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■1^

ANCE ODES

Xe Sfeminaire d» Qtt^'SI
3, rue de Wtmm
Qufebec4. QUBi

MISCELLANEOUS

BY ARCHIBALD MoKILLOP?

AUTHOH OK PKIZK J'OKM O.N TUE ACHIE^ EMKKTJ* Of THE

.P BRIGADE.

rRIXTKD FOR THF" AUTUOH, BV TffOJiPSO.V * COMrASV.
SAl\f IRSULE STUKKT.

18««.

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"%^sMu.

«*i«ft«3i^y

TEMPERANCE ODES

ATXO

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

MIS

AVTBOl

yRINTB

TEMPERANCE ODE J

iin>

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

BY ARCHIBALD McKlLLOP,

AUTBOR OF PRIZE POEM ON THB ACHIIiVBMBXTS OF Xttt
UfGHLAKD BRIfi^ADI,

QUEBEC:

PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, BV THOBIPSOK k COMPAXT-
SAINT URSCLB STRKKT.

urn.

Thei
red, eit]

Unregietered, according to Act of Provincial Parliament, in ih^

Year 1860, bi/ Archibald McKillop, in the Office ^ The

of the Regiitrar of Canada. i

tian fills

« *'' tal ^
' - :1

epeciallj
sad effec
where :

The 1
Gffilic I

PREFACE.

anient, in tho
Office

The facts related in the following poems have occur-
red, either within the knowledge of the author, or have
I been derived from reliable sources of information.
The arguments used by liquor-sellers are given as
nearly as possible in their own words, even " A chris-
tian fills my casks," is no exaggeration, and the indi-
*'^ lal who used the expression evidently thought it
chest recommendation to his liquors and traffic
vas thus associated with professors of religion.
*^.._ i any think that they or their friends arc
specially referred to, let them bear in mind that the
sad effects of Intemperance are much the same every-
where :

So these need not be taken as personal hits,
Though a garment is best worn wherever it fits.

The English reader will excuse the insertion of the

Gffilic Poem, for which a silver medal and nurse m*

* -J

PREFACE.

money was awarded by th? '• Canadian Highland
Society'' in 1859, and of which a literal translation
is given.

With thanks to subscribers and ftiends, and trusting
the reader will overlook any mistakes and imperfectioufi
that may have crept in on account of his blindness,
this little volume is given to the public with the hope
that it may, In some measure, promote the cause of
Temperance, by the

AUTHOR.

Preface

Temperanc
The Dr
The Go
The Am
The Ta
The Rn
The Foi
The Col
The Fea
To the 1
The Pui
Bad Con
The Las
The You
A Strang
Advice t*
The Twc
Closing (
Liquor a
An Appe
A Tale..
The Qrar
Nfttional

Highland
an slat ion

1 trusting
srfectious
ilindness,
the hope
cause of

HOR.

CONTENTS.

Preface

' V

Temper ANCK Odes—

TheDroVi, da Child

The Goud Example y

The Awful Death !.3//....... u

The Tavern Keeper ,g

The Rum Selling Grocer |^/ ,9

The Forty Gallon River !!!!!.!!* 22

The Cold Water Pledge .*.'"' * * ' * \ * * " * gfl

The Feast of Belshazzar !'!!!!!!!!!.....7!!1" 31

To the Friends of Temperance .....'"....'33

The Pumseller Outwitted by Himself ...........35

Bad Company and Rum oy

The Last of the Family ..^" '|

The Youth Admonished ,\\^ ,.

A Strange Thing .^

Advice to the Laboring Classes 50

The Two Fees !!....!!.......!! 52

Closing Ode for Temperance Meetings '.^.M

Liquor at Funerals .^

An Appeal --

^T'"^ '■■^.''izi:zzzzzm

The Grand Trunk Railway q2

National Od« for Canada '^'''"^[^'^'''^^'''' '"'"' ^i

viil

CONTENTS.

M1SCELLA.NKOUS Poems —

The Bible 6T

The Old Log Meeting House ,.,.. 80

Prize Poem — Gaelic 87

Translation 90

llymn for the Queen's Birthday 94

Another .....9&

'^ But '

And cc

That

" Iluve

'' Wher

" 0, no,

" But y

x\ud "

6T
80

87
90
94
96

"iMmWMBAm^M till

'' Why weepest tliou r I asked a child

Whose tears were flowino- fast •
'' I do not like to tell/' she said,
'' But we have neither wood, nor bread,
And cold, and hungry ; rm afraid
That we must starve at last/'

" Have you a mother r I enquired,
" yes,— but she is sick."

'' Where is your father V Ls he dead ?

" 0, no," reluctantly she said,

" But yet he never brin-s us broad,
x\nd wc are all ,so weak/'

TEMl'KRANCE ODES.

I eyed the hovel, else a house,

Where these poor suff'rers dwelt,
Great chinks let in the keen cold air,
Such utter wretchedness was there,
That words can scarcely now declare
The sympathy I felt.

j^nd while her simple tale she told,

In accents weak and mild,
She did not ask to be relieved,
But yet a trifle she received
With gratitude, while I perceived

She was a drunkard's child.

And as I went my way I thought

Of the distiller's power,
And wish v'd the drunkard-makers were
Assembled, and condemned to share
The miseries that 1 witnessed there

Eut for a single liuur.

Who makes the drunkard ? lie wlio dwells
In yonder spuciuus hall,

TKMTF.RANCE ODES.

A man of opulence and rank,
Who puts his money in the bank ;
T'was from his still this poor man drank ;
To tliat wc trace his fall.

And all the cruelty and wrong,

His wife and childicn bear,
The wealthy brewer does not know,.
Perhaps he does not often go
To wipe a tear, rcHiOve a woe.

Or make the poor his care.

Nor does the wealtliy grocer think

Of families iu need ;
Enough for him that cash comes in,
When out goes brandy, rum and gin ;
If drunkards drink, their's be the sin,

He does not guilty plead.

^^'o does the grog retailor raise

A plea of innocence,
While doing on a smaller scale
What great pvofespors do wholesah

TEMri':ilAN(^K OJ)KS.

And so he doles out rinn and ale,
And takes tlie drunkard's pence.

lie cares not for the house of (lod,

And seldom enters there,
But well he knows, the liquor runs
To him through chureli fre(juenting ones,
Then branches off to all the dens

Where drunkards curse and swear.

With coaxiu,^' words, and winninir wiles,

And hardened heart, he asks
Each one who hastens to liis sink,
" Well, friend, what will you have to drink ?
I keep the best, for only think,

A christian fills my casks !"

The publican of honied lips

Receives a thousand cheers,
And then his victim's choice is made,
And from his scanty earnings paid,
Regardless of the children's bread,
And of the mother's tears.

TKMl'KRANCE ODKS.

Ala^ ! how many groups endure

AfBiction, want and cold,
While drunken fathers seek their homes
Keeling, and less like men than i>nomes.
And while they stretch in bedless rooms,

The landlord counts his j>'old.

And oft around the tavern bar
The Sabbath hours are spent,

And oaths and blasphemies arise

In wild confusion to the skies,

"Whrle at his ease the brewer lies
At home, self-deemed a saint.

80 grocers sell, and drunkaids drink.

Till sense and shame expire ;
And every cent they, earn, they spend.
But when delirious horrors end
Their dayt on earth, their souls descend

Into the lake of lire.

jMarch on, ye S'ons of Temperance,
Your banners be unfurled :

,4«S<,

TKMPKRAN'^K 0DK8.

But yc who sell tliis iniidenlng drink
By gallons, gills, or piiiielieoas, tUink
"What will ye say wheu on the brink
OP the Eternal World ?

How shall yc bear the guilty loail

Of drunkard-making crime,
Then shall ye curse the glittering gold
For which ye measured out and sold
The li([Uor whose oflfects unfold,
Beyond the years of Time.

f 1 ' : '

!!;ii

How shall ye meet tlie ruined souls

That yo have sent to dwell
In that dark place of fell despair,
Where drunkards shall forever bear
The wrath of God, if ye must share
With them the flames of hell ?

Say, will ye tell tlie Judge of all

The living and the dead,
That whiskey, brandy, rum and gin,
Were needed in that world of sin,

TEMPERANCE ODES.

Tliat ye were doomed to traffick in
To gain your daily bread ?

Or will ye plead, as an excuse,

That Legislators said,
That all who bought a license might
Sell ardent spirits day and night,
And so your course must have been right;,

For it was in your trade.

Some brewers and distillers think
When they destroy our grain,

That they are doing all they can

To benefit their fellow-man.

Because they have devised a pku
To increase the farmer's ixain.

And grocers think that they must keep

Intoxicating drugs,
To make the tea and coffee sell.
And thus they every scruple quell,
Since others do it, we as well

T\T-

Xlll t.

l>is;lv\' hi<i

iMay all tiic wnisky jug

TJLMPERANCE ODKS.

! * i

But let this plausible excuse

Be brought to honest light,
Say, would you sell or lend a knife,
To one in haste to take his life.
Or else to kill a child or wife.
Because another might ?

I 1

No, no, you say ; then wherefore fill

The intoxicating bowl ?
Dispensing by your trade accursed
A liquid fire to burning thirst —
This poison kills the body first.

