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"f < In addition to the Avritin-s of 8ir Brentoii Halliburton already published, there are several which it was thou-ht would not prove uninterestino^ to some of his friends, mid which are issued in this form, for private distribution. One IS a humorous article written previous to the Canadian rebel- lion, wuh serious notes appended ; another contains a few touching thoughts on the death of a Grandchild ; and the third IS a Poem on " Passing Events," written by him when over eighty years of age. r s I] John gull and his ^ali-rs. (Hriften Previous to the Canadian Rebellion.) All the world have heard of John Bull; some of his Calves have made a little noise too. John had a fine drove of thirteen of them in a large pasture to the west- ward of the Lake which divides his estate, and as he had been put to a great deal of trouble and expense in tencmg the pasture and keeping Master Frog's folks from devouring the stock and destroying the herbage, he thought when the Calves had grown up, that he was entitled to a portion of their milk. The tenants on this part ol the 1 arm did not absolutely deny the justice of the claim, but they insisted upon it that no one should milk the heifers but their own ribs, and that John should be satisfied with the portion of milk which they allotted to him. Whether John thought that these dames would give him nothing but skim milk or butter- milