than hugging too tight I 
 
 I do' know, I am sure, if they're right or they're ivrong. 
 The world turns around, we shall know before long ; 
 But your Honor's two ears sure no lon<Aor I'll bore 
 About Boats that would sink were they not run ashore. 
 At ?. time like the present, such matters, you see, 
 Are beneath the attention of you or of me ; 
 But as you pass on, moving ^'ound in your sphere, 
 *Tis the business of Paddy to welcome you here I 
 
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 AVho sent ,.o„ to G.nad. (IH.sh .^ I „ ^^"^•^"' 
 
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 An' she k„e,v you woie 'tiff l''''J^''' «h« S'uv 
 May her MajeL 1 ^ 1 1'"" '^^^^"» ^^ I^-gh - 
 
 bMve .oyul men of tlie Enicmld Isle. 
 
 I hope that, Sir John, vo'll l.n . „ 
 
 strongs ^^ ^^^^^16 every ^yj^ere 
 
 Hnmi for oiikl hvhiul f f7 ^ 
 
 In snnnner an' .vin ^r"""' "'^ ^■•"•' 
 
 'Ti« the tn,th l" till"; ' T^ " "^^^ •™- 
 To bo .stuffi,, their <^,'rr ""'"" ''"' "^^^' 
 J^"t to listen to raso ui :> ^^f "' f-- ^r-,- 
 
 ^W Scotia .onld rathe "btt in H " "'"'''' 
 
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 But enou' h of fi.^f ^i ^ 
 
 l''-.ivo .ne IJ^TTT'"' '''"^'' '-^^^^' 
 To be tould, yeste-t 1 7 * ^'"'^"'^ ^ '»«d. 
 That feted Ctt^; JJ: 7"" -— horo, 
 
 ' ^^^th Champa.,!,, and beer. 
 
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 And a rostiii' hot dinner, ])y government votes, — 
 Not to mention the loan of nm])reUas and coats, — 
 Were sending onr Governor-General away 
 Without any Dinner or Public disphiy ! 
 
 'Tis well that the}' changed their intention in time, 
 Or I'd blow them all up with the breath o' me rhyme. 
 Sky high in the clouds, like an airy ])alloon, 
 To ate a cowld bite with the " man in the moon !*' 
 And again on this Island they'd never be seen, 
 AVith their niggardly notions, insultin' the Queen 
 An' the Governor Young-but we've made it all right,— 
 John iMurphy's our man for a Dinner to-night. 
 
 An' I hope you'll enjoy it — meself won't be there, 
 
 For Biddy an' I have an ocean of care 
 
 With the childer at home ; but there I've a drop 
 
 O' tlie Irish potheen ! an' bedad, ere I stop, 
 
 I'll drink all your healths, — Sir John ! here's to you, 
 
 An' lierself tliat is younger and prettier too I 
 
 May the blessing of Heaven be yours till ye die. 
 
 Then a better inheritance up in the sky. 
 
 And a full flowing bumper to Colonel McNeill, 
 (Me wife's maiden name !) who by dint o' his steel 
 Won the " Cross o' Victona," which long may he wear, 
 Of the "Colonsay House," — but meself does n't care 
 If he's Scotch or he's Irish, so long as he's good. 
 That's a " sine qua non," and must be imderstood : 
 For the Irish and Scotch, when they're good, I declare 
 To your Honor, Sir John, can^t be beat anywhere. 
 
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 0i.^it oj Jldmiral ^ir %o&m^ Punttg. 
 
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 Long life to you, Admiral ! that's what I say, — 
 'Tis meself that's delighted to see you to-day, 
 And the big Koyal Alfred, complate for the wars. 
 Laying off the Queen's wharf in her top-gallant spars, 
 With the mateor flag flyin' that braves in the breeze 
 All the foes of our Queen on the face of the seas, — 
 And will brave them, as long as their noses they show, 
 'Till the Marlborough cocks ar'nt able to crow. 
 
 I'm tould that yer Honor, when off in the sound. 
 
