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Toua lee autrea e»omplairee^ origliiaux aont filmde en eommen^ant par Ip , piremMre pege qui comporte uite empreinte dlmpreasion ou >■ * ■;; »■ . V n \ . ^1 f Toronto Publle lilMniliV^ . (PmnpliUt CoU«otloa) . I.. COMMEBCIAL ' COUBTSHIP ♦ ■• AND UNSILFISH UNION. A TALE OF THE BORDERS. 1245 TORONTO: As: IRVING, YONGfe STREET. 1888. \ ^ *"i life-* > . ^1 i' ■.'■•iti.'', .<*■■,*■■ 3?" ■: .-, L4^^ ^ * "4 HT', . * ' / f ii<: f; »^.*% ~ i i' "^ !^ ■.:^M^I:iv j.>j , »>! ?*. -^ '^:'''i-M-^m i». ^ '^il^ , I^M^^ ii^^K- r i ^mH^I ^^^ff^- K^y ''^BS K^t ^!^«!Sf*v 1 v^l '. 1 - ^ !*!>- ^ 1^ f^ ^ ^M Ll...- t METROPOIITMI TOROfUa ■f <*■ CEN LIBRARY Tbeatm MERCIAL GQUBTSHIP UNION. ,» * ' /" - -Hto A TALE OF THE BORDERS. t TORONTO: A. S. IRVING, YONGE STREET. 1888. ■r S I J^' /: • --' , t ^. :'%:. w m UBRARV •^ •*»-\-» ■ « TheaUft V f I^BkwV / < '\ ■.■ II' T <- • \ «. ■"■"■.■-.. -'■- ■ *, ■'■:-'■'' ■ ) / ' .- ^ ^ «^ " ;: •" ; • HMt 7«W < V '* ° -■■ ,' . \' ' , »^ 11,^ « ' ' ■■* . f ; ■ ^ V-^ Conmieniil Coortslilp ai Unselflsli Dnion. A BUR Letta " TALE OF THE BORDERS.' Scene :— ^ gregn sward in front of a Border Customs Mouse, Niag^^ Faiis in ^ background. CHARACTERS. Miss Canada ..... . ,A buxom belk, Mr, Sam Slick. . ... ..^ smart commercial pioneer. Mr. John Bull. . .,\\A jolfy old boy from the *' old coHntree,'^ ■ 11 y /■•■■.v. ;■-.;■ .Sam.-. ■;.• Kail, Cahadia ! How do you do ? IVe been learning a dit^ on purpose for you. (55wi5^ " Star Spangled Banner.'') I say, can you see by the dawn's early light Any signs of the good time of which IVe been dreaming, When our tiffs and our tariffs will all be set right, And our sell-fishy fish-folk will ceaise from blaspheming ? Can't we jine in house-keeping? I love you right hard, And ni give you my nutmegs and notions and lard, bh, say, is it worth it, this Custom-House shave? S-^ Should a friend of the firee be a Tariff^tied slave ? .:4 f ^ '^iSwiiiimw/ Courisfuf and Unstffish Unum, V ' ■■,*; -t^*- J Well, I think you arc rather a ibrward young man ' Though I'm^^a^ -"^ Vd like to be neighbourly; sfsferly too, But I've one little secret to tell— if*iii afraid you mustn't make love to me, For ** my heart's in the highlands," across the sea I '"'.-;■:■■ Sam, .^ .;-,•-.; ow you're wrong if you think I'd tempt youfli<»fr From your dear, distant Johnny to roa^i, fW 1 otily wish you iii te to unite, ; - With your next-door neighbour at l^ome ; Ouf interests may Unk if our h^ts mayn't agre^ fo join fortunes would profit both you and mcT^^ ■i.V;\/:::;;-^^ ■;;^---s:;.-^;;M.issC;^';^ /; -^ ' ■.■■■:. That* s very well spoken, indeed, Mr. Sam, Ifs candid and perfectly fain And I think when friends have what each other needs, They certainly ought to «hare ; \ Her face is the fortune of many a bride. But I've a fair dowry I need not hide.. (^^ ** Rich and rare were the gems She wore.*^ ■■■"■;::; RiAind^iire a^^ giiis l^Wcari'W^^j- And a ro3ral diadem binds my hair; f" > 1-!