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 Entered according to Act of Parliament, of Canada, 
 in the year 1S91 , by Anitie E. Robinson, at the Depart- 
 ment of Agriculture. All rights reserved. 
 
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 Tl)e Star o^* hiheriy. 
 
 We bid adieu to oppression's toil, 
 We will build our homes on Ameriean soil 
 We wdl (dear the laud and sow the seed ' 
 And raise all the breadstuffs that we need. 
 
 We will plant the apple, % and vine 
 A.id ha^ e an abundance of fruit and wine 
 I he best of all we will be free. 
 We will lay the (Vjrnerstone of Liberty. 
 
 We will found a Nation great and wise 
 
 \V ho s g ory will extend unto the skies. 
 
 lo her all nations will bow and bend the kiiee, 
 
 And she wdl be the beacon light of liberty. 
 
 This light will shine from pole to pole 
 
 Until it 
 
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 covers the earth as a whole 
 
 And all mankind the glory thev will 
 <>t this blessed light of liberty." 
 
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POCAHONTAS. 
 
 (The author was induced to writo I'ocalion us by rcjadinj; in a i)iiblic 
 journal that America lacked national son^s. That aUhouKCh IjOUKfollow luid 
 written his Hiawathn. yet we had no poetrj worthy to coninicmorate the 
 name and fame of Pocahontas one who above all others lies buried deep in 
 the hearts of the .\meri<'an people. 
 
 When hist or} records the deeds of the past, 
 In it will be found the I'ocahontas story. 
 
 Her name will live, while memory lasts, 
 
 For her heroic a«'ts of gocxlncss and glory. 
 
 Jt was on Virt^iiiia soil. . 
 Where (Viptaiii Joliii Smitirs little Inind 
 Were end iriiig hardships and toil 
 And clearino: for themselves some land. 
 
 To make a new Inmie thev had bemm 
 Away over the sea in the new world ; 
 With no jnotection hut fort and gun 
 And liritain's flag unfurled. 
 
 Po -ahontas. a little Indian child, 
 (Uir historv does relate ; 
 Although by nature wihl. 
 She saved our (Country's fate. 
 
 The Indians had laid their bloody plans 
 To Scalp and murder all the Whites ; 
 Said they had cimie to steal their lands 
 And rob them of their riirhts. 
 
 This little girl, in greatness of heart,' 
 
 To Captain Smith she ran ; 
 
 For from her new friends she could not part 
 
 So she told him of the })l()ody plan. 
 
 She said the Indians had formed a plot 
 To scalp and murder every white. 
 *' Into the Fort gather every one you've got 
 Or you will all be killed this very night." 
 
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 Tlw l»i^Ms were tolled, and news was sent 
 All ihrouoii tliis little settleiiienr and town, 
 into the fort all (juietly went 
 When the Indians came not one thev fonn<l. 
 
 Inside the fort eame thoughts of home 
 And dear frieiuls in their njitive hinds, 
 And how to America thev did roam 
 To he slain by savage }>ands. 
 
 ()! that awful, dreadful night. 
 What great suspense and fear, 
 Manv exi)e('ting death before tlie light 
 Of blessed morning wouM appear. 
 
 The ehildren (!ried and sobbed in fright, 
 The mothers prayed in trembling fear, . 
 The fathers nerved up for the fight 
 Resolved to sell their lives most dear. 
 
 In the darkness of the night 
 Around the fort the Indians could be seen ; 
 When they saw no ('hance for fight 
 They looked sneaking, low and mean. 
 
 When appeared the light of day . 
 And the glorious sun did rise, 
 To their homes thev went their w^av 
 Praising Pocahontas to the skies. 
 
 Not content with their defeat 
 
 The Indians another plan did make ; 
 
 They caught Smith, bound his hands and feet, 
 
 And tied him to a stake. 
 
 There he stood with bated breath, 
 While the Indians did hoot and yell, 
 And daneed around him the dance of death. 
 They appeared to him like imps from hell. 
 
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 Sojiu* tli<>ii_i»Iit to Imrn liiiii at the stake, 
 Others wislied his scalj) and hlnod. 
 The hist phiii they «lid make 
 Was t(> kill liiin with a cluh. 
 
 rpoii a rock they hiid his head ; 
 The elul) was raised that laid all low ; 
 One moment more he would }>e dead*, 
 l>ut I'ocHhoiitas saved the fatal hl()w. 
 
 As she was the dauoliter of the (^hief 
 And dearly loved by every heart, 
 To her pleading she gained relief, 
 And Smith was permitted to depart. 
 
 This Indian maiden of the wood 
 
 Was gentle, kind and mild ; 
 
 S(» verv merciful and "ood, 
 
 Vet she was nature's tutored child. 
 
