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P'*"" The liist,r „,„ ' w-avine era n ; ■• ne lusty mo vers ,weep across the fie ,1 An,l reckon all the |,ea, ty |,y ,he vM,, . ' The anient s„n, with str.L nnd ^e 1 ,'r, W .lown the,r.j.,fcy offerings at our feet Wl„le generoiLs Aut.mm with annrovL •. Rewards the hu.l.andman fi!r .^H, 7, if ^'""* Unt,! h>s heart car. scan-ely wi«h for S Wa , s .hips of counnerce from „„r icy'^shll • Wn ,sh,s look and CeeW i, his ray showers, flowers, head r .fields t nile >ki re ■ nore*' >vv find Long vmter ev nmgs and a cheerful fire W,,J, useful books nnd all you can desire Makes careful rea.ling now a choice employ And spreads a fea.t of Intellec.ua! joy7 ^' •.TNsma history's entertainine r-^^il An^l ,ra..e it through ,he hi.tory of m ,k " ' Hovyvery,M,e,esting',i..,oi,„„^ What happenel In o„,. c„u„„.y |„nj; a.„ f he -n !rc'„'5"'" '"""."T- "'"' •^"•'''- »■'">>'« ways ; i heu dark conceptions of a Ruling ca....e : wht-hT'T t'"' ""^ '^'^' '■-•"■'■"I --^'^ Wuh^^e proud hall where their^leie"dLt3 wTth'^Zi.^'V^"'"'^' "'""^ ^^""''' ^"w compare W th vvoiks of sc^.nce at the World's Fair Wh.re yon transparent palace .hi es .„ .'.h, R>^an„g,ts chrys.al forn. of lucid li^l r. ^^ " Fa.r as the s.ver moon's unclouded ,ean» W some celestial temple in n dream ■ Where peaceful na,ions'mir,gle fro, afar Who never „.et before except in „'ar ' ilkt'Sfe'l^ ''^'P '"' P-«-'d hand, WKe DroJieig meeting in a distant land ; #ii While art and science with hccoming erace Present the r trophies at the .hrine offZZ. inir < anada apponrx among the rest A.i,l hears her s,,len vo I he premiums w'li.-h are iusilv ,|„e • i.ej .1 been pron».,„ce.l the faireM. f ,he fa,r. And bo „c ,vMh tr.nmph off, he h'^het pri.e, Jo. mo.le.t be.uty and for .-parijling eyel. ' B'lt I dgiess: e. J"^"- Works on meclianics claim yonr due regard And bring a caret ul readir,g ri.h reward : JB:ography presents before your view i he wise, the great, tlie worthy and the true : Learn from their wisdom, imitate their vv..rth r.ieir moral great;.ess_not their rank by birth K^*ad poi'tiy, of that improving kini VVa ch elevates and purifies the mind ; Wani ii.spi,ali(m breathes its " soul of fire " A n I gide.l genius i.lays upon the lyre. an eel.le craxvling verse, or boaiba.-t rhyme. «-a ling such trash is worse than wa t riif time When pleasing fiction as tha friend oftrinh ^oMveys instruction to the mind of youth Presents fair Virtue in her lovely dress And hateful Vice in native ugliness : i hen airy Fancy, with her magic power, At times may entertain a leisure hour ; But frothy novels, like indifferent rhyme, Are neilher worth your money m)r your time. We fHHi vvouM hope, hefore this winter's through i <> gel a lecture here JVom each of you. Exert yourselves nnd see whsit ynu ran do • 1 repsnv the Es.>^jiy wiih julic ious rare. And leave behind you bashiuine.ss and tear. I thank you for the kindness you have shown Ih listening to this effori of my own, Allow me now to place before your view A local picture whch I lately drew. And w til permission dedicate to you. Truth has pencii'd the sketch, but lancy did aid Ip finish the picture with colour and shade. DRIVE TO SHEWANAGAN. When sweet blooming maidens and sprightly younff beaus i ^ j j 6 L'ght-hearted and happy as you may suppose, And matrons and husbands as well as the rest Are seated with those who they still love the best. And now with the young people cheerfully join It puts them in mind of the days of longsyne • And lonely old bacheloiB of forty and one ' Club in with the party for Shewanngnn ; September's mild morning has opened the day. Then over the Coteau--hurrah, and away. The sun has just glancea «'er the fields and i\Uk woods, M H« And with glory has tinted the eastern clouds ,• The morning is lovely, the prospect is fine. And the beautiful scenery oil hut divine. *ar off in ihe distance, and glittVing in light, I he College of Nicolet hreaks on the sight • Near the tall group of pines ycu distinguish the Sf)ire, Now glancing like silver, now gleaming like fire. 1 he princely Saint r.avvrence, ma^nifirei.i ^treanl. Keflects on his waters the bright ^olar beam : And the picture inverted appears on his tide O^ the homes and the trees on the opposite