 Was afraid to run in lest the ''Flag Ship " should ground, 
 
 An' ye left the big Ironclad anchored outside. 
 
 To cast a reflection on Hillsborough tide. 
 
 But the Hillsborough tide — arrah ! listen to me — 
 
 Sure the Hillsborough tide is the pride of the sea I 
 
 Wbich in all North America cannot be beat. 
 
 Having water enough for the whole English fleet. 
 
 
 
 An' now ye are in, you'll be as welcome as May, 
 
 Yourself and your sailors, as long as ye'll stay. 
 
 For the sake of — God bless her! — and, — whisper, 
 
 while here, 
 You'll get plenty to ate and to drink, never fear ; 
 And the brave, jolly sailors, eight hundred or more — 
 If they're in it — why then, let them all come ashore, 
 In their clane turn-down collars, the nautical style, 
 Admiral Milne did the same when he came in the Nile, 
 
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 For we all love the sailors, — but, Admiral dear, 
 In ould Neptune's name is it true what I hear — 
 That on board of the big Eoyal Alfred last night 
 Ye had splendid divarsion, swate music's delight, 
 Discoorsed by the Band of the Ship, and bedad 
 All our girls and your officers dancm' like mad ? 
 A Eodney I to give in his Flag Ship a ball 
 And not to send *' Paddy the Piper" a call I 
 
 i I was puzzled entirely, as well I might be, 
 
 Why no ticket was sent from Sir Eodney to me, 
 I An' I thought, at the first, I was slighted fbreby, 
 I Or because I was Irish ** you did not apply ;" 
 I But it does n't much matter, now mornin' has come. 
 For Biddy an' I had divarsion at home ; 
 I suppose you forgot us — an' so let it be — 
 You'll have plenty to mind without thinking o' me. 
 
 But long we'll remember the hour and the day 
 That ye opened the bully big Ship, any way. 
 For the Public to look at, an' Alfred her name, 
 Call'd after that Saxon of notable fame, 
 Who wasn't much made of, himself, so 'tis said, 
 When the ould woman bate him tor burnin' the bread — 
 What a fine thing is larnin' to have in the brains, — 
 Sure 'twas Alfred vou know that demolished the Danes* 
 
 And in this fine Ship, arrah ! Eodney me joy, 
 'Tis yourself ought to make the Queen's enemies fly I 
 If they came within range, and yourself to let roar — 
 Wisha ! wouldn't the Yankees be off from our shore I 
 Where they come every Summer in swarms, like the bees. 
 To stale the fine fishes that spawn in our seas ; 
 
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 An* they're at It so long ! be the pipers aad powers, 
 The Claims Alabama are nothin' to ours. 
 
 Bat ne\rer mind spakin' o' Yankees, you see 
 There's Peace witli Ameri(3a — long may there be, — 
 Let us look at your Ship, her diminsions to learn, 
 She's round in the bow an' slie's round in the stern, 
 An the great armour plates that she carries are full 
 Ten or five inches thick round the whole of her hull ; 
 Then her big heavy guns ! an' no wonder if she 
 Should roll a good bit in the trough of a sea. 
 
 Hurra ! for the ould English Flag, — always new — 
 We love to behold it, the " red white and blue," 
 The delight of our friends and tlie dread of our foes, 
 And the symbol of Honor — abroad where it goes ; 
 May heaven defend it wherever it flies, 
 A signal of safety to gladden our eyes ; 
 In freedom's front ranks may it always be seen, — 
 Hurra ! for ould Ireland, and God save the Queen ! 
 
 But 'tis time I heave to, for my distance is run, 
 
 Let me frame but a toast and a wish, I'll be done ; 
 
 A Health to the Admiral, Health to the crew. 
 
 The Officers, Middies and blue jackets too ! 
 
 May the flag of the " Alfred " long float in the breeze, 
 
 A terror to such as do ill on the seas, — 
 
 And her brave-hearted men ! be it stormy or fair. 
 
 When ** England expects," may they always be there. 
 
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TO PBTNCE EDWARD ISLAND. 
 
