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Clerk, Editor of the "True Witness". ... 19. Epitaph on the same 20. Epitaph for Ogle R. Gowan 20. Epitaph for a Bachelor 20. Horrid Tale of a Dreamer 21. Bacchus's Lauientations 26. The Drunkards Grave 28. More Evil than Good 30. Composed for Little Minnie B 31. The Highland Race 31. Sad End of a Noted Politician ' 34. The Sinner's Last Farewell 35. The Road of Life 37. The Orphans' Voice 39. For an Orange Procession 40. The Ultra-Fashionable Maids 42. New Years Day 43. On Scotland 44. A Wicked Woman .... . . 46. Written in the House of a Quarrelsome Wife and Drunken Husband 47. PAQE. 3. 6. 6. 10. 11. 12. 13. 15. 17. 19. 20. 20. 20. 21. 26. 28. 30. 31. 31. 34. 35. 37. 39. 40. 42. 43. 44. 46. Written under a Piece of Poetry . For Two Men who Qiiarrelt'd in Bed Troubles and Complaints of a Surveying Party Proceedings at a Grange Meeting All the Green is Faded, &c Of Flowerets Sweet, &c Away from Home Oh Thou ! My Soul, why grow so tired When My Spirit feols Inclinod. Epitaph for a man named Wedlock " " Grit Politician , , , [ " '• Maria M(nk " " Fallen Priest . " " Henpecked Husband ' Chiniquy ' The Editor of the "Montreal Witness". . The Scattered Family A M(jther to her Absent Family and Departed Child. For T. W. after his Death Chiniquy's Lecture For the same Epitaph for a Wicked Millio laire Orange Patriotism For Miss A The Scattered Family on New Year's Dav <( 47. 47. 48. 50. 50. 51- 52. 53. 55. 50. 50. 57. 58. 58. 59. 59. 61. 02. GO. oC 57. 57. 57. 56. 59. 47. + «■« TO THE PUBLIC. ! N siibinitting tlie following: poems to your judgment, the autlior does so in a truly Christian spirit — that is with fear and trembling, knowing how few of those who think they are called to be authors enter in at the narrow gate which leads to fame — the only reward for which any one worthj^ of the name of author labors as such. The author thinks that the present case has a claim to your especial indulgence ; for the deed to be judged (good, evil or indifferent, as it may be) is that of a person whom fortune, with all its attendant blessings (and let us trust its curses too) has sadly neglected and forced to seek for the scanty education and information necessary for the perfomii J. J. M. A. McKENP^lE'S REFLECTIONS WHILE ABOUT TO ADDRESS HIS CONSTITUENTS AT SARNIA IN 1875. Dear frienrls of my bosom, companions of youth, Could honor induce me to tell yoii the truth, My story would totally differ io-day From what my position would force me to say. You therefore will pity my perilous state, And pardon the falsehoods I am going to relate. I'm better inclined, though deceptnin I seek ; The spirit is willing, the flesh ia but weak. I once had that freedom which now you enjoy. Ere lusts for high honors its sense did destroy ; No interests then was I forced to betray — No master had I but myself to obey. The river St. Clair is as lovely as then, And nature's attractions as pleasing to men ; Its beautiful order unaltered remains ; The birds are still singing their musical strains. But still the poor croature before you is changed. Contentment and peace from his bosom estranged ; No feelings of joy with my miseries mix - In short I've got into a terrible fix. Your servant I've sworn to be faithful and true. Oh ! would that all masters wer liberal as you ; But there is another I humbly must sei " i, Not even a hair from his rules c,\n I swerve. No matter what evils his orders may cause. When once he proclaims them I never may pause ; How often I see, while I meekly obey, That far ivonx the path of my duty I stray I r (V (VIK)UT d, ed ; ise ; The prosperous country once ruled by Sir John, 1 see it to ruin fast hurrying on. Our laborers idle, and trade is depressed, Otir best manufacturers ruined, distressed. Kut why, you may ask, do I raslily pursue Ihe course that but leads to the troubles I rue I Tis easier far the mistake to detect Than errors attending the same to correct. Now, what can I do ? my political crown 1 owe to the favors of Senator Brown ; He knows it, and wields without mercy the rod That drives me to servo him as if he were God. He swears if I err, on my head he will put With a fearful "big push" the whole weight of his foot. Ah ! wonder not then that with fear I exert All my talents and strength such a fate to avert. I fancy this moment uplifted I see (< )h ! terrible vision, most frightful to me) TJiat foot which at man's simple fiat may fall. And terminate honors, enjoyments and all. Its shadow still haunts me by day and by night, At home or abroad, it leaves never my sight ; hiich movement I make without special command— I fear that the climax of all is at hand. (), merciless tyrant, thy menial w spare- Already I'm burdened with all i 'lan bear ; The wealth of the people's a horrible load To carry along on the straight narrow road. Ah ! yes any moment may usher my doom ; One pounce of that foot would consign to the tomb— Ihe tomb of obscurity from which I came, I his tiny declining and withering frame. Friends, pray that, ere Death puts an end to the wlude, ine breath of repentence may (piicken my soul ; ijo pray that I may have no reason to rue My part in the contest of seventy-two. / , — 5 — A. McKENZIE AT QUEBEC ON HIS RETURN FROM GREAT BRITIAN IN 1875, WHICH TT WAS SAID HE VISITED IN ORDER TO GET THE TITLE OF "SIR. " .1 My sight you would pity, dear generous Brown, On iif aring a city or reaching a town ; For chancy hide me from scornful disgrace, Or crowds will deride me and lau^h in my face. They know when we parted I travelled for fame ; To find as I started my title's the same. To party relations returning, I swear Is more than my patience is able to bear. How gladly I'd wander, how swiftly I'd stride Where back streams meander, and wild beasts abide ! The Ottawa Valley unseen would 1 roam. To reach and to rally my dear friends at home I In niral seclusion to live as before, I find 'tis delusion to seek any more ; My standing much lower than ever I see ; The honors of power are useless to me. To want +hem 's unpleasant, to have them no gain ; They prove evanescent, delusive and vain ; They give us more tr(nible than ease or delight, And, fleet as a bubble, they're out of our sight. An humble mechaiuc, oh ! did I remain, And titles Britannic not seek to obtain, And prosper as Alick with friends as before. When fables in Gaelic alone was my lore. My curses with Britain forever abide — Her children have smitten my glory and pride. Though aristocratic, I think they are fools, They speak so dogmatic on etiijuette rules. When my predecessor went over before, Tiiey thought no aggressor invaded their shore ; Their nobles held meetings to honor him there, Nor jovial greetings to him did they spare. 1 ETllRN )H IT R — 6- Though fate made me himible, yet chance made me great, y^o mortal should grumble at doings of fate : Through folly and error from greatnesa I fell, My anguish and terror no creatiu'e can tell. MEETING OF GUIBORD'S BODY AND SOUL. \ abide gam ; t. e. •e ; Soul — Bon soir, bon soir, dear friend of old, What mom*nful tale have I been told By sister spirits, whom I knew Ere earth I left, concerning you ? Body — Ah ! cruel partner of my life, The cause of all my bitter strife, Whose acts alone were justly blamed, Are you, rash sinner, not ashamed? EouL — Ashamed of what ? but let me know W^hat evik from my deeds did flow, That I may know how much is true Of what I hear regarding you. Body — Oh ! many, many pains and woes I suffered from my subtle foes. Who, to conceal their evil ends, Pretended thej were real friends. Oiir clergy first refused aie place With those who died in peace and grace. You know yourself what was the cause, You know your sins — the Church's laws ; What doctrines strict her teachers hold Concerning those without her fold. But Protestants the right did crave To place me in a sacred grave ; Said your's was not a grievous fault, Then placed me in a gloomy vault, Till they would know, I heju-d them say, W' hei'e they should put my worthless clay. And there I lay for weaiy years, Till all my friends dried up their tears, And lawyers had discussed my case From court to court, from place to place, Until at last our Queen's decree _7_ Decided where m^ home should be. It was the place at first aanied, As by the Church being set aside For those whose outwai'd lives are free From sinful stains of grave degree.* My poor remains then forth they brought, And at the gate an entrance sought Into the field where sleeps the dead — Each one within his dungeon bed. But at the gate a noisy crowd Began to swear and curse aloud, And welcon^ed with a shower of stones The box that held my fleshless bones. So prudence caused my friends to beat, With gloomy hearts, a quick retreat. *l'he writer's views he here announces will, And thank the Queen and Privy Council For their approval thus expressing Of one good saintly bishop's blessing, And their esteem for holy water Which this same prelate chose to scatter On groxmd he after deemed too holy For anj but true Christians solely. For in this blessing only differ (Unless than proper stated briefer) The groimd that first the clergy granted, And what Guibord's relations wanted. Now Queen and Council have decided Guibord for death was well provided. That decent dead should not abhor him, And holy ground was titter for him. Hear other Protestants expressing That each and every Popish blessing Is but a danining superstition That lea-is poor Papists to pardition. And hear them swear that civil powers Supreme are in this world of ours. That men within a nation's borders Shoidd follow all its given orders, But for this glaring contradiction He blames some mental, sad affliction, Which Satan, by some power he got. Inflicts on every blinded bigot. >.ec< wi'i TT mmmmm — 8— As to mj' vault the train returned, Tlieir sad defoat they sorely mourned, And said the priesta tliroughout did cause This violation of the laws. 