 Here was true nobility of heart and mind. 
 Devoid of selfisliness or greed ; 
 And such as she we rarely find 
 In any nation race or creed. 
 
 Pocahontas was of royal birth ; 
 She decended frcmi a line of Chiefs and Kings, 
 Who were grejit men and of great worth 
 And to their tribes were judges in all tilings. 
 
 The whites stole this Princess from her home ; 
 This near broke C^hief Powhat ton's heart 
 For he was okl and could not live alone, 
 And from his idol grieved to part. 
 
 Pocahontas appeared almost divine ; 
 John Rolfe, a ri(^h planter's son 
 Worshipped at her shrine, 
 And her heart and hand he won. 
 
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 !»!v !' "I \>\ Imiu'ImihI's kin;"' 
 This Pi'iiH'css (TossimI t\\v sea ; 
 Hci' Consort also slic (li<l hi'in*;, 
 And tli('\ wcrr i'vtvd bv rovaltv. 
 
 Well niav the nol>le and tlie proud, 
 
 Tiie Statesman who hol<ls the yovenuental reins, 
 
 hoast and jn'oehiini ah)ud 
 
 ( >fha\in!'" Po<'ahontas' hhxnl run through their veins. 
 
 THE ROBIN. 
 
 My favorite vvarhler has returned, 
 \ love to hear him sing ; 
 liis a])sence I have mourned 
 That messenger of Spring. 
 
 His song it wakes me in tlie morn 
 And cheers me through tlie day ; 
 f wouhl feel sad and look forlorn 
 If with me he would not stay. 
 
 On the robin the American dotes ; 
 Between them there is a tie ; 
 When they hear his warbling notes 
 They know that spring is nigh. 
 
 No first-class country seat 
 Or rural home in town 
 Is thought to be complete 
 Where the robin is not found. 
 
Wlit'ii tilt' autmnn winds Keuin to blow 
 To soutlicni climes lie wiims his wuv ; 
 He has a diead foi" winter snow 
 And where 'tis eohl he will not stay. 
 
 Kohin tell nie where did'st thou roam. 
 Or where hast thou staved 
 And all aiiout your winter home. 
 And your eomin<»- so lon<; delayed { 
 
 In thv Hitrht throu<'h distant hinds 
 You did not lose your way. 
 
 Nor fall l>v cruel hands 
 
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 Or from us wish to stay. 
 
 You are so cheerful and so bright 
 So sportful, brilliaTit and so gay ; 
 Youi' son**" commences ere 'tis lit^ht 
 And lasts the whole long day. 
 
 That tree has been thy summer li<mie 
 For many, many years. 
 You and your mate can live alone 
 In its bouirhs and have no fears. 
 
 
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 l\)^ Sa6^'? Advice to bl)e Youbl). 
 
 [The author was prompted to write the following lines by reeeivinga 
 visit, from a dear friend whom he had not seen in many vears, who, in yonth 
 and early manhood had showed signs of very superior intellectual abilities 
 and gave promise of a b'-illiant future, but alas, all hope vvas gone. Dissipa- 
 tion nad begun its deadly work.] 
 
 A youth he met a grey-haired sage 
 Who still looked wise though bent with age, 
 The youth says father please do me tell 
 How to draw deep from wisdom's well. 
 
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 lilcsr n\v tliosc that make this i-hoicc, 
 llajjpincss and <^nvat Icn^^tli otMays 
 Arc tor tln»so who walk in wisdoms ways. 
 
 Mv son. I wish to im|)r('ss on vou a tnitli, 
 
 The iin'atcst (huii>(*t'.s in life are tlie errois of vouth; 
 
 l^ut all thnai^h life you must heware 
 
 Of evil tcMuptation's snare. 
 
 Maiiv are l)orii witli a])petite.-; .<nd passions strong 
 That lead them captive right along 
 Trdess they use all their strength of ^ lain 
 Those appetites and passions to ro.siraiii. 
 
 1 jiave seen the statesman ainl ihe pi'iest, 
 Drink an<l revel at the feawt. 
 I have seen the loveliest ladv vou could iiicet 
 i^ecome a <lrunkeii outcast in the street. 
 
 None are safe unless they can control 
 
 Tiieir passions and love for the flowing bowl. 
 
 Millions on these rocks <loe.s strand ; 
 
 Hut blest are those that can temptation stand. 
 
 () vouth, ao thou tliv wav an<l evil tennjtation shun: 
 H'hink how all things may end before they are })egun; 
 But to have great wisdom come to you 
 Vou nmst work, reason and be just and true. 
 