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 mmi 0| ^toirat Pilne. 
 
 Brave Tars who Britain's rights maintain. 
 
 Who sentinel the deap ; 
 As over Nepture's wide domain 
 
 A wakeful watch you keep ; 
 Our pride in peace, defence in war, 
 
 Of stalwart heart and hand ; 
 We greet you, every honest tar, 
 
 With welcome to our land. 
 
 Then three times three for Britain's Queen, 
 
 My countrymen, in style, 
 And three to greet her gallant men, 
 
 The Heroes of the Nile. 
 
 The Heroes of the Nile may claim. 
 
 From ancient Egypt's shore, 
 A name that, linked with Nelson's fame, 
 
 Will live forevermore ; 
 Tho' fifty years have roU'd away 
 
 Since Nelson ceas'd to toil, 
 Hearty and fresh we greet to-day 
 
 The Heroes of the Nile. 
 
 Then, &a 
 
 Hearty and fresh — aye, men that would. 
 
 If I can judge aright — 
 Behave as well as Nelson could, 
 
 If called like him to fight ; 
 
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 "England oxiiccts," — that signal plain, 
 
 Again our foes would foil ; 
 England cannot expect in vain, 
 
 From Heroes of the Nile. 
 
 Then, &c. 
 
 What though our country may compete, 
 
 Before the time is long, 
 With liussia's new, unsunken fleet, 
 
 Or France's navy strong. 
 Or Yankee gunboats, ironclad, 
 
 We of Prince Edward Isle 
 Will trust our lives to Britain's flag 
 
 And Heroes of the Nile. 
 
 Then, &c. 
 
 We'll think of Frobisher and Drake, 
 
 Nep's " champion shots " of old ; 
 Of Duncan, Nelson, Howe and Blake, 
 
 And Collingwood the bold ; — 
 Who, without "Armstrongs," swept the sea, 
 
 Their enemies to spoil ; 
 And brave as those of old would be. 
 
 The Heroes of the Nile. 
 
 Then, &c. 
 
 Why not? their energies to try, 
 
 The British cocks are game : 
 Stir but their blood, — it ranges high — 
 
 The mercury's the same ; 
 
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 Insult their Queen or Country deur, 
 
 Old Engltuid dure revile, 
 And soon ti good uecount youll hciu- 
 
 From Heroes of the Nile. 
 
 Then, &c. 
 
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 Then welcome British tars ashoixj, 
 
 Both Officers and men ; 
 Wo never saw you all before, 
 
 And never nic^y again. 
 But while you follow duty's call, 
 
 May Heaven upon you smile, 
 And shower down blessings on you ail, 
 
 The Heroes of the Nile. 
 
 Then three times three for Britain's Queen, 
 My countrymen, in style ; 
 And three to greet her gallant men, 
 The Heroes of the Nile. 
 
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 Peince Edward Island, 
 
 11th August, 1860. 
 
 I am commanded lyy the Prince of Wales to thank you for a copy 
 of verses which you have been good enough to write on the occasion 
 of H. R. Higiiness* Visit to this Colony, which he has perused with 
 much pleasure ; and to state, also, that he has much pleasure in 
 giving his sanction to your Including the lines in question in your 
 forthcoming volume. 
 
 I have the honor to be, 
 Sir, 
 Your most obedient Servant, 
 (Signed) R, BRUCE. 
 
 Major General. 
 To John LePage, Esq. 
 
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 Let aecl.'iinations loud inul loiiu: 
 liin<^ o'er oiir hills and dales ! 
 God save the Queen, our h)yal song, 
 
 And l)less the Pruiee of Wales. 
 Wlujre thousands press to see his face, 
 
 The foremost place we claim, 
 This beauteous Isle, our dwelling place, 
 liecords his Grandsire's name. 
 
 Then let lis Urst our homage pay. 
 As rightfully we claim, — 
 We hail the brightest star to-day 
 In Edward's arch of fame ! 
 
 God save the Prince of Wales I encore ! 
 