'Tis just p.,s likely though as not That Protestants prepared t!ie plot. That the}' might have some faint excuso Their hated neighbors to abuse. It looks like many tricks of their's They try to practice imawares. For think how Clerk did once defeat The hellish plans of T. De Witt,* When he endeavored public shame To bring upon our clergy's name, By forging letters for the press, Which did some cruel tlu'eats express. But be the guilty who they may. From what I heard I cannot say. I then w?3 placed secure once more Within the vault I left beff)re, Which now was guarded night and day, Lest nien should steal my dust away, And scatter on the floating air All tiiat remained of mortal there. Tiie while my party gathered ff>rce To help them with their former course, And true I did not long remain When farture is nigh — In doubt have I lived and still doubting \ die ; Too soon or too late, a few moments will tell If there be a God, or a heaven or hell. — 16 — THOUGHTS OF A LOST SOUL. It is far above the power of words to express The condition or state of the place where I dwell, Or the feelings so i)ainf»il, the woeful distress, Which I now must endure in this horrible coll. For no mortal on eiirth can my troubles reveal, And no scml from thestyfegions to tell them ret. mi, But the heart can conceive all the torments I fe«5l, Where my body for ages enc\mibered must burn. I must wish every moment that passes to die, That the stillness of death may my agony end ; ■•But in vain for its blessings or comforts I sigh. While its anguish and terror each moment attend. [ must see the disfigured and hideous frames Of my former relations, companions and friends, Who must share in my fate in this ocean of Hames, Where our path through its endless wild l)illows extends, I must think of my folly while living in crime, Of my madness in losing a heavenly junze. For the fleeting, deceitful, vile pleasures of time, For the dark bitter future before me that lies. I must taste of the cup of the bitterest gall With the palate I once was reluctant to pain ; And my lips dry and pallid must constantly call For a drop of cold water they'll never obtain. And the sense that was served with the loveliest flower.s, With the costliest fragrance that wealth could acquire, It must now be consoled in the loneliest hours, With the odor of carcasses crisped with fire. I must list to complaints from the wretches that dwell By my side in the furnace a God did ])repare. To the groans of the frieiic^ whom I loved once too well, To their heartrending shrieks and their howls of despair. And I now might rejoice did I think of these woes When I reveled in pleasures and counterfeit joy, Did I think of the tortures that waited on those Who in vice degraded their time sh'mld employ.. 16-- nil, >1, id. I, }3, s extends, lint, aliis ! it is vain now my fate to doploro, And those sorrows otornal my l)osom must f^oad, While methinks I can liear gentle steps as before, On the totterin;^ shell of my dismal abode. And no friends will give ear to my pitiful strain ; They'll be deaf to the voice of this suttering soul ; [Unassisted, unheard, I must weoji and complain, While long millions of millions of centuries roll. Such, alas ! is my fate, once a monarch who reigned Over millions of people with tyranny's sway. With my passions unchecked and my will unrestrained, And surrounded by nobles to jiraise and obey. And !lioHe nobles attend i'e, When they feel the dread evils their folly entails. Such, alas I is my fate, once a learned young man ; Then in spirit o'er thousands of suns I did roam ; I could tell with precision the courses they ran. And I flattered myself tliey would now be my Inmie. x\nd the teachers who taught me their home is iny own, But experience tells me their teachings were vain, Their reward for it now is the piteous moan Which is forced from the heart that is writhing with pain. Such, alas ! is my fate, once a beautiful maid. With an eye full of love, and a cheek like the rose ; Then my silent behests wealthy k>vers obeyed, Wlio supplied to my fancy whatever I chose. And my former sweet lov6rs my torments now share. But how changed are our looks and the thoughts of our hearts, ■ Into blasphemous curses