And then destroys the soul.

Now is your time, awake, repent,
While days and grace arc given.
Give up your trade, your cask, remove,
Which act the conscience must approve,
And by repentance, faith, and love.
Prepare for death and heaven.

Or else await the awful words,
" Pepart from me," depart —

Ti:>irrRANCE odeh.

Your portion is the buruing wave
Where all the lost forever rave ;
For ye have peopled many a grave,
And broken many a heart.

For while the law of frod requires

The love of heart and soul,
Pure selfishness is your pursuit.
The love of money at the root.
Your sinful race must have its fruit
In endless death — the goal.

A Gentleman lives on a snug little farm,

Who formerly kept an hotel,
And whether the weather was chilly or warm.
His bar-room was crowded, and there is no harm

In tellinixwhat lately befell.

TKMPERAXCE ODES.

! !

One day in the barn lie discovered his son, m ^^y ^q

Insensibly stnpid with drink, m q^j. g^y

And he thought with himself that the evil begun i ^^j shall

Should be instantly checked, ere the lud was undone, '^y^^-^ i^ito

Nor long did he tarry to think.

So back to his dwelling he hastily ran.

And said to his terrified wife,
^' I'll out with these barrels, and empty each one,
And never a drop will I purchase again,

No, never a drop in my life.

^' Why," answered his wife, '- what has happened
thee now ?

Be sure you do nothing in haste,
The traffic is evil I freely avow.
But as to the liquor, I think you'll allow,

That we can have nothing to waste."

^' You had better dispose of the stock, if you ploasej

And then we'll demolish the bar,
And so without loss, and with conscience at ease,
You can work yourself out of the trade by dcf^rees*^

This plan would be better by far."

\< But I i

This li

Lud trui

^0 the b

And c

For the'

Todc

And he

In even

Will

And til

The

The fa

That e

It v^

TEMl'KRAN'CE OT^ES.

No, no I not a day will I liavbor tlic foe,
m Our son has been drunk in tl\e barn,
vil begun i na shall I continue to sell it, and throw
•as undone. |ii^ into temptation ? No, never ! and you
This incident also should warn.

ach one,

is happened

you ploasej

at ease,

)y degrees ; J

[< But I am determined I never will seli,—
This liquor shall go to the earth ;"
.nd true to his words he immediately fell
:o the barrels and kegs, and I think he did well,
And one and another went forth.

For there's always a w.y to a person who wills

To do right with deliberate aim,
And he that a good resolution fulfils
In even destroying his barrels and gills,

Will find ti reward in the same.

And this very instt>ncc resulted in good.

The son from the danger is saved j
The father is happy and I've understood
That even the ivife has been led to conclude
It was well that the barrels w " staved.

TKMl'KRANCK ODES

Yc liquor retailers, wherever ye are,

Behold an example for you •
Kclincjuish your trade and demolish ^ our bai-,
Or something may happen more terrible far;

This tale is undoubtedly true.

Kememberthc 8ickle and Sheaf where they drank

Whose sequel illustrates the trade,
kSo aceursM in its fruits, bearing poison so rank ;
Your daughters or sons may beeome just like Fraui

And yourself the unfortunate 81ade.

The fores
Their b

Twas wii
But I'

f need nc

Thouul

Jphe drun

' Took I

Such was
A huri

A poor u
Carewf

The sun was shining on the eastern hills.
The lowly vallieswerc already shaded,

The power of frost had fastened down the rills.
And a:i the flowers that bloomed in spring wer;
faded.

Hersel

TEMPEllANCE ODES.

e far

!• •

fee forest trees stood .stripped of every leaf,
; Their branches bending 'neath their burdens hoary,
J'was winter, when the poor require relief; —
But I 've to tell a sad and painful story.

J need not give the reader phicc and date,
thfv 1 • 1 Though many will the incident remember ;

Th.o drunkard's awful death which I may state,
so rank • Took place so suddenly in cold December.

t like Fraiii

Such was the scene without ; alas I within —

k A hurricane of angry words was blowing,

^ poor unhappy woman might be seen.

Careworn and weary bending o'er her sewing.

A little girl, a child of three short years,

' Close to her mother, and the embers creeping,

In innocence, beheld her bitter tears

Shed o'er an infant in the cradle sleeping.

10 rills,
spring wei

How very sad she mu;?^ have felt that night,
Ilcr sufferings were more than could be spoken ;

Her husband, dead t.; every sense f right,
Herself defenccles.s, and her spirit broken.

Tt.Ml'EHANCE ODES.

f !

There is
Its ap

^Tis lam
But f<

Kut who can pen the Iiorror of the hccuo ?

When by her side her little daughter screamin-
Her husband seized the ase he had brought in,

An(^ Iiigh above their heads she saw it gleaming

A }^wer unseen restrained Iiim in tliat hour,

And they eseaped from death, though wound-,
badly,

And self-bereft of reason's guiding power,
The maniac rushed into the darkness madly.

fic hastened to the tavern— drank, and filled

His old black bottle for another potion :
: what a dreadful shriek was that which thrill'd

Tliroughout the railway cars, in rapid motion.

The brakes^ went down, the train was stopped ; alas

Too late ! His doom was sealed forever ;
And those who saw that bruised and mangled mas^;

Can th.y forget that fearful si Jit V No, never ! '< Oh ! l

One sui]
Abou

Were st
I'rocc

'' We

" 0, yo
And

TKMrKRANCE CUES.

I" screamiDf
•light in,
it iileaminL'

hour,

gh* woimdt

Jl]e J[)bch] Y\ccpc\\

There is a town whose citizens can boast
Its appelation in tlic Gazetteer,

^Tis famous on a rich and fertile coast.
But for security unnieTitioned here.

madly.

Blied
I :

L-h thrill'd
I motion.

^ped ; 'alas

igled mas»\
0. never !

And in that town, there lived a certain man,
His name, denomination, I withhold;

]>ut his employment was a common one.
He kept a public-house, and liquor sold.

One summer eve, some people passing by.
About the time when men retiring are,

Were startled by a most distressing cry,

l'roceedin^• from the well-known tavern bar.

'< Oh ! murder ! mercy ! spare me, I implore,''
'* Well, pay me for the licpior that you got."

" (), you were paid a thousand times before.
And 'W I cannot iiive Vv'hat I liave not."

; i

TEMPEUANCE ODES.

" There then, take that, and that, infernal thief,'
And kicks and blows repeatedly were given ;

You shudder, friends, and look as grave as if
He were the greatest scoundrel under heaven.

Wa.'s he J
And 01

Althougli
By con

Not he; he was reqttctaUr and lived
On the just gains a lawful trade provides,

And I was well informed, as I believed,
He was a member of a church besides.

How did
When
[c brouc
VVhoso

Quite philanthropic in his own esteem,
He was a gentleman, as people said.

But I have other thoughts to think of him
So perfectly described in " Simon Slade."

Was he a human being ^ Yes \ but oh !

With every thought humane and feeling drowuM
(irowu rich by his profession, spreading woe,

And poverty, and wretchedness around.

Was ho a gentleman 't Yes, he might wear

As tine a coat as any lord can boast ;
And to his virtu(!s many sots would swear,

And say, with great respect, ^' Our worthy bust."

►at whiN
The fa

.ud whe
He sec

YeurH rol
And th

And Mr.
Aud tl

Till oa tl
The lo

And at t]
He be<

TJiMf'KTJANCl': OVF.B.

111 thief,"
:iven ;
[IS if
lieavea.

e.s,

Wa8 he a citizen ? O, ves ! indeed,

Acd one that did the town a dcul of good,

Although he seldom helped the poor in need;
By counsel, clotliiug, fuel, cash or food.

How did he benefit his neighbors then ?

When never found engaged in works like the^se ;
He brousrht towther many drunken men,

VV'host^ crimes, and quarrolH raised tlie lawyers' fees

But while the Ijusincss prospered in his hands,
The fangs of gold were f;wtening in his soul ;

And when attraction raised the price of lands.
He seemed desiroun to possess the whole.

VearH rolling round, n court house tl>ere wa-s built,

' drowuM ^"*^ ^'^^" ^ ^^^*' *^ P'ltoftcnders in ;

^^, ' And Mr. Smith his own importance felt.

And thouiiht his lawful trade involved no sfr>.

y host."

Till on the evening introduced at first.
The love of money rnnklcd in his braia,

And at the prospect of a trifle lost,

He beat his victim till the man was slaia.

TEM I'KK -\ NCE OiJK S.

And wlu'ij (Secured withiu the very gaol,

His influence led the eitizens to build, *

He asked with a bewildered piteous wail,
}i' Mr. daniiesun could not be healed !

*' Impossible ! you know the uum is dead."
'< Dead ! Is lie 'f Never I Oh, it cannot be 1''

IJis spirit failed 3 his self-importance fled,
A guilty, blood-stained homicide was he.

Arraigned before a circuit court he stood.
His guilt was evident, and undenied ;

l^ome thought incarceration was too good —
He was condemned, and socially he died.

