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I /f ^/^f /^r^ f ///// iJ T II E T {1 11 E E iriTNTEE S . •:o:- (Aii IiiiproniptUj Poeni^J ri ■•* ■:o:- !?•• ' ■ w • 13 Y SMIDETEl. •. • U£ 1.^ m-) Ml 'Sft^'ihree liimters bold — Jack, Jim and Joe Wcll-ineaiiing men and kind, Set out to chase tlie bnck and doe, Or wliat^ else they could find. j» ♦ i I 'Tvvas not so much for sport they went, As to procure some food ; They started with the best intent. And in a cheerful mood. 281931 A lack of meat in camp was there, The three, with one acclaim, Appointed at a meeting weie. To scour the woods for game. ¥♦ ti Jack he was rich and somewhat proud, Jim trod the middle way, Joe he was poorest of the " crowd," But light of heart and gay. In beaver meadow squatted Joe, Loud with the croak of frogs ; Seldom wander'd there the roe, But chipmuks frisk'd on logs. V'. To hazel vale Jim bent his way. Where 'mong moss-cover'd rocks. Close-couched in fern rabbits lay, And pidgeon came in flocks. Upon a mountain's gentle slope. Jack took his higher stand. Where bounded deer and antelope— His trusty gun in hand. Thus Jack, and Jim, and little Joe, Well-meaning men and kind, Set out to hunt the buck and doe, Or what else they could find ^^K'v ■■'*V;>%i'^ »?9 ' w> » "^f.: 4-' 1 i k 3 No thought had they of rivahy — To beat each other blind — No selfish motives fired the three, But motives good and kind. They did not hie into tlie wood, In quest of empty fame ; They sought t' accomplish general good. By bagging plenty game. At least, such seem'd the frame of mind. In which they sallied forth, And those who patient stay'd behind, Wish'd them the best of sport. y^- \ .'-Wj, >■, u .*. Ml -ff^ -^ L WJ''' But, true for Ovid : after all Queer animal is man ; And always has been since the fall- Aye, since the world began. Not many days till Jim met Joe, As he was hunting round, In quest of buck and bounding doe, And lectur'd him right sound. ■"*■• ■' I Jack, too, came up with kind of swag, But look exceeding blue, And showing Joe an empty bag. Said, " this is due to you." Vi Jim, too, in disconted hour, Made pitiable wail, 'Bout " stragglers," to Mi*. Power- The owner of the valo. 'Tis sad to tell — yes very sad, . Thb hnnter.s jealous got ; Jim at Joe's luck gi*ew tearing mad. And J.ack waxed rather hot. Joe killed a deer in hazel vale, Jim only shot a hare ; On Mountain side Joe bagg'd a quai^. And Jack but sav) a bear. The beaver meadov/ yielding naught, Joe, for the gen'ral good. Said to himself, " I think I ought Betake me to the wood." And to the wood and hazel shade Straight way the road he took. For which — as I've already said- He was " brought to the book." I r ■"■'* - 1 k f .J' -r- For Jack and Jim intent on fame, Wish'd all the game to slay , And swore for Joe, it was a shame On their " preserves " to stray. It-' * •! --«•' )^>m ,-tH^P 5 Forgetful tliiit appointed they To s(H»k i)rovisions wero^ For those in camp who anxious hiy, Where meat was none to sjuire. L"^ - * 1 ii .... f Tliat they to vie were not sent out, Nor heats select to found ; But each was free to roam ahout, Where game did most ahound. Forgetful, too, that what they shot, On mountain, mead, or *' braes," Was for the empty cam } fire [)ot, And not for vulgar praise. Thus did the hunters quite forget They shot for common good, And prov'd themselves a jarring set, While hunting in the wood. That " not a tail " had Jim and Joe, Had pleasure been to Jack, Had he but shot a stately doe. To lug upon his back. .%.; ' .^ fitiSnn^ K^ And so I'm sure was it with Jim, A snap he did not care, — The fellow was so full of whim, How Jack and Joe might fare. '"\ 6 And as for Joe — and little blame — He'd only have been proud, Had he himself bagg'd all the jijamo- Been champion of the *' crowd." Alas ! that children of tlie chase, Well-meaning men and kind. Within so very brief a space. Had grown so very blind. That they did not in spirit fair, From jealous feeling free, Together hunt both buck and bear, Wherever they might be.- When from the wood the hunters came. And to the camp retired. Each with his share of captur'd game — And hope of praise inspired^ He who the largest share had shot, Expected great applause ; But, finding he received it not, Much wondered at the cause. The cause was this — a just one too- — - 'Tis well it should be told. That those who hunt, (for praise to sue). Henceforth may not be '* sold." -";'■?;-).: 1 Jack (lid t]i(i v(;ry licst 1k5 could, Likowiso (lid Jim and Joe, While tliey were hunting in the vood, After the buck tuid doe. And if, when from the Held they came, Unequal spoils they bore, To greatest laud, who hatl most game, Had hurt the others sore. And hence the cause — the just one too- Why praise none more was thei-e, For him, a fatted deer who slew, Than he who shot a hare. And this is how it should have been, Where all for common good, While on the mount or meadc .» gi-een, Did Very best they could. This simple tale is simply told, And prove a guide it should, In future times to huntsmen bold, Who shoot for common good. That when together they unite. To scour both hill and dale. Their object they should not lose sight. And at each other rail. wmm^m > ,, ;,''«** M-. - y 8 That solfisli motives — ever low — Suppress'd slioukl ever be, When hunten] chaso tlie buck and doe, Led on by char-i-ty. OttavKi, November 22nd, IS 60. ^-^S ~X-gr^;"