changed promises fair tAnd our amorous glances to grief's piercing darts. [Such, alas ! is my fate, once an innocent child, [Who on mother's fond bosom was hourly caressed, On whose spirit a lieavenly Father once smiled, Vho by pai'ents on earth was so tenderly blessed. [And my negligent ]»arents now with me are hero [For neglecting my footsteps in virtue to guide ; «n o> -17- And their foul ini]>rccaf ionH full dull y days of youth. Where nian\ IViends in silence lay, And whei'e mv lather's bouoa decay, Reposing till ilie dreadftd day When thoy sliill get their just reward. .Vnd wliere tny father used to roam, [n playful wnnderings far from home, To gaze upon the billow's fonni, Or take a gl.nK <; at roving deer. That land wlni n Burns, with vivid glow, And talents l>riwht, did foj'dly show The lusti'e hcinity's charm did throw Around the nmidens whom he loved. That land wlure Wallace fought and hied, Whose hills In; .strewed with Sou thren's dead, -As the last h|>iirk of life had fled Before tlie .'-vv.'ids of Scotland's sons. When false King Edward sought in vain Her rights tn r a tear-drop refuse An honest, sincere, though a powerful foe. O, Mother, the Church, to thy Master a})i)eal, And beg of his goodness, his mercy and grace, For him who exceeded in talent and zeal All other defenders who pleaded thy case. Ye Catholic prelates, in learning profound, A speedy admission tt) bliss for him crave ; Your sorrowful anthems let heaven resom ■'■. ; Your equal in learning lies cold in the grave. O, mother of Jesus, and angels on high, A place in ycnir heavenly mansicnis prepai'e. And pray to your God that the moment be nigh Wiieu you shall be able to welcome him there. 'i'lj W W Ai ,i. « «■■ "TUrK - 20 - • EPITAPH ON THE SAME. one ; sind \';ile ()80, penk ; ut, red , :li To earth and heaven have returned Tlieir choicest gifts to erring man, And Catholics have deeply mourned The greatest loss tliat mortals can. A faithful guide to them is lost, A learned friend from them is gone ; Who knew hiui best esteemed him most , He loved but virtiie's cause alone. EPITAPH FOR OGLE R. GOWAN, CHAMPION OF ORANGEISM. Lie here the remains of as faithfid a child As any on whom the bright sun ever sniiled. Who labored and prayed that his Father might gain The soul of the Pope, but when all was in vain, Forsook all his pleasures, amusements and pelf, And for love of the devil went hellward himself. Or was it that Gowan led Satan to hope He so(m might his vengeai\ce seek out on the Pope, Till Satan at last^snw, in 3[>ite of old age. The Pope was still well, and then sent in a rage An age.it of his Mr. Gowan to slay, For cheating his nuijesty day after day / Hut, friends (»f the craft, to this lesson attend. Take warning in time from the fate of your friend : To hell with the Pope, was his principal prayer Yet you see that himself was the first to get there. So curses but fall on the people who curse, VV^hile victims intended are nothing the WH)rse. EPITAPH FOR A BACHELOR. The remains of a creature lie under this stone, Whose sold with the passion of love never burned, Who lived for hiuiself — for his pleasure alone, Atid departed unwept and unmournod. — 21 — No children inherit his silver or j?ol(l, More distant relations tight over his purse ; Old maids in abhorrence his memory hold, And {issemble here weekly to cvirse. HORRID TALE OF A DREAMER. I Many ages pjist have glided since o\ir teachers have decided That no souls but the misguided ever hark to dreams vain, But I think they give permission to forget this wist.- decision , Wherx a dreamer" s dream or vision can be seen so M-iy plain, When the ti'uth of dream t>r vision is ccmspicnously plain From some fiicts in this domain. But on this no longer dwelling, and all fear and doubt dispelling, r can scarcely now frotn telling my experience refrain. Of a strange and friglitfid vision, to which <>nce I got admission, A mysterious apparition far beyond all things nnuidane, A most dreadful apparition fai* beyond all things mundane. In the wicked world s domain. Tliough my conduct prove an error, yet this dreadful t}il( of terror Will inspire such thrilling hoiTor, and instil such lastinj; pain. That each sorrowful expression will create but this im pression, That to take as a profession such sad mysteries to explain. To assume as a professioft such deep mysteries to explain. We're a plague in this domain. Wlien my day of toil was ended, and in sleep I lay ex- tended, In a moment I. descended to the place where demons reign; There I saw in dungeons lying, tortured creatures slowlx As R. .chers have; to dreams t this wist.' 311 so very Dusly plain his domain. and doubt refrain, once I got mundane, fs mundane, s domain. Ireadful t