 In patriotic style, — 
 We love the "Heir Apparent*' more. 
 
 Because we love our Isle : 
 Our lovely Isle, so fair to sec, 
 
 So near the fount of fame ! 
 We'll sing its praise with greater glee- 
 
 For bearimi^ Edward's name ! 
 And let us first, &o. 
 
 But still a liner chord we wake. 
 
 To sound the praise we mean. 
 We love him for his Mother's sake, 
 
 Because we love our Queen — 
 Our gracious Queen, may she receive 
 
 The best that heaven bestows ; 
 And long in health and splend(jr live. 
 
 The envy of her foes ! 
 And let us first, &c. 
 
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 TO PRINCE EmVAUD TSLANP. 
 
 Wlioro (lcft])ots rnlo with iron rod, 
 
 Ke<;5ircllcss of the rijjfht, 
 Their vassals must ohey their nod, 
 
 And trcnibk^. at their might ; 
 But where Victoria's flag is seen, 
 
 There Liberty must grow, 
 And loyal hearts that k)vo their Qucmmi, 
 
 Spontaneous homage show. 
 And lot us first, &o. 
 
 God save our Royal Queen ! once more ! 
 
 And Albert at her side I 
 And choicest blessings freely i)onr 
 
 On all her empire wide. 
 Still may her arms victorioUvS bo 
 
 On every battle plain, 
 And, as of yore, triumphantly 
 
 Her navy sweep the main 1 
 And let us first, &o. 
 
 No fear that Britons will be slaves,— 
 
 That England's sun will set : 
 Britannia long has ruled the waves, 
 
 And long shall rule them yet. 
 On every deck a gallant crew 
 
 Stand, prompt for peace or war, 
 Another " Spithead Grand K^^vicw," 
 
 Or second Trafalgar 1 
 And let us first, &c. 
 
 Hail! England's Queen ! in matron state, 
 Fit subject for our songs ; 
 
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 Whose power oiir rights can vindicate, 
 Or soon avcnfi^e our ^vrongs. 
 
 And hail ! tiie Prince of Wales I her son, 
 Pride of th(5 parent stem : 
 
 The Heir to England's lofty throne, 
 To Britain's diadem 1 
 And let ns first, &c. 
 
 Then let ns sing, till echoes ring, — 
 
 This Prince of high degree, 
 When Heaven sees fit to order it, 
 
 Our future King may bo 1 
 And may the power a])ove confer 
 
 Selcctest gifts Divine 
 Upon the House of Hanover, 
 And Brunswick's lloval line. 
 
 And let us first our homage pay, 
 As rightfully we claim, — 
 We hail the brightest Star t-o-day. 
 In Britain's arch of fame ! 
 
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 Wmi oj §mtml ^xx WiUlim SimwitU WMmx^. 
 
 " Hall to the Chief who In triumph advances 1 " — Scott. 
 
 Hail to the hero immortal in story I 
 Honor'd of Britain and favor'd of Mars, 
 On to Prince Edward he comes in his glory. 
 Hail to the gallant defender of Kars ! 
 
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 TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 
 
 Fame thro* the nation 
 Bespeaks him ovation — 
 
 Loudly his merits and movements declares, 
 
 To do him honor, then, 
 Shout, all my coimtrymcn, 
 
 Hail to the gallant defender of Kars ! 
 
 Here's no impostor of artful intention, 
 Striving our homage undue to provoke, ^ 
 Blowing large bubbles of empty pretension. 
 Bursting in air but to vanish like smoke ; 
 
 History names him, 
 England proclaims him 
 Worthy of honor— return d from the wars— 
 
 To do hun liomagc, then, 
 Shout, all ye Islandmen, 
 Hail to the gallant defender of Kars ! 
 
 First of the brave, he, by heroes surrounded, 
 Strong as a lion — undauntedly bold. 
 Held a position where perils aljounded— 
 Menac'd by famine and threatenVl by cold. 
 