Bi;. yet he lives to breathe the bitter ."-ighs
That realize ini]»risonment tor life ;

And uea.r the scene ol* all their wedded joys
Still lives his poor, ami worse than widow'd v,

JiCt then the free au«l living K;uvn by this,
'i'hat li(|Uor selling is with evil rife •

The affluiMice it gives is transii-ut bliss
And often dearly paid for in this life.

Tlw

TFnrPKHANCK (*\n.H.

r)not be 1''
ed,

J— .

lied.

ghs

vidow'd V,

'lis,

1 a.'^kcd a (.'ertyiu gcntleiMan
Who kept a grocery, and store,

'* And how have time^', and matters been
With you, since I was here before T'

•' Oh," said the grocer, " I can tell

My friends that I am doing well.''

And while 1 spied his yellow casks,
Three little ragged girls came in ;

One had a jug, and two had flasks.
Two asked for brandy, one foi- gin ;

The grocer served them — took their pence

In scU' co)uj>lac('nt inno<'cn«'e.

Bni did he thitik while jxtriiig o'er
The Holy Book, in Sabbath dress.

That he sup})lied, the day before —
To sots, the means of drunkenness?

And did he kneel in prayer (o tell

I lis Maker, he was doing well !

TK^f!»KI^A^'(n■; ot>k;j.

S'll

If doiHL* vniW is lio;a'.lJn<i iioKi,
To such we may allow the claira,

Hut it is grievous to hohnld

A man that bears the chricstimj name

Hohiiling rum, with heart to tell

The world that he is doin^ well !

A r.Iiriiitian solliuir lufm / j thouirht.
Would hroLeu-hearted mothers sav,

Th:it//Y: vviKs doitJtj well, who taught

Their hushauds and thv^r sous to stray,

VVhile hou.sting he was (h>iug well,

Be<rau.S4» he l)«)U'rht m rijiht to sell !

O, liquor stdh'r, docs the law

Afford exemptiou from disgraoti ?

No motive else, to guid(^ or draw —
But love of laouey all thy day;i,

While HK!« are by thy doing well

Kx posed to want- -iKuelumeo U) hell.

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If ^ell

(ro.seothat poor [)eHotted wretch,

Witli shattered rjorves, nnd garments thin,

TKMl'f:H *. NCK <»nKS.

(}o uK'ct that nrcI^iiK Mi'iit to fetcli

Thy (Iriuk to (iiiericli his tliirst within ;
Return to fill his jug, and tell
Thy iViends, t.liat ihoii art aoin^- well !

Thou i^ny'M; the dnniktmi loven his di'iiiK,
And thou ruay'st hcU ^incc others will ;

Indeed! perhaps as«u8sius think
J^inee others iunrder, they may kill ;

But l\iw a.si*assins like to tell

^riieir friends, that they are doin;> well !

H" tliou eun'st justify thy work
With (consequences all involved,

Be thy (Htnneetion with thechureh,
And Christianity dissolvetl,

At once, Eternity will tell

If selling ruLU is doing well I

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TKMPKUANOK ODKS.

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l"lie "foHij Siilloi) i^ibe'r.

llo, ye that think a man may drink

With moial good intention,
A simple tale I have to tell —

To which T crave attention.

A cattle sliow, a^ all must know,
Was held ;it Leeds, Mcgantic,

And wJiat oeeiirred^ as T have lieard,
H;<s set some people fi'auti(\

A house, that stood heside the road,
Wiis eriter<Ml (some are cunninir)

And throuu'h a hole Kin-i,' Alcohol
Wa,s (jniekly set a running.

The m;ni who hought t1\e CMsk had thought

"I'o make a handsoniC proht.
And so was well prepared to sell —

For he had plenty of it.

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TEMPERANCE 0L>E8.

When night came oii, the deed was done,
' Which some have reckouea clever,
The cask wa,s pierced, and out there burst
A Forty (laUon lliver I

Speed on, T say, i^)v run he may,
.| According to his pleasure,
Let rum escape, in any shape,
If not m rujuid measure.

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* Htill on it flowed, aloni; the road,

The atmosphere was foggy ;
; And what a sight, the morning light
Revealed, the road was groggy I

thouii-ht

And those who came U) tuko a dram,

With lips as dry as tinder,
Mioht walk around, to smell the ground,

For there was none to hind t.

And wheeling numd, they raised a sound,

A do' r d note of terror,
And styled the Sons, the guiltiest ones

That till this earth with error.

TEMI'KRANO; ODES.

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But not a sip could wet the lip,
And not a drop was tanted ;

And tears, to grief bring no relief*
When shed o'er liquor wasted.

So let them weep, in sorrow deep,
And mourn their loss unhallowM ;

,jut l^m inclined to think they'll find
'Twas better spilt than swallowed.

And many st<)(»d above the flood,
As if they fain would stop it ;

^Twas vain to ask an empty ea^k,
Whose work it wa^s to tap it !

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When lurnerl around, a hollow sound

Was all its declaration';
The power of sin, that reigned within,

Had gone to exhalation.

The fumes arose, annoying those
Who pass 2d there on the morrow,

Home laughed outright, but one poor wight
Was almost mad with sorrow.

TKMl'KHANCK ODV.S.

SultH

But tliouj^b great guns, clenotiucr.' tlu-

With insolence of mamiers,
Fidelity, and Purity,

And Love, adorn our bannerF.

The men of Leeds, do Nvondniuh deedh-

But who nre the offenders
Who t..ke a stand, with heart and hand,

Ap:ain>t the li<iuor venders?

, Hon.e men will guesB, and then e^^pvess
I The merest supponition,
^ But those who know, had hctlev sIm^w
A proof beyond s\ispi(-ion.

' But sure enough the show went off
A With neither strife nor quarrel j
And for sueh peace, without police,
1 We thank the empty barrel.

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TMMPKRANTJK ODES.

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Wmi TEN I'on THbi Havki. »CK Division Sons oi' Ti:MPKit\N<
TUNM ; « The Teetotallers arc Cmuiiuj."

Wave the Temperance banner o'er \x^j
Tliere's a noble work before us —
Th©agl) the publicans abhor us,
And the 0(»ld Water Pledge.

Chorvs : « Better days are coming, %
We shall triumph by and by *

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AVe'll go on in combination,
Until every man and nation
Shall put down intoxication,

By the (^old Water Pled<rc.

Press we forward, then, resistini^
Every barrier, and enlisting
Young and old, while thus insisting-
On the Cold Water Pledge.

TKMPKUANOK ODT-IS-

We will tell the rniuor-inakerrf,
And the moderate partakers —
That they sshould, as oro«r-for,saker.s,
Take the (V>ld Water Pledoe.

We will say to all who buy it,
And to those who drink and ri<5t.
That the wise, the good and quiet,
Take the Cold W^ater Pledge.

What althoULih the Rmnui'r.-^ elever
Start exelaimin-, " «lid you over"—
Strong in uuion, we will never

r>reak the (\>ld ^^'ater ried-<^

There are prejudices warring — ■
But we fear n" petty jarring.
Nor the brunt of scandal scarring,
For the Cold Water Pledge.

lie it then our pleasant duty.
While preserving health and booty,
Tlius to welcome strength and beauty
Uouiid the (V)ld Water Fledge

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TfcMPK.RANCK ODV.S.

Midi^t f-o much of wicked vending,
Midst so imicli oi' loolish spending,
Future liopes are much depending
Ou the (!(»ld Water Pledge.

Forth in union then we («all.y,
Not with drunkenness to dally,
Hut to shout o'er hill and valley,
Take the CoUl Water Pledge.

Thus in city, town and village,
In the mid.st of rural tillage,
Meet we the destroyer's pillage.
By the (%>ld Water Pledge.

When oiir Order'.s matchless nmtto,
We the gazing world will shew to,
Multitudt's will rise and go to

Take the Cold Water Pledge.

While (Hir uo!»ie ranks are swelling,
We arc publishing and telling
Tluit they sh(nild. in every dwelling
Take the 0(»ld Wat(>r Pledge.

TKMPKTIANO^K ODES.

Hoping thot this oougrcgation
Will aocept this invitation,
And with no more hesitation

Take the Cohl Water Pledge.

We exjHMJt to meet on Monday,
J list the evening ai'ter Sunday,
And we trnst that all will one day
Take the Cold Water Pledge.

Still maintaining our position,
For the Maine Law we'll petition.
Till they ^ive uh Prohibiti(m,

With the ('old Water Pledge.

We approve of moral vsua^sion.
As i\ [neans of reformation,
linf. we plead for legislation.

And the Cold WatiM- Pledg*'

Then shall there he less of uiadnesa,
More of solid hliss and gladness,
When were Bavcd from liquor's badneaH
By the (lold Water Pledge.

I'J : M I'KR A i\ ( • K () j»:h.

See the tide of lunimn .slauiihtcrs.
Vheii hei'ore our Ijcaliifo watei's,
We are liappy Sons and DaugliterH,
Kuund the Cold Wjitcr Pledne.

T)eatlij eoni'usion and disorder,
Shall evacuate our border,
When we banish rum and murder
By the ('old Water Pledge.

Every ncv»spa]»er that read is,
Shews how vile tlie li(juor-trade is,
It will perish, for the Ladies

Take the (\.ld Water Pled-e.

Tlie Monai
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TEMPKRANT'E UJjKS.