side. Where the dense cloud of smoke is dark'ning the You see that a steam-hoat is just papsing by And perceive when a close inspection you make, A ship on each bow, and a brig in her wake. With merchnndize laden from old mother land Or teas, silks, and spices from India's strand: ' Ion island of timb r, descending, no doubt contributes to pay for the good things brought out. Aow the Banheu presents a broad fertile plain. Here moving with cattle, there waving with grain. While our own little town, so quiet and stili: Appears fast asleep at the foot of the hill. The clear silver dew-drops distili'd in the n^ght' l^ike miniature lamps are a!| g'owing with light, Or like beautiful diamonds sparkle and shine On each blade of grass and each needle of pine. While planted and tended by Nature's fair hand Bloom the Wild forest flow'rs 'mougst hillocks of sand; The rich golden rod wav.s in grandeur and pride Wrth the muliaelnias (lai>.y close by Ww side, An.l hundreds lieside ofihe sweet floral race Mu,ht llo..m roun.l a palace for heauty and Rrace. Here nicek y In M.lii. de blossom and die tmull d by the hand and unseen l,y the eye. iNow improvon.ent reveals how industry and toil ' Makes the lonely place giad and ihc widerncss snide ; Where the elm and maple and cedar had stood And pine trees for ages frowned over the wood, ^ovv the barns and stables and cottages stand An.l autunm with plenty enrirhes the land. Behold the sweet picture (f comfort and peace And .he angel of Hope smiling over the place. In yon Imie dwelling, tho' humble and low, A^ c ean as a palace an.l white as the snow, i' or P,erre and Jossette in a veiy short time Ha, pamted their house with .. bucket of lime : And now round the windows so chaimirg y bright The green clusters of hops contrast w.tb tT.e white, hee the trim little garden bloon.ii g close by, Wiih (ence of dry cord-wood ,,iled neatly and high, And the small native grove of elm and pine Which remains ,o tell of the days of lai'gsyne. 1 he oats and the wheal bending over ih- ground. And the peas and potaroes grovVing around. Glance ms.de the cottage, where Josseite is seen « usy at work and as happy as a queen, While making her carpet of good cataline, " Or quiltiflg the coverlet neaUy and fine j r. J& l'.i Her litrlh-hearted child A IV j)!aying at horses onhhle r,n th ren so heahhy and clean The an h lilih- kitten in Irwil of the I !>' now ratchi./jr her lai! in>tcad cf (* j[r«cen, joiise Tiu- fi a riioui^e priil peekk'd toj) knot:^, the ^ood people' "» Are pickintr i|,eir dinner along thr road-s^je, Tiie hirkies? are s-eking what rorlnrie may yij And hunting for grasshoppers over ihe field ; The gande! is threatenng whoever may |)nss » » Wi jere his wife and thj gosling:.^ are grass nipping the Th;? (iuok and her children are sure to be found In the small running brook, the ditch or the pond. 1 he little lat poney, the sheep and th The f *' e c« w. at «» ly of pigs and the old mother sow re strolling at fnedom all over th e wood And feejin.. wherever the pasture is good Wiiile P ierre's cheerful measu \ymn re rings ovjr the As he lustily sings an»l cradles the g >r his I grain ain nin\ root hou^•e will shortiv hectored With the iHsmjt.ful crops his acres aDoid, An 1 furnished wiih cord-wood an amplj e can >at'ely de y. How h indM)me thj epinettes. -raiter -I fin»UMti W.th th'ir w.di'-sprrading branches close to the: gr)u:;d, 'Al.».»g;4 th^' hraut'fn' inoKs jdl feMhered and curra A li eao i^li fjr h-iif the ha/.airs in tli*^ world. But here is the post, with directions to ^how The road we should take for the Forges leJowj n And 0, for the power of the artist to trace The MHMiery around this heaiitlful phu-e. Our I any entraiic* d mnaiii for a time To g;i/.e on the picture ^o ^luhd ar.d Mihl'me Tht' ait'ly livtM- iitui n.agi;ifin'i;t wood h rcfr-ntr the landscnpo vv-lh forest ami Hoo ! ; The hiiglu yellow lields, wh.ch thj aulumn ha crovvnM The pasture where rattle are dottir g the ground ; The ^weel iMile brook, vv ndii g peaceful a^d ^^ vv ThroDtth the street ol The I cottages whiter than siuw , onny grten braes where, as bl thesome as May The light-hearted child ren are busy at play P*^^ ^nendly i»ld Hall, hospitality's seat 'ooking across to the quiet Hetreat. Still Th e eye with del-jiht wanders ovt r th So wild and romantic, so calm and serene e fcene. This picture of beauty wemusinow leave h« liind For our parry are otlfor the Gies like the w nd. And quickly are lo>t 'moi g t the broad fore, t tr e* Wl io:t()le in the waj^-goM with ea. h happy pair ; And the uiischiev«)ns nrchin one p'ainlv in ght see Was as busy at vv.)rk as busy rould be.' {^r^l 3'**"^'^ •" '»«« teens lie levelled a dart Wiuch sent such a thrill ofdelighi through his heait$ -,a*<*- li Snch a rapt'mns bliss, a confusion and joy As fairly l.ewM.