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 THE MISER 
 
 [The Author well remembers in childhood days at the old farm 
 house in the long winter evenings while sitting around the open fire- 
 place or by the flickerins^ light of a candle, hearing old people tell 
 ghost and fairy stories. They would tell how some people, especially 
 gamblers and misers made money so fabt. Such people they said al- 
 ways sold their souls to the devil and ever after would be successful 
 in all their undertakings to make money. They would give a very 
 accurate description of nis majesty. He always had wings, horns and 
 cloven feet, and around one ankle was nine links of a chain and his eyes 
 glistened like fire. Satan sometimes might hide his identity, but he 
 nearly always left a sulphurous smell behind him.] 
 
 A miser was in his vaults one day 
 Counting how much he was worth. 
 He dropped on his knees and began to pray : 
 Oh God give me the wealth of the earth. 
 He also prayed from the bottom of his heart 
 That from his treasures he never should part. 
 
 A spectre appeared as one rose from the dead 
 And attentively to his prayers did listen. 
 The spectre had wings and horns o!i its head 
 And its eyes like fire did glisten. 
 Please Sir, said the miser, tell me your name 
 And from whence you came. 
 
 Spectre replies, I am Satan, I came from l)elow 
 
 And to you great riches (^an give ; 
 
 If after ten years you will witli me go 
 
 Down in my regions to live. 
 
 Yes, I will buy your soul 
 
 And pay for it in silver and gold. 
 
 The miser replies, if you will agree to give 
 
 Me heaps of silver and gold 
 
 And promise me twenty years more to live, 
 
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 1 will in return i^nve you niv soul. 
 The hartrain shall be as you say, 
 Said Satan as he went his \vay. 
 
 The 1^^)1(1 it came as with a liood 
 
 The silyer gushed in streams; 
 
 His hands were red with dead men's ]>lood 
 
 And all his frieu<ls were fien<ls. 
 
 Oh ! how unenyiahle wtus the lot 
 
 Of this u'old worshiping sot. 
 
 Not one hi oh or noble thought 
 'Ere passed through this misers mind, 
 (lold and silver was all he sought, 
 And the oppression of mankind. 
 In all his talks his theme was gohl. 
 After the deyil had bought his soul. 
 
 Time Hew by with lightening speed. 
 The miser's heart became like steal, 
 Nothino- could satisfy his hellish o-reed 
 But gold and to make others feel 
 That he was the lion of the hour, 
 And the centre of the moneyed power. 
 
 On a dark and dismal nioht 
 
 A lou<l rap was heard on the door. 
 
 Who's there ! said the miser in a friuht ; 
 
 A voice-its Satan ! Time with you sh-dl be no more! 
 
 Hurry up, make ready to come away, 
 
 The twenty years is up to-day. 
 
 Miser says, is it possible, now I am old 
 
 That from my riches 1 must part ! 
 
 No, I will take with me all my gold 
 
 For that is the idol of my lieart. 
 
 Satan replies : "You can not take your gold ; 
 
 With that I will buy another soul.'' 
 
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 Your honor, Satan, as you are my only friend 
 
 There is one thing I request of you to do, 
 
 It is mv contract to amend. 
 
 And I will make it favorable to you : 
 
 That is, let me take along my gold 
 
 And 1 will assign you my wife's and children's souls. 
 
 Miser, I must say you are a fool, 
 Knowest thou not, we are subject to a higher power ! 
 I have used you as my tool. 
 But now has arrived the fatal hour. 
 Satan seized the miser, and gave a hideous yell, 
 Both disappeared in the darkness, leaxing a l)rim- 
 stone smell. 
 
 
 
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 SPRING. 
 
 Of all the seasons in the year 
 The Spring man loves the best, 
 Mature seems to him so dear 
 As she awakes from her long rest. 
 
 Spring melts the snow upon the hills 
 And breaks winters icy bands ; 
 She fills the streams that turns tlie mills 
 That brinii^s oladncss to all lands. 
 
 She decks the fields with living green, 
 She fills the land with flowers ; 
 Her beauty everywhere is to be seen 
 In sunshine and in showers. 
 
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 Jti the fields the birds dotii sing 
 Their songs they fill the air ; 
 Tliev also make the woodland riiic 
 And there is music eveiywliere, 
 
 Up the streams the fish thev uo. 
 
 The froos thev croak and sino- 
 
 The Imsbandman's crops they fast do grow 
 
 And there is life in evervtliino-. 
 
 The milkmaid now appears so gay, 
 The ploughboy he doth merrily sing 
 And all of nature seems to say : 
 Rejoice witli me 'tis spring. 
 
 All hail to nature's wondrous plan 
 For she to us oreat blessings brino- : 
 It is the living, dvinti' wish of man 
 -bor an eternal Spring.