Jl)e Eeo^l of 'Sek^^zzi\t

Jfhc King was arrayed in the robes of his pridcj
J^nd his wives and his concubines sat by his side,

So charmingly gay and so beautiful :
ii;- lords ii; attendance, a thousand wei'c there,
^nd all that assembled his bounty to share

Were known to be chosen and dutiful.

'he Monarch cominandedand said " liCtthem bring
[.Is the vessels of gold that my father, the King,

Took out of Jerusalem's treasures,
[n tlie day that the t^'inple of God was his prey,
/hat 1 and my lords, wives and concubines may

Drink win<^ in their sanctified measures.''

Then the v«>iec of the heathenish king wa,s obey'd,
|(lii(l the vessels of g<>ld on his table wre laid,

l-\)\' the use of his wives and his princ<'s :
/nd 0, what a lesson the seijuel affords,
|>\ hen drunken witlj wine in the sight itf his lords,

The rnonaridj liis folly evinces.

TKMPKRANOK ODK.S.

Of the rod flowing wine tlioy partook, and extolled
The idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold —

The gods of their own preparation ;
And Baechus had many a worshipper there,
Belshazzar the king, and his concubines lair,

And the lords of the Chaldean nation.

But a part of a hand was sent forth in their sight.
And the king and his princes grew pale with afFriglu

At the mystical words that were written :
Ere the dawn of the nioru as the prophet revealed-
Uh terrible doom on the monarch was sealed,

In the midst of his drunkenness smitten.

Tis tr
lat those \
[ay give u

But tl:

fet have w
^ho from
Of sue
We, par ex
fiis honors
I And o

The drunkards of Ephraim had warnings of old,

And the fate of Belsl -izar the king may be told, i

To slicw every drunkard his error.
But if all the great lords who get drunk, and earous©
Should be slain — there are some in our Parliament j

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House
Who have manifold reasons for terror.

And what can the people expect from such men ,
As arc known to be drunken again, and again?

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TEMPERANCE ODES.

Tis true we may pray and petition —
^Qt those who are fond of the liquor themselvea,
[ay give us our statutes in quartos and twelves,

But they're sure to oppose Prohibition.

fet have we some men in the temperance field
^ho from the destroyer their country would shield,

Of such Cameron is the most noted :
%par excellencey style him " the Temperance Man,"
lis honors are brightest — deny it who can.

And OUR CAUSE he has greatly promoted.

Jo tt)e EHey|9,s of Jeii^pe^^oce.

Let every friend of Temperance

Perform a faithful part.
That we may be a brotherhood

United heart to heart.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

Should tempters prove successful
In causing some to fall ;

In efforts to reclaim them,
Be earnest, one and all.

Then shall the ranks of tipplers,
And those who take a glass,

So greatly be diminished,
That it may come to pass, — -

That every liquor-maker
Shall fall into disgi-ace,

And every grog-retailer

Shall blush to shew his face.

So let us work in unity,

For *' Union is our Strength;*'
And God will prosper our desire,

To bless the world at length !

TEMPEBANCE ODES.

A lecturer once had occasion to tell

A story remarkably curious,
Concerning a man who determined to sell

The liquor that makes people furious.

For a great many years he had been in the ti'ade,
And would have continued it longer,

But in common with others he noticed with dread,
That the temperance feeling grew stronger.

And when the authorities ventured to say
That whisky and rum were not wanted^

He shewed unmistakable signs of dismay,
For no "license to sell" would be granted.

At once he determined the village should know
That his entertainments were needed,

And the rest of the tale is sufficient to shew
How wondrously well he succeeded.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

He surrounded his house with a high board-fence,

To prevent any further intrusion,
And by 'vay of revenging a public offence

He retired into private seclusion.

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But the friends of the cause would be nothing abashed,
Though such walls were much higher and thicker,

And the temperance people united with haste
To open a house without liquor.

And the traveller, coming or going would stare,
And ask why the tavern was boarded ;

Then turn in to share the superior fare
The temperance mansion afforded.

As might be expected the rumseller found
That he was completely outwitted,

So he hastily levelled his fence to the ground,
And his tavern for lodgers refitted.

But he learned with regret and undignified shame

That his premises lost all attraction ;
And he secretly wished there was some one to blame

But himself, for the blundering action.

TEMPEHANCE ODES.

Success to the " Temperance Union Hotel \"
But shame on all rum-selling sinhers;

And why should not travellers, far from the smell
Of the bar-room, get excellent dinners ?

S^3 6ohip^r|(j ^o3 1]i|iTf).

A man who hastens to be rich,

A worshipper of gold ;
Prepares a house, puts up a sign,
•Secures a stock of rum and wine ;
^' Accommodation,^' his design.

The rest is quickly told.

ITow deep his guilt whose work ensnares

A fellow-creature's soul !
The drinking usages begin
The tide of misery and sin —
Which ^strengthens by indulgence in

The fascinating bowl.

TKMPERANCE ODES.

All ages, ranks, frequent the place,
At morn, and eve, and noon ;

Amidst the revelry and mirth.

The landlord pours his liquor forth ;

lie is "the finest man on earth,"
His house a <^ Grand Saloon !"

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A later hour, and we behold
Them in the open street,
The voice of quarrelling appalls
The citizens — and in their brawls
One draws a knife, another falls
At his companion's feet.

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Amidst the darkness of the hour,

A woman screams " he's dead ;"
Among the mob assembled round
The corpse extended on the ground,
No blood-stained murderer is found —
The guilty man has fied.

Who is the murderer ? A man

Well skilled in uwcful art,
Well educated — young, and gay,

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TEMPERANCE 0DB8.

Cue, who till lately led astray
From virtue's strait and narrow way,
Nobly fulfilled his part.

In vain the culprit seeks to hide

From an avenging God ;
Arrested, we behold him stand
Before the judges of the land,
Found guilty — '^ blood is in his hand/*

A fellow-creature's bU/od,

Imprisoned in the common gaol,

A short allotted spao ;
He freely owned his heinous guilt.
And while in deep contrition knelt,
Expressed the confidence he felt

In Grod's forgiving grace.

At length the appointed morning dawQe<l,

The fatal moment, when
He died to satisfy the law ;
The city seem'd en wrapt in awe,
From earthly scenes cut off, he saw

No more his fellow-men !

TEMPERANCE ODES.

And on the scaffold, jast before
His voice in death was dumb^.
His last — his dying counsels were^
'^ Oh, all ye young, beware ! beware f
Of what has been my fatal snare,
Bad company and rum !"

And this is why this mourii i tale

I tell, and keep in mind
The death, the infamy, and crime,
That mars the history of Time,
Because I thus would seek in rhyme.

The good of human kind.

Now therefore hear the warning voice

Of one upon the brink
Of an eternity of bliss
Or woe, — a world unknown to this ; —
And as ye love your souls, dismiss

Bad company and drink.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

Jhe 3L^3t of lt)e l^ti)\\^.

The rays of the sun were exceedingly bright

As he rolled on his way. like a king in his might,

Diffusing his genial heat .nd light

To the verges of creation.
The blooming of flowers, and the music of birds,
And the evident mirth of flocks and herds.
Would baffle the most descriptive words

Of mortal calculation.

'Twas morn, and the air serene and calm

Floated o'er earth like a sea of balm j

And grateful hearts breathed many a psalm

Of praise to the God of Heaven.
And many were they in wealth and pride.
Who passed by the poor on the ether side ;
And many were they by sufferings tried.

Their heart-strings all but riven.

As the king of day went on his race,
Some professional men stood face to face,

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TEMPERANCE ODES.

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Then went with a slow and solemn pace
To a sad and painful duty.

Stretched on a pallet, haggard and lean,
Penniless, raving, and far from clean^
Lay a poor lady, who once had been
Renowned for wealth and beauty.

Impossible I what adverse cause,
Or foe, outraging all the laws,
Could take the wealth of her who wm

Foremost in rank and honor.
'Twas rum that did it; rum depraved,
Beguiled, bewildered, and enslaved,
Until in vagrancy she raved,

I£er drunkenness upon her.

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That was a cold and dreary night,

When she was found in a wretched plight,

Bedless, brcadless, and frozen white,

In a vacant habitation.
Then the medical men assembled nigh,
And one of them said, with a deep drawn sigh,
The patient must either submit to die,

Or else to amputatiou.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

And her limbs were severed one by one ;
iBut the sands of her wretched life had run,
I Aad she closed her eyes on the light of the sun,

And all to mortals meted.
To please his friends her husband drank.
And one by one their children sank,
And she but lived to fill a blank
Which her decease completed.

For rum their fine estate had been sold,
Her husband died and the lady grew old
And sought to live by the charity cold

Of the world — a besotted sinner :
But the last has departed, all of them died ;
lu the grave of the drunkard they lie side by side,
Ensnared in the season of fashion and pride

By drinking wine at dinner.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

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*' Come take one glass, ' yill do you good,

And cannot do you harm ;
T take a little when I'm cold

As well as when Fm warm."

'* 0, no, I do not drink at all,

And I sincerely think
That you had better not indulge

In alcoholic drink."

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'' 0, nonsense ! I do not believe
That liquor makes one ill,

See, there's a man who drinks, and he
Is strong and hearty still."