^ - v Commercial Courtship and Unsilfish Union, $ v^ \ >. V But oh ! my riches are greater far **■ Than sparkling gems and jewels are. My mineral mines hide wealth untold. My ores are bright w^th silver and gold, My farms and forests decay defy, My seas yield fish for a world's supply. If a business uftion your views will suit, Aiid platonic love be absolute, Why, then, for the good of my own dear land, ril give England my he^ ^nd you my hand. That's good! Why, many marriages, ' Sans sentimental leaven, Turn out about as happily » . ' "■■■■.■■■■' As matches made in heaven ! But what do YOU think o' that, John Bull, rd like to hear what YOU say? Well, I know her love for me and mine ; Glows warm within her breast, But she's old enough and 'cute enough ; To know what suits her best. And as I'm a sensible chap. Cousin Sam, t say, let her have her own way. ■ 't- *■ %i "H^.' ih. *Cmmir€ua C^rUhif and Unulfish Uni ^ *'«'^ Why, ccrt'nly, sir, that's my sentiment, sure I- - When wf can't boas the girls — we must just ^ndure. Miss.C But you know, Mr. Bull, how glad I shall be J Xo ^nd you my produce {ftrhaps, some ^/, free 1) •■■'"'■ • • • ■' •. . • '■■''"■,!'. -' ■ ■ .•.■■■' ■'•-''" ■ .• ■ ■* " ■■■":'■.: /■■■^'v. ■;■■:■ '..;:•'■■: john b.'.v--' •■■•■/■.;;;,-.'■■ Ha ! ha I my dear girl, thaf s kind 1 Well, well, . All sorts of thiim;s happen, we never can tell I ■ ^^ y:^., _:-\ ■•■/.. :;■:' :, , - ■..■■■■.■.'■•■.•■■■-:'..•:;. ■'•■; • . ..■-,., ■■ (H€siHg$i And oh for Old Eiigland's roast beef I •"'* ■ '' ■■'''■' '■■-■.'■ ■""■/■v.^r .-," ': » • , . ■ . • But prices rose higher and money grew tight. Prime joints pn our tables became? a rare sight, ^-. Our butchers chang:ed double ind swore it was right) -^^^ i O dear beef of Old England, - v V JAndoh for the old-fashioned jbeef I A Then Yankees sent live meat, the pwce fairly kiw,. And nasty " jerked beef;*^ mqch like carrion crow, ' . f Vb V. 0- r ' . u I t^^ Commirciai Courtship and Vnsilfish tinum. f, And we'd ** canned " from Australia — but all was no go-*** Ob for the beef of Old England^ -V And oh for the trtie British beef! Then conscienceless butchers improved upon that, * They bought up the carcass beef,' trimmed off the fat^ And swore it was English ! What think you of that ? . „ * Oh the 'cute butchers of England 1 ^ Let's " owe " for their ocean-brought beef I And nbw^'^, Miss Canada, send me Hve-stock To replenish my store and swell trade at the dock, Yet failure your well-meant attempt seems to mock--- V To improve the roast beef of Old England, And the funds of our growers of beef 1 So what with bad times and competings like these. And our imports of foreign live-stock v^lth disease, Poor John Bull is enjoying a deuce of a squeeze. And he sighs for more luck for Old England, N . More power to Old Englaiid's roast beef 1 , • -- -■- ■ -.-.4-^^^^:-:-^,^:-,:,' Miss Gr^^^^- ^i^- \ \ My bonnie Scotch boys are serehadmgtne I ' They're singing their fllLVourite " Bonnie Dundee." ' * • {VMs in the dishna an mardjinghtg vigomnly,) • ■'■■-■ *■ * ' ■ We Kahucks and you Yanks are short-sighted in greed> We're depriving each other of what we both need ; - / s .' H, » Ik i -^^^^^ Cmriskipmd tfnsdfisk Uniim Our pioneer labours 9st foolishly fdled, 'And the trade o£ bodi countries isstu|>i41y spoiled. It .... 10n mutual good-will our joint welfare depends So 4 over the border" lefs shake and.be friends ; ^^ Away with the tariff, and off with the fee, Down with the duties and let us be free ! ■■■■■ ■.