 Frankly his enemy 
 Honor'd his bravery : 
 Writuig despatches to him of the Czars, 
 
 What says the Kussian Chi(*f, 
 General Mouravicff? 
 " Brave is the gallant defender of Kars ! " 
 
 Rouse thee, my muse 1 and with praises reward him. 
 Loudly in p^ans his welcome prepare ; 
 
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 Honor, Prince Edward, bo thine to accord him, 
 
 Worthy the badges of Honor to wear ; 
 
 Long may the olive bough 
 Wave o'er the hero's brow, 
 
 Peace bo his portion — return'd from the wars, — 
 
 And, all my countrymen, 
 Shout, 'till it rings again, — 
 
 Health and long life to the hero of Kars ! 
 
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 mmi 4 %\httt mwMi frinrc of Bate, k ih 
 
 Womb 4 Ba^hinjgton- 
 
 A MERiCA ! fair shall thy history be, 
 
 L ong shall thy proud Eagle spread over the free ! 
 
 B right records are thine in the annals of fame, 
 
 E nstamped with the signet of Washington's name I 
 
 R enown must be thine ; and the portion of all 
 
 T hat strike off their fetters at Liberty's call ! 
 
 E nshrinecl in the hearts of the wise and the good ; 
 
 D istinguished in death l)y simplicity's mood ; 
 
 W orth rests at Mount Yernon ! America weeps. 
 
 And hallows the ground wliere her Washington 
 
 sleeps. 
 E eposing immortal 1 to millions so dear, 
 1^ eath hardly aia l)oast to have conquered him here. 
 P eace, wrapt in her mantle, sits watching, and fiir 
 R epels from the spot the proud spirit of war I 
 I n bass tones of grief sounding mournfully near, 
 Notes solemn fnll sadly on Royalty's ear; 
 
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 C an Albert iinmov'd hear the dirge of the })rave ? 
 
 E nough I — he uncovers at Washington's grave. 
 
 O n history's page of the past we have read, 
 
 F or freedom America battled and bled ; — 
 
 W ar sounded his blood-sprinkled trumpet around, 
 
 A nd wild Revolution awoke at the sound ! 
 
 L ong struggled the brave in the terrible strife, 
 
 E ach blow was for freedom, for country, for life ! 
 
 S hall Liberty triumph? — the sequel we see : 
 
 A " star-spangled banner " waves over the free ! 
 
 T hat banner was Washington's cynosure bright, 
 
 T hat showed to Old England America's right, — 
 
 H e lived to maintain it, — now nobles agree, 
 
 E ntombed, there is not a more noble than he. 
 
 T he noblest must come to " earth's narrowest room ! " 
 
 O bserve but that group at the Patriot's tomb ; 
 
 'M id fashion fuU-blo^vn and festivity gay, 
 
 B y the glare of the lamp and the light of the day, 
 
 n ! on, they have sported ! — a galaxy bright ! 
 F orgetting the past in the present delight , 
 
 W hile viol and lute have proclaimed their advance, 
 A nd quicken'd their steps in the maze of the dance".- 
 S ee ! now they have come to the shrine of the dead, — 
 II ovv changed is their mamier ! how altered their tread I 
 
 1 n view of tlie sepulchre gayety flies, .^- 
 
 N o place that for trifling where Washington lies ! 
 G reat Britain concedes the respect which is due, — 
 T he son of her Queen, and her noblemen too, 
 () bserving, in silence, mortality's doom, 
 N ow stand all uncovered at Washington's Tomb ! 
 
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 djmtrlusion* 
 
 My task is done ! and now the Muse, 
 
 Kind friends, must ask of you 
 Who may this little book peruse 
 
 A frank and fair review. 
 The simple verses, unrefined, 
 
 Of " Pat " the Irish boy, 
 Were penned in haste, aind not designed 
 
 To meet the critic's eye. 
 
 With confidence I send them forth, — 
 
 May Fortune be their guide, — 
 And let them go for what they're worth 
 
 Upon the Public tide^ 
 And even should these Verses fail 
 
 The critic's ear to charm. 
 And do no good, I'll go their bail, 
 
 They'll do but little harm. 
 
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