The gentleman thus pointed out,
Was startled at the thought

That he was such a stumbling-block,
Although he knew it not.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

And conscience-stricken in himself

He thus was led to think
Of many friends and comrades dead,

The sad eifects of drink.

And turning to the youth, he said
^^ Come, take a walk with me ;"

And to the grave-yard then they went,
The monuments to see.

" Behold the grave of one I loved,"
The moderate drinker said,

" He was my only brother — but
He drank, — and he is dead.

" Sec there another ; he was one

Of talents bright and rare.
But ho was fond of company.

And rum has been his snare.

'* Beneath that broken slab there lies

The bravest of the brave,
Ah ! who would once have thought that ho

Hhuuld till a drunkard's grave.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

" Look at this household-tomb ! Five sons
All drunkards, moulder there.

Their father drank j — their mother found
No solace in despair.

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** One daughter sheds a widow's tears,

In sorrow all alone,
Her husband was a maniac,

He drank, and he is gone.

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" All these I knew, when I was young-
My comrades at th€ school ;

But they are dead, and I am left
The only living fool !

" Surely these five .in(? twenty graves
Should nil thee with alarm ;

And wilt thou ever say again
That liquor does no harm I

^' I feel that I am dying faet,

But I am now so old,
That I can scarcely hope t'escape

The fell destroyer's hold.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

But if I could be young agaiD,
How would I spend my breath
In loudly warning eucli as you
To ehun the cup of death !"

S St^rige Ji)\^.

Strange it is that men enlightened,
With the truth that saves the world,

Should be found so sadly frightened
When the temp'rance flag 's unfurled,

J^ealously, on such occasions,
Doing all the good they can,

They would fain convince the nations,
l-ic|uor is a boon to man.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

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When we shew them the exceeding
Evil of the liquor trade,

Then they take the Bible, pleading
What the ancient writers said.

Truly they do execution.
Quoting Moses and his laws,

With an earnest elocution
Worthy of a better cause.

Alcohol, we say, is poison.
This, they venture to deny,

When they meet us criticising
Every argument we try.

When we point them to the madness,
Poverty, disease and crimes.

That produce so much of sadness.
In our own and other climes.

Then we hear such declarations,

" It is only the abuse
Of the blessing, that occasions

Ail those evils, not the use."

TEMPERANCE ODES.

But the me of ardent spirits
Causes wretchedness and death ;

Scripture texts have certain merits
Hear, then, what the Bible saith :

** Woe to him who gives his neighbor
Drink;" and " Look not on the wine ;"

Read and ponder, ye who labor
To defend your << boon divine."

I intemp'rance is an evil
Of the greatest magnitude,

But the Maine Law, we believe, will
Stay the crime-producing flood.

TEMPERANCE ODES..

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0, Laborer, whoe'er thou art,

Whate'er thy calling be,
Endeavor to perform thj part
With honest, earnest, thankful heart;.

Rejoicing thou art free..

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Be diligent ; if thoa art poor,.

What thy employment brings:
Economise ; when small thy store-
Be sure to purchase nothing more

Than necessary things.

With shelter, clothing, food, and ligh^.

And useful books to read,
The sons of toil and labor mit>-ht
Without much gold or silver bright;,

Contented be indeed.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

And if true comfort would be thine,

I earnestly advise
Thee, not to spend a single coin
In buying either rum or wine;

Teetotalers are wise.

For almost all the misery,
And squalid wretchedness.

Which in our daily walks we see

Are evidently shewn to be
The fruits of drunkenness.

But many persons also spend

Their gains—it is no joke —
In such a way that they ascend
In vapor ; yea, their earnings end
In worse than useless smoke.

How sad it is to think of those

With families ill-clad,
Who light a fire beneath their nose,
Where dollar aft<^r dollar goes;

-i-nd chewing is as bad.

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TEMPEIIANCE 0DK8.

Be wise, ye youug, be wise iu time,

Contract no habit vile,
But share in this, or other clime,
According to my simple rhyme,

The fruits of honest toil.

So you will have a mite to aid

The cause of Holy Truth,
And let your hopes on God be stayed,
Who will provide your daily bread
In manhood, age, un-l youth.

An enemy is in the land,

His name — Intoxication ;
If 'twere not for the temp'rance cause

He'd soon destroy the nation.

TEMPKRANCK ODES.

He has a cunning helper, too,

Ilis name is Moderation ;
And both arc constantly engaged

In works of desolation.

In cities, towns, and villages,
They bring to degradation,

Unhappy victims, whom they take
From every rank and station.'

lint those who die beneath the grasp.

Of foul Intoxication,
Are every one of them ensnared

At first by Moderation.

And many of the noblest men

-That ever walked creation.
By him beguiled have lost their health,

Their wealth and reputation.

lie whispers to the sons of men

• " Avoid intoxication,
But wine can never do you harm

If used in Moderation."

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TEMPERANCE ODES.

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The unsuspecting taste, and drink,

At first with hesitation ;
But soon thej learn to love the wine

And its exhiliration.

Thus entered on the downward course,
That leads to death eternal,

The intemperate are captive led
Down to the pit infernal.

But we, the friends of Temperance,

An army well united,
Shall overcome the foes, bj whom

The brightest hopes are blighted.

Then, blessings on the Band of Hope,
Good Templars, Sons, and Daughters,

And all good men, who love the fou»>t
Of Temprance' healing waters.

TEMPERANCE ODBfi.

TuwB ; " 0, come, come.ajumjf."

O, come, come away,

Our days are qdickly passing
And death shall soon our eyelids close,

0, come, come away.
Then let u., raise our standard high

That we may triumph by and by,
King Alcohol shall die —

0, come, come away,

O, come, come away,

Intemp'rance is destroying
Our fellow men in multitudes,

0, come, come away.
And while we stem its fearful tide.

And faithful to our pledge abide,
•Our beacon Star will guide ;

O, come, come away.

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TEMPERANCE ODES>

0, comc; come away,

Our hearts in union blendins?.
And let us strive for purity;

0, come, come away.
So let each member never cease,

From earnest efforts to increase
Sobriety and peace ;

0, come, come away.

ti'[ I

0, come, come away,

^Tis duty bids us sever ;
We part in hope to meet again,

0, come, come away.
And may we all be kd aright

To walk, as in our Maker's sight,
For time is on 'ts flight;
0, come, come away.

TEMPERA.. CE 0DE8.

ll(i^o^ ni hrn^k.

A moderate drinker from his cups returning,
.Mistook his way, and fell into a river;

Alone in death— his brain wiLh fever burning,
That gloomy night— his spirit fled forever.

The neighbours, his untimely fate bewailinr^

ft?

And for th' interment making preparation,
According to a custom long prevailing
Procured some liquor for the sad occasion.

I iJut oi^e objected, and the rest addressing,

^^'aid, *' I am grieved to see this drink before us,
I oannot ask the Lord to grant his blessing
On what has brought this grief and sorrow o'er us.

" If any one can pray o'er the 'good creature,^

Oo on, and do it with my disapproval ;
i^^or while I know the liquo^'s damning nature,

1 call n of, r\ri\\r -fVii. n'.-.^l.i. \,..^ -A 1 ..

l.„j ,.^., „„^ni, uui its removal.

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TEMPERANCE ODES.

Then came abuses like a torrent flowing
On him, who was in duty so persistent,

But he possessed his soul in meekness, knowing
That all teetotalers should be consistent.

And even to this day, in country places,
We find old customs held in veneration ;

And liquor used at funerals, disgraces
The better judgment of the population.

Pit

Whene'er the tempted stray from virtue's path
And seek anew the luxury of death ;
Too many raise the hand of cruel scorn,
And gladly say, <' we knew they would return."
Instead of feeling for a feeble worm.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

Frail as themselves, and strugglirg to reform —

Yet overcome in dark temptation's Iiour,

And doomed afresh to feel the demon'rt power.

Instead, I say, of sympathy with such

Their self-complacent pride would say as much

As this, " I'm wise, and cowards only sign

The pledge of total abstinence from wine.

I love my rights, I wish to be a man,

And show my independence while I can ;

Just free to take it, and to leave it off,

And fit to judge when I have had enough.

Since liquor is a God-sent gift to man.

His creatures ought to use it while they can."

0, erring mortal ! I am griev ^ to think,

That you are thus, an advocate for drink;

You see the sad effects of drink — you knew

Some who were killed by rum, I knew them too ;

But we are seeking to remove the ban,

And you, a Christian, cannot aid the plan !

Yet, rest assured, that life is fleeting fast,

And J '^a must give a strict account at last.

If infiuence be yourp, and it is spent

On the wrong side — though not with ill intent,

But from indifference, you stand aloof,

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TEMPERANCE ODES.

Nor give the weak example nor reproof

But know that Temperance, like the banyan tree.

Shall spread its branches over land and sea ;

'Till every isle and continent shall know

The blissful fruits that 'neath its shadows grow.

Yes, friends, the happy time will surely come,

When earth, delivered from the power of rum,

With peace and gladnees shall be yet arrayed

Though you withhold your influence and aid.

Delirium Tremens ! O terrible stare,

At reptiles and fiends, from the realms of despair !