|„re.l the poor happy ho7' Who fe t -o hevv,(ch«l '„e,.,h the won.Ie f.,1 .ndl I ha h.. s njcoly know wha, ,o ,hi„k or o e^" Oo ne (..•II m.- dear lassre the way for to won » Fa:r Ea,ily |,,„,hed. like the open! g "f ^7 When the twilight ofmoroins hLs jus^„.S'awnv VVas love s modest glan,-e and the moidenV reply The „,erned mar. too thought his own l.onny S; Ha In ver looked half so .weet in her life/ For lov. ,n a cottage, though all very good. Isnotsoromnnticasloveinawood; ' Then I. .?''''Tr''^' '''•''"''•■'"='' the hest inenhsarm would so gently slip round her vvai«t And w(jen wi.h the jolting '.he 'sometimes wodd H. fondly vvo,>Id press her more close to his heart The very old Bachelors felt the soft p„we O,so,neth,„g to wh ch they were stranijers before • They hu.t. ,n language both sin.ple a1„l pt„ *• They would never go there so lone'y again' : And shout,.d ,n chorus an old Scot ish lay. Called. " O to be n.arried if this l,e the way » E,,.er,.,gat lengd, from this region of dreads. - . Hh,re Cnpid resides near the .weet wmdinV streams, "■immg So delicionsly cool and lucidly clear No wonder that Fairies and Cupids'live here We now have descended the steep winding hill And are safely arrived at Gordonstown Mill 13 Where eighty bright saws are all busy at play Incessantly plying by night and by day ; Our inquisitive friends soon examine each part or this trophy of skill and mechanical ait. Afiil when th.y'vein-pected the mill and the dall, Ami have paid their respects at Baptist-viik' Hull, From this iViend'y majision tlicy rhorlly rt'i air To Niint Thcmias- s Street in Saint G.'oigc's Square Wh..'re the rt-iics oi'ancieni grandeur are lound In the giant stumps that are dotliig tlie ground. Here a vessel is chartered with master and man, To carry our parly to Shawanagali ; And the ladies, wiih all due caution and care, Are placed where there's nothing like danger to fear. The rest of the party are set to the oar, Or to balance the cmil behind and before, But the poor wounded youth who Cupid had shot Is obliged to lie down to steady the boat, While a knowing old rogue has taken his place And i8 slyly smding in Emily's face. And would you believe it, the naughty bad man, Is wooing the maiden as fast as he can j Tho' Em ly wishes him over the sea At *^ John 0-Groat's House" or at " Donachedee," And Wdliam, poor fellow^ is thinking no doubt' 'Bout pistols and second>< and calling hinj out. But now they are launch'd on the stream, and away For to witness the s orm of tluinder and spray j The neat little vessel glides off hke a swan. Then hurrah for th Falls of Shawanagan. i; 14 Now tho indian canoe is wafted a!one .lie (a r '"'''' ''''^" ^'*"" ""^ "P« ""^ T" vv.,rlVe.l i„ Iow»h.illine moloily there • O. ■■sw,vt va'-.of Ovoca." (l,,,t. ov,-,- .he stream Am,I ,„ve.t. vv:..h enchammon, the benmiS.'r a,,? O the fine .ouch,, g ^„„c of ,he '-OM A .n. Cha r » T I! tbs br:gh. ey. „f b „u;y is .|i,„,„'.| vv^.h a , ta^ • Wh. n s„«„. ,^.| ,,,t„ e'.,r. -to awaken a la," h ' ^rkes up .' Rory O More." or '• La,y O Gaff " Whe,. the key bugle .ings i„ ,„elodio,Is".rain. Lovely young Jessie, the Flower of Dumblane » The national anthera swelk over the wave ' T,ll echo repeats from the wood and the cave • W„l,Y-,s n,r as ,he vi.lo,. can compa.s ,h.Tene ' I'es .hepnn„„vefore.l sublime aild serene Where , he noble Saint Maurice, unfettered and Sweeps .0 proudly and calmly along to ,he w.. M,irn ficen. .