■OABfcr. ■'/•■"■■•: : ' f Bravo ! my braw Sawnies I have a whuskie wi' me. And well drink to the lassies frae « Ponnie Dundee -^s tSMi strikes an attitude.) <« I 0' Now, at drinking, as a nation Ve believe ift moderation, But I guess at an oration We yanks can lick ^c^^ ^ . So without a hesitation ^ ni exjjfcss n^ indignation At ^ Custom tiouse taxation. 1 adl it a vexation, ^ ^ , ; And a gross abomination,* Which causes irritatkm. And some bad prevarication. And sad dh^tt^ki^^*'' (Not to to^tioii impt'ecation). In our t»dit^ population. i,-*.^ ' X ^',* ff" ./:,•. Z- I •*> „ Gmrtsk^ and Uns^h Umum. '.■■■■■ ■ ■ . ' '•, ■ • ',,-...■■■ ¥ ' ■'*■'■ '■:.'' ■;■- ' ■' , ■. ' ■"■■ • .'": Now, why>hoiild separation Hinder trade's free dfculation. When fair co-operation Woiild work out the salvation \ Of our iHibdly fcdfiktioii > . ■''■■■■■■,'- Fpr business propagation? *f^ It seems a violatioii , ' Of the friendly-state relation, ' And a senseless aggravation t)f pernicious agitation, Which breeds an alienation '^ Twixt m«i of moderation. Whose aim and occupation Is to work some mitigation Of the preSeftt sore stagnation. So let's end procrastination I ^ I-et's form a combination, And achieve emancipation From this Tariff domination I Let's strive in emulation. As men of sense and reputation. And commercial education, To enact a regulatloi^ ^ For the Tariffs reformation— Or complete extermination I J 'X- '~ I think I hear that spirit-stinjng noise, The " Harlech'' March " of my brave ^ Welsh boya ( Voices hsard in the distance^ singing *^ The March of the Men . - : Jtally* then, tareason I • , " ^^^^^^^^^ K w in seaso!il*i ; ' Strike the bjow 1 Let rulers know, That throttling trade is treason I I^t no more these bars divide us ""^^ ^ -' . .-■ From our neighbours dose beside us. Let common sense henceforward guide lis, Then our land wilJ thrive ! y\ Sam. +« f / Bravissimo I Taffy— good boy, good boy ! / You sing like a seraph, I wish you joy ! What think you, friend John, of your daughter's manners, Ain't she borrowing one of your Free Trade banners ? John B. * * Oh, I wouldn't prevent the dear girl if I could. Why shouldn't she do like her dad ? * , I certainly think that her MANNERS are good. But her CUSTOMS confoundedly bad I (JKf sings lovingly, air/ " ^ Where Glory Waits Thee.")' Go where glory waits thee, But when success elates thee, ; ^ O still remember me ! Neighbours may caress thee, . > . .•*■. I ^^^^M *.-.^-.-.>, \ With feir woiljs address thee, V To join their drcle pms theer-* Do what best tnay be ; But when |h)r Aiture choosing, Aaxp^fng or refusing, -^ O still remember me I » s N: .-■•■r;:.^; Miss C; • ,^ The impijlseo£ progress may bear me from jrou. But sentiment ever will keep my love true 1 . -^God keep us aye I Tableau: T\ey all embrace and live lU^ppily ever afterwards, ; GEOFFRE Y QUARLBS. 1 « • t .V*' y • ■*^ If i \ '■•■■-:■■■:. \ . ■ ' ' ■ ■ % • }'. : . ""i 1 '- r \ ■' ■*'-. V ■ *'!. ■' ■■■ ■ '? f ■% . 1 ■ ■ .#■ . ■.,.".■, S J-: :, 1 -• J . ■;■■■■■ '^'* ■■■ ■■ ,. ■ - ■■'■./ , •* A ■■ ■ i . . . ■ ' ' m • :■:;.. -^-v,;- . : I . . . ■ ■ "* % ,* : ■• ■ .. ■ • ^ ,vl!' '"■''••*;••' 'A ,.■- ■ .. 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