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A youth of bright talents, attractive and gay,
Beguiled by the wine cup, at first went astray ;
But warned of his danger, with praiseworthy haste
He solemnly vowed no more liquor to taste :
ilcfurmed, and respected, his prospects were bright,

lis craviu!

TEMPERANCE ODES.

md a lovely young lady became his delight.
Lccomplished and beautiful, wealthy and kind —
[o loved her with pure elevation of mind :
[lie loved in return — and they spake of the day,
("hen youth's single blessedness passing away
flioy would enter as one on the journey of life,
Lod comfort each other as husband and wife ;
file holidays came — 'twas a season of joy,
Lnd ho glanced at his fair with a soul-speaking eye.
[is merry companions, with evil design,
Jombiued to beguile him by proffering wine :
\'ith firm resolution, by foiling each art
[e lidded new strength to liis fortified heart.
Jut then came the lady, the one he loved best,
Lnd taking his hand, which she tenderly pressed,
Lnd blandly she said, '' if you love a»s I do,
fow prove your affection unchanging and true.
'If your motives are worthy in making me thine,
foii'll please me by tasting, just tasting this wine."
She cori([uered his will, he tasted and drank,
[is craving returned, and he rapidly sank.
He lost self-respect, reputation, and wealth,
iVh'p potions, and penury injured liis heulth ;

TEMPERANCE ODES.

In delirium tremens, suffic?^ it to tell,

He perished exclaiming, " I'm going to hell."

His once lovely tempter, beheld, and bewailed

The hour when the charms of affe tion prevailed ;

That she was the cause of his ruin she felt,

And her reason gave way 'neath the load of her ouiltj

OOMPOSKD ON TUB CARS WHILE RETITRNING PROM THE TeMPERANCi|

Convention, held at Montreal, September 30, 1859.

A journey on the Grand Express
Conveyed the writer, nothing less

Than forty miles an hour j
The trees, receding from the sight
Like routed armies in affright,

Displayed the engine's power.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

The fire ahead — the rolling wheels —
The pleasure — when a person feels

Like riding on a gig ;
While dashiijg on like speed of mind
And leaving all the world behind

Without the least fatigue.

Should Solomon or Socrates
Return to sc uch roads as these,

How wondrous it would seem ;
To see our engineering might
Annihilating distance quite

By all the power of steam.

Behind that locomotive-thing
To find us safely journeying

At such a rapid rate ;
To find beneath the rolling sun
Th' Egyptian horses quite outdone,

And asses out of date.

A railway-journey is a thing
The wisest and the richest king
Was forced to do without ;

TEMPERANCE ODES.

Nor Grreek philosopher divined,
That fire and flood would be combined
To carry us about.

But let our railway companies

Be careful that their employees, ♦

Are men who take no wine ;
x\nd they shall find their recompense
Tn our increasing confidence,

And safety on the line.

Throughout the earth such iron-bands
Uniting kingdoms, countries, lands,

Shew man's progressive powers ;
And though our neighbours like to puff
Their ^' lines" and " roads," yet sure enough

They've none to equal ours.

That wond'rous bridge of matchless fame,
"Which bears the most illustrious nen;C

Of our beloved Queen,
Stands like a monument of art,
Skill's triumph shines in every part.

Its equal nowhere seen .

TEMPERANCE ODES.

Our Grracious Queen, Victoria
Thy gentle sway in Canada

We hail with gratitude ;
And pray the God of heaven to bless
Thy reign majestic patroness

Of all that 's great and good.

[We sing of the land we have chosen to live in,
So famed for its forests, its rivers, and lakes ;

[United to Britain — and favored by Heaven,
The noblest of colonies, Canada makes.

Exemption from war is a national blessing ;

No country on earth is more peaceful than ours ;
And cities, and villages, vastly increasing —

Are biuddud with colleges, churches, and towers.

TEMPERANCE ODES.

Our laws and religion give social pleasures,
Each home is a castle, each citizen free ;

Agriculture and trade are increasing our treasures —
And proud of our union with Britain are we.

Of mineral riches most ample our share is,
Our resources have only begun to unfold ;

And lo ! we have sent unto London and Paris,
Superior copper, and nuggets of gold.

But we, the teetotalers, earnestly cherish

Fond hopes that the day of our triumph is near ;

Let the traffic in all that intoxicates perish.
And Temperance insure our prosperity here.

!''

And while we enjoy our exalted position.

With freedom unknown to tyrannical knaves ;

We give to our neighbours all due recognition —
But hold no communion with owners of slaves.

Our soil is productive, our climate is healthy,
Our winters are pleasant, our summers serene ;

And while we are happy, and loyal, and wealthy,
Our watchword shall ever be ''God save the Queen."

I§€ll^l^4if l®Wi W^EMl

I Methinks I behold, in light as of old,

Mount Zion exalted on high ;
And Israel's race, with favor and grace,

Turning many an anxious eye
To the land they delight to consider by right,

As well as by promise, their own ;
[The fertile abode of the servants of God,

Where the story of grace was made known
[To prophets inspired, who spake and desired,

The day of fulfilment to see ;
[The advent of llim who came to redeem —

And suffered for you and for me.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

The Bible alone 's t!i . iJook which makes known

The way of S^ivatii i to men
Nor shall they 3ucr ^<i, who wish to impede

The Bible Society's plan j
For The Book shall go forth, to the end.s of the earth,

In every language of men,
And the nations shall read, and revere, and give heed

To the words that are written therein.

Each doctrine is pure, and each promise is sure,

Its history ancient and true ;
It reveals the First Cause of the natural laws,

Of Time and Eternity too.

A fathomless mine is the Volume Divine

And if it were taken away,
All Nature would be a mysterious sea

Of ignorance, doubt, and dismay.

The kingdoms of Time would struggle in crime,

Anxiety, passion, and care ;
Like a ship on the tide, without rudder to guide,

Anrl rlpath would hft honelcsis despair.

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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

No race-running soul could discover the goal,

Nor climb to the portal of light j
But void of all hope, the nations would grope

In worse than Egyptian night.

But the Bible is given a message Irom Heaven,

When truth is impressed on the heart,
And the darkness and gloo!n that encircle the tomb

Before its refulgence depart.

So, friends, let us read, and always give heed

To Moses, and David, and Paul ;
For books without end, have been printed and penned,

But this one excelleth them all.

And those who despise a Teacher so wise,
And leave it to mould on their shelves,

Cannot tarnish a line of the Volume Divine,
They only can injure themselves.

Those who fain would expel the Bible, as well
Might assemble to darken the sun ',

Or gather to fight with the stars of the night.
Or roll all the seas into one.

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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

For the trutli-telling Book shall withstand the rebuke

Of every infidel tono:ue ;
And it gives to the world, in beauty unfurled,

The glory of battle and song.

With pleasure I muse, on the land of the Jews,
Where the Patriarchs pitched their tents ;

And the studious mind, reflection may find
In many astounding events.

And chivalrous deeds, whose valor exceeds

The story of warriors now ;
How Gideon prayed, and his foes were dismayed,

And Jcphthah's deplorable vow.

'Tis pleasant to pore o'er Biblical lore.
To find what old heroes have done ;

How Jonathan slew the Philistine crew,
By the help of his servant alone.

We must not forget tlie shepherd, who met
Goliath the great, with a stonu ;

Nor valorous Jael, with hammer and nail,
Who fiiHtmed tlio Captain alone.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

' What stranger event can history paint,
Since wonderful things came to pass,

Than the fate of his foes, when Samson arose
To handle the bone of an ass.

j I hope you intend, your leisure to spend

In tracing historical things.
From Muses to Saul, Elijah and all

The prophets, and judges, and kings.

Go back if you choose, with Adam to muse.

The progress of science to mark j
With Enoch to walk, or with Noah to talk,

While busy preparing the ark.

The deluge comes next, and some are perplexed,
To know if all countries were drowned ;

But I must be brief, though I notice with grief,
Tliat in drunkenness Noah was found.

And he was the first, who Indulging his thirst.

Sot such an example to men ;
But I think I may say, that after that day.

His name is not mentioned again.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

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We read of the tower, which for pride and for power,! Read Exo<
The descendants of Noah would build, I The wa^

And find all and each disagreeing in speech, BHow God

As the wisdom of Deity willed. | ,\^u(j i^y

Th^n follow that race unto every place

Where Japheth and Ham have been driven ;

See how wicked they are, and given to war.
And their cry is ascending to heaven.

But, believer, rejoice I An Immutable Voice
Hath said that the earth shall be stilled,

And warfare shall cease, in the advent of peace,
When the words of the Lord are fulfilled.

In hope that the end of war is at hand,
We return to the children of Sheni,

Still further to mu o^ on the fate of the Jews,
And predi( -ions ^-elating to them.

Selected nv God to make his abode
Amoi."r their divisions and tribes,

To Egypt *^ y w^nt by Providence sent,
Aw Moses bc "u'ily describes.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

1 for power, I Read Exodits through, that you may pursue,

The way that deliverance came,
^' ■How God led the way, in a pillar by day,

Aud by night in a luminous flame.

jltis worthy of :iote, that they travelled on foot,
Dry-shod, through the midst of the sea ;

[Then Miriam sang, and the wilderness rang,
With the sounds of her minstrelsy.

[But leaving that shore, with haste we pass o^er

The space of the forty years,
[Till that numberless host, we rejoin on the coast

Of the land, where the Jordan appears.

riie iivcr divides for the warrior tribes
Aud ! what sensations they felt ;
^*V'ien,tl:eirjournoying8 o'er, they sot foot on the shore
Of t! 3 Canaan where Vbraham dwelt.

plion we follow them round, while trumpeters sound,

iill Jericho's walls are o'erthrown ;
m they fought and excelled, and the heathen expelled,

Till the laud was by conquest their own.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

I< \ :

See Joshua's skill, and his faith on the hill,

Behold him commanding the sun,
To rest on his way, and continue the day,

Till the work of their slaughter was done.

So the great orb of light stood still in his might,

While the armies of God were at war ;
For He who controls the whole earth as it rolls,

Is greater and mightier fiir,
Than all the great men, who were valiant then,

And his power is forever the same ;
So the people had rest, when the land they possessed

And the heathen acknowledged their fame.

But Jeshurun grew fat, and his Maker forgat,

Ashtaroth and Baalim adored,
And foemen from G ath, came and slew them in wrath,

And they fell by Assyria's sword.

But when they returned, repented, and mourned

For their sin and idolatrous crime ;
The Lord raised i^ men to deliver them then,

And the country had rest for a time.

,., :y.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

Jkn the people grew vain, and desired one to reign
Over them, like the heathen around ;

M the Lord gave them Saul, so comely and tall,
But in him there was wickedness found.

lie took him away, as the Chronicles say :
'' And he took him away in his wrath -/'
|lie Philistines slew brave Jonathan too,
xind " great was the triumph in Gath."

iieii David was king, and his lyrics we sing
I Nor poet can equal the strain ;
nd Solomon rolled in wisdom and gold,
And dazzled the world with his reign.

k temple he built, and Israel dwelt

111 security under his sway ;

pt then we are told, when the monarch was old,

Tkt a multitude led him astray.

k Proverbs he wrote all tend to promote
jTlie wisdom ajid morals of men ;
M though he did err, vet we safely infer,
iiiut when old he repented again.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

Rehoboam the f^^ol, beginning to rule,

The people an embassy sent,
But the monarch despised what the elders advised,

And the kingdom was instantly rent.

But two tribes remained where Solomon reigned,

The worship of God to uphold,
And the people began, in Bethel and Dan,

To worship their idols of gold.

And envy and spite, and mutual fight,

And pestilence, famine, and woe ;
The certain reward of forsaking the Lord,

Laid Judah and Israel low.

When division at length had wasted their strength,

The ten tribes were taken away
To some foreign place, which I now cannot trace,

x\.nd there they remain to this day.

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The Jews, it appears, for seventy years.
To the Yi\e-^ of Babylon were driven ;

Their thraldom vas long, and their harps were uustru:^
But it ended with favor from Heaven.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

[or the Jews were restored to their laud, and the Lord

Preserved them from every foe ;

abshakeh was foiled, and Sanballat toiled

In fruitless attempts to o'erthrow
[lie work of their hands, but Jehovah's commands,

(Delivered through Cyrus), declared

hat the temple, and all the circumference wall

Of Jerusalem, should be repaired.

iut we shorten the talc by drawing a veil.

Over several hundred years ;
Ind hail the glad light ot an era more bright,

When the " Star in the East appears."

Slight augels proclaim the wonderful name,

Emmanuel coming to earth ;

hi- prophiits of old his mis.sion foretold,

The .shepherds rejoiced at his birth.

\h suffered for us, when he died on the cross,
And made an atonement for sin j

[a liiuiuph he rose, and coucjuered his foes,
And ;useen<liii^, <' k'^vc jxift^ unto moD."

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

'1.

And multitudes now with reverence bow

To Jesus, who calms all their fears ;
And myriads have gone, to surround the white thronej

In the last eighteen hundred years.

And many a band, in many a land,

Believing, rejoice in His name.
And look for the hour, of His coming with power,

When the earth shall dissolve into flame.

The prophecies plain, unfulfilled that remain,

By some are considered obscure ;
But of all on record in the word of the Lord,

The fulfilment is certain and sure.

And then shall it be that the Heathen shall see

The light of the glorious Sun ;
When the Jews shall return into Canaan, and mourn

For all that their fathers' have done '
To the '' King of the Jews," and no longer refuse

To receive the New Testament too ;
And a holier light shall burst on the sight.

Alike of the Gentile and Jew.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

Then shall Gog corae with haste, and design to lay
waste

The holy and beautiful land ;
kut Magog, his foe, shall determine to shew

That he hath come forth to withstand
fho alien host, from the infidel coast.

So terrible, cruel, and strong ;
treparing to fight with Megiddo in sight,

And the war may bid fair to be long ;
^ut sudden — a crash, like the lightning's flash.

That equals a thought in its flight,
jhall fill them with dread, as the Scriptures hath said,.

It shall come as a thief in the night.

hen shall Gog be disarmed, and Magog alarmed,
At the sight of that wonderful sign ;
nd Michael the Prince, shall appear to evince
That Jesus is truly Divine.

j glorious hour of quickening power

jWhen the spirit is shed al' abroad ;

Q(l saints from the tomb shall awaken to bloom,

ILiko trees " in the garden of God " —

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

And now my dear friends, creation attends
The coming of Him who shall reign j

And many are they, who fervently pray,
<< Even HO; come Lord Jesus, Amen I

It)(5 019 Jog llfFeeilug !foq?e;

K SCENE IN MKGASTIC, CANADA KAST.

One mild evening, sad and lonely,

I pursued a silent walk,
While I sought with Nature only.

For one transient hour to talk.

Swiftly passing hills and meadows,
On, through dark sequestered wood.

In the sun's declining shadows,
On a mountidn's brow I stood.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

From the leafy boweia adjacent,
Not a whisper caught my ear,

Save the music sweet and pleasant,
Of the streamlet murm'ring near.

Deep and dark the valley by me —
Silence reigned throughout the glon :

Not a human creature nigh me
Could disturb my musings then.

What sensations there passed o'er me, <
I can feel bu; ne'er portray;

Our old Meeting-House before me,
In decaying ruins lay.

Then I thought, in days departed.
How we met to worship there.

When in accents simple-hearted
Hose the strains of praise and prayer

Walls of logs on logs up-pil^d.

Without gallery, or pew,
Rooted with bark, and never til^d,

While the windows were but two^

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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

Rude in form, — of small area,

*' Rough and right" the building stood;
City folks have no idea

Of such houses made of wood.

There our pastor, frail and ag^d,
Spake the words of holy truth;

There our teacher was engag<Sd
In instructing us, the youth.

Thqj'e we heard of Him who suffered
To redeem our souls from woe :

There were fervent prayers oflfered,
That we all to heaven might go.

There the news of God's salvation

Rose upon the balmy air;
Now, the place is desolation —

Not a voice is echoed there.

Doubtless many a building humble
Might throughout the land be seen,

Where there's nought but walls that crumble —
Where the House of God has been.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

A new House has been up-reared .

Nigh at hand, ^tis standing still;
But the old has disappeared

Erom the opening on the hill.

Those "who'd have them both contrasted
Might a great improvement see;

But the one that Time has wasted
Has been always dear to me.

Thickly stood the bushes round it,
Rank and rife the wild weeds grew,.

And I left it where I found it,
There old scenes are always new.

Then returning through that valley.
Evening shades increased the gloom,

And I felt that death was really
Laying mankind in the tomb.

When with half-suppressed emotion,
! what stillness, whispered I,

Quick as thought, on mem'ry's ocean.
All my school days flitted by.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

" Where, I asked with accents broken ?

Where are those who once did share
Youthful pleasures ?" — Scarce I'd spoken,

When the mountains echoed, "Where?"

Some are living — others missing —
Some are dead, I knew too well —

Many still to friends a blessing ; —
But where all are, who can tell ?

Serious thoughts were o'er me stealing,
While the darkness darker grew;

But how much increased the feeling
When our graveyard rose to view.

True, the spot is unprotected

By the presence of a cross :
All such emblems are rejected,

But the dead sustain no loss :

Neither was the place made holy
By a bishop's mystic nod ;

Is not consecration folly

While the Earth belongs to God?

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

Therefore may his children cherish

Hopes of resurrection joys ^
None of God's redeemed shall perish,

They are precious in his eyes.

Twilight's rays were growing fainter.

And by mild impulses led,
I resolved at once to enter

Silent converse with the dead.

There, two pastors' graves surveying.
Side by side in peace they lie,

And they seemed conjointly saying
" Mortal, there's a time to die."

There, my neighbors, friends, relations.
Wait to hear the judgment sound:

Oh ! what solemn meditations
May among the tombs be found.

As the grass this moment growing,
In the next may lose its bloom;

So the form where health is glowing,
Soon descends into the tomb.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS

Vain are eartlily joys and sorrows-
Life is but a passing dream;

While we fondly eye to-morrows,
Yesterdays as nothing seem.

"Ifq I

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But the souls whose hopes reposing
On the Arm that built the sky,

Calmly smile while life is closing —
They can triumph while they die :

*S e mo
Cho trei
Cho dil(
'S nach

For in Heaven their Father's home is,
Faith descries those mansions fair,

Realizing every promise,

G-race on earth, and glory thcro.

Na saig
Bha mi
An cla

ce
ChaVi

rii

'Scha

'S gUB

Mar a
Ach'g

O'si

Mug

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

Achievements of the Highlmd Brigade.

I'S e mo run a blii cantuinn air morachd nan Gael 1
Oho treun ann an cath, a's an cairdea^ cho fior ;
Cho dileas mar bhraitliribh, ^s an aonacbd clio laidir,
'S nach d'rugadh an ti sin' tliug buaidh air an Tir.

Na saighdearean Gaidhlach a'n eididh ro-aluin,

Bha misneachail dana, 's gun eolas air fiamli ;

Au claidheamh mor nan dorna 's a pWob 'deanadh

ceol dboibb
Cha b'aithne dlioibh teichoadh, '. cha d'strioclid lad a

riamli.

'S cha n'iongnadh nacU teiclieadh na daoine is treise-
•a gun focal sa Ohaelic, ged tha i cho deas-
Mat a deirear le daoine " retreat" anns a Bbeurle ;
Aoh's focal " retreat" nach M'feum air amfeasd.

O '8 mor tha ri innseadh le aiteaa a's fioriun

Mu ghaisgaich abhreacain 's nam boineidean gorm-

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

Chaidh ceud bliadhna seachead ^s bu ghloirmhor an
la 'ud ;

^N uair 'thug lead Quebec o na Frangaich le stoirm.

Bha Buonaparte Uaibhreach 's a Fhrangaicli ro-
bhuadhach —

'S an dull iad 'thoirt sgrios air an talamb gu leir,

Aig Waterloo chomhail na Gaedheil an t-ollach —

A's mharbb iad a Fhrangaich, a's ruaig iad e fein.

A's choisinn iad cliu 'bbios cho-mairean r'an dutbclia —
Ki darach nam beann a's ri sleibhtean an fhraoich,
Siad Gaedheil na b-Alba^ aig cogadh mor Alma^
'Cbuir saighdearean Russia mar cheo leis a ghaoitb.

'S na h-Innsean, teith grianail, bu ghoirt a's bu cbianail
An strith a thug saorsa do phrusunaich thruagh ;

B' an-iochd-mhor, 's bu ghraineil mar chlachd Nina

Sahib
E fein, mu 'n d'thug, Breatunn 's na Gaedheil air

buaidh.

Ciod(
Ach rug iad air Delhi, lo cabhaig a's starum, L p,

'S rinn greim air an Righ 'n uair a b'aill leis dol as —

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'S air na daoine gun naire, 'mhort fir agus mnaibh
A 's naoidheanean maoth, rinn iad dioghaltas gu cas.

'Nuair 'chual Calain Caimpheil ^un robh Liichww

'sm teanteachd —
Ghrad-tharuing c suas iad ri guaillibli acheil' ;
Cha robh cridh anna d'fhailnaich, 's ann dli'fhalbh iad

gu gairdeacli —
^S " Tha na Caimpbeilaicli 'teachd," bha a pbiob 'cui?

an geil.

A's chual iad 's a bbaile, an fuaim mar mhac-talla,
Mu 'n d'thainig na Gaedheil an tearnadh 'o 'n blias—
Ach ruig iad gu grad iad a's sbaoradh air fad iad ;
'S na cinnicli naniiletean blia sinnte air a bblar.
^Nuair dhealraich a mliaduinn le cloinn agus mnaibh,
^S ann dh'fhalbh iad g' an stuireadli gu ionnad na dion ;
Oir tha 'n Gael ro-thriiacant, deadh-bheusach a's

uasail,
dheil air | Ro-threun ann an cath, agus ciuin ann an sith.

Ciod e a ghne dhaoine 'bha marbheadh nan ceudan,
Cha tuigeadh na h-Innseanaich 'dh andcoin an ciidh' >

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Bh' iad sgeaduite mar mhnaibli a's bha ceol tighiun o'

meadhon,
''S cha robh duine anns na li-Innsean nacli ruitheadh

iad sios."

'0 Albuinn ! Mo dhuthclia ! air son fradharc mo sliuilean*
Bu trie 'bha mi' 'n doclias gu'n racliainn tliar cuan —
Ach dall 's mar a tha mi, Biodh cliu chlann naa Gael
A' sior dhol am meud, 's bi' mo ghairdeachas buan.

Mar so, tha mi cantuinn air morachd nan Gael,
Clio treun ann an catli, a's an cairdeas clio fior, —
Cho dileas, mar bhraitliribh, 's 'an aonaclid cho laidir,
'^S nach d rugadli an ti sin 'thug buaidh air an Tir.

TRANSLATION OF THE GAELIC POEM.

I would sing the brave deeds of the sons of the Gael,
So mighty in battle — in friendship so true,

In union fraternal when foemen assail.

So strong that no mortal their land could subdue.

* This alludes to the author's blindness.

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For the sons of the Gael so nobly tirrayed,

Are courageous, bold, — unacquainted with fear ;

They draw the claymore when the bag-pipes are played,
And they yield Lot — nor flee when the battle is near.

No wonder the bravest ne'er fled from a foe.

When their Gaelic, (although so expressive and neat).

Contains not a word like '' Retreat," but we know
That a Highlander never expects to retreat.

There is much to be told of the men whose array,
Is bonnets of blue and the tartan so bright.

Just a century past 'twas a glorious day.

When they captured Quebec, and the French put to
^; rht.

Prout

te thought that the French would

The whole earth,— as his armies in triumph he l.ed ;
The Highlanders met him at great Waterloo,
They conquered the French and Napoleon fled.

And the fame that they earned, like their country,
shall last.
Like 'he heath-covered hills and the forests of oak j

, » - «-

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At Alma they swept o'er the heights like the blast,
And the Russian warriors vanished like smoke.

In hot, sunny India, long and severe

Was the strife that brought freedom to poor oppressed
ones ;
Detestably vile, Nina Sahib's career.

Ere Britain prevailed t'^roughthe Gael's brave sons.

But the city of Delhi they quickly subdued,

And the wicked old king, while escaping was caught

And the heathen so shameless, whose hands were
imbrued
In the blood of the guiltless, were terribly taught.

When the great Colin Campbell, of Lucknow's sad
plight
Had heard — he assembled his Highlanders there ;
No brave heart grew faint, but they went with delight —
And "The Campbells are coming,^^ was rung through,
the air.

And long ere the Highlanders reached that dark wall,
Their echo-like music was wafted before ; —

blast,
)ke.

pprctised

ive fions.

caught
ds were

taught.

)w's sad

there ;
jliiiht—

throuGrh

rk wall,

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But quickly they came, and delivered them all,

And the heathen by thousands lay stretched in their
gore.

With the dawn of the morning, they took young and
old,

Escorting them safely from danger afar, —
For the Gael is merciful, gallant, and bold;

He is gentle in peace, and undaunted in war.

In perfect amazement the natives enquired

What wonderful people the Queen had sent forth ?

With soul-stirring music, — like women attired.

They would capture and conquer the fleetest on
earth.

0, my dear native land ! for the sight of mine eyes —
IIow oft' I had hoped to go over the sea ;

But blind as I am, I will always rejoice.

When my countrymen famous — more famous will be.

And thus I have sung of the sons of the Gael,

So mighty in fight, and in frendship so true ;
In union fraternal when foemen assa'l —

1 xv-:-, i„-4

^iili^ ciiil^r4ivj\

So brave that no muriiw iin^ii mwu uv/uiv* otiwvii*^

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Vf^tf)^ foi* i^c Qiieeri'a SiHii^^iJ) '85T.

TUNE : National Anthem.

God, the Eternal King,
Whose praises angels sing

While saints adore ;
His richest blessings shower
On England every hour,
And spread her peaceful power

From shore to shore.

Beneath His gracious care,
May Queen Victoria share

All earthly joys ; —
Preserved from every foe,
Long may She reign below,
Then to bright mansions go

Above the skies.

May Albert long abide
Her consort by Her side
In happiness ;

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85T.

And may the Heavenly Powers
Enrich the lovely flowers
That grace the royal bowers,
With righteousness.

Thus shall Great Britain be
Blest with prosperity,

As she has been ;
And true hearts everywhere.
Who British freedom share.
Join in the fervent prayer —

God save the Queen.

Hooiiiei-, 1859.

While the nations are contending,
And the continent is rife

With the miseries attending
Long and sanguinary strife j

Queen Victoria !

Calm and tranciUil oc tiiy lUQ

196

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Though the earth is in commotion
And thy foes go hand in hand ;

With the noblest fleet on ocean —
And the bravest men on land ;

Mighty England !

Who can injure ? who withstand !

In the colonies remotest, —
On our own Canadian shore ;

And in India's climate hottest,
Where a heathen rules no more.

Por Great Britain !

Christians pray as heretofore.

Kaise we then, this prayer in chorus,
Gladly on thy natal day, —

Blest be thy dominion o'er us.
While with earnestness we pray

For Victoria !
Born, the twenty-fourth of May.

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