-.ver ! howpeacefu! an.l still Iby waters g i.le past 'nrath .he fo,•e^t clad hill • To the beMiuiful moon and the eems of .he >kv ; Refle,j.,ng the cloud by the rgh". breezes driven ihe bine vaulted dome, and thescen'.y ofheaven Flow on m gh.y crrenf, in n.ajesty flow . VV ,tb thy p „e and maple trees pictu,ed Leicw. Here nature ,n glory and grandeur is seen la cnmsoa and scarlet and yellow and green 15 The beautiful mnntle of varied dyes Which ihe pleasant month of Srptemher Fupplys ; When the chill breath of night ile>rrnd^ on the breeze And t llge^ the delicate h aves nf the trees, Announcing, ihjii nnttire now rovcrtd wiih gladness Mu t soaii wrar thr garuHiit of sorrow and sadnt^s. Oiirt ny bark clipper, th.»' slcndor and jsI ght. And bni t of material | Iv and itbi, Has now njailctht' lunbour. ard fini>hnl her trip As >teady and safe* a* a ninety gun rbip ; Ami ou- parly have voted the vl^it(^r^' pine As the very best place to rot and to dine. 'Neath that broad ft)rest tree they gather around An excellent dinner laid out on the gnuid ; For tho' in the wdderness, lonely and vast, They had never made up their minds for to fast. For the guidance of such as intend going thtre Just allow me to mention our t^mall bill of liare : A fine hg of un»ti{»n, a (piaVter of lamb, A large |v!geon pie. five toi gnes j rid a ham ; Coin'd beei', apph' ))U(ldii g, and all veiy nee. Tints, mu-tard and vinegar, pepper and >pice, Will apj)!es and pickles. ;i> Uinrli a> }( ii | U a>e. And cruekers arid l;i^c nit, and loiter ai d ehee>e. And then tor to drink w.ih this veiy good cheer We had wine, lenn)na•<) co>tly and fine As that pi^ople use when they gossip or dine, But the beautiful carptt w'lich nature had spread, Aitd the old forest trees waving over our head. m We now proceed the winding path to trace WUich leails along the mountain's rugged face : You climb the steep ascent by slow degrees O'lstructed often by the fallen trees, Those prostrate giants, who for ages stood Tae guard of honor round the niighty flood ; Humbled and fallen from their loftv state They form the simple bridge or lowly s»at. Now the hoarse thunder breaks upon your ear From the incessant tempest raging near; The so'iti rock beneath vou seems to shake ; It trembles, shudders, and you feel it quake; When lo ! in stormy power and raging vvhit^ The Triple Fall bursts full upon your sight, And from the summit of the dizzy steep You watch the strong convulsions of the deep, All iijidtly levity is left behind And solemn awe invests the thoughtful mind. As when with chasteneti feelings you have trod The steps ascending to the house of God, Becoming reverence for the sacred place, And Him, whose presence fills the throne ofgrace. ■« 17 J> pread, id. ?e :e : .1 I ear > ,4 V 5 ?Pi rod u. .a I 'S^ grace, Subdued your spirits at ihe House of Prayer, An'l checked each trifling thought intruding there. S'> at thi> teninle, i*o1emn and profoumi, One feels as tf they trol on holy ground, While the dread torrent an.) th»' stormy maze Roars forth in thunder the EternaPs praise. Loud is the anthem and the hymn sul)lime Sung through ail ages since the hirth of time, And still sets forth as when it first began The power o f God , the nothingness of man. The ancient forest, silent and serene, Stjrronnds with grandeur the imposing scene Where God is seen in nature's varied form, The smiling sunshine and the raging storm. The shady foliage of the maple trees I^ scarcely quivering in the gentle bree/.e, While the proud rapid river, strong and deep, Is dashed with fury o'er the awful steep ; The mighty basin, girded by the rock, Receives the torrent and sustains the sbo^k, Obstructing masses 'mid the falling floods. Send the wild waters halfway to the clouds ; The drizzling spray a mild ami constant shower L'ke gentle dew falls on tne forest flower. The boiling waters from the fearful whirl Escane in rapids down the edying swirl, To where the channel soon becoming wide, G'ves scope and freedom to the rushing tide, When all the tempest's wild commotions cease And the smooth river glides along in peace. Much of the rocky bed is now laid dry, Which partly fotms the Fall when floods are high, 18 ^^»^^k^^>-*^t^^ Hore in Ssptember yon may safely stray Where* \\\^. strong current sweeps in early May, I ispoctench hollow niohe anl floo;l-formejl cell A 1 1 mil from r>cl;y chink the sweet <* blue bell j" T il! fo v*^! trL*.?s. a nil lojr-; ofevery form W Hh * I by t'i<> waves ati I hnttereil by the storm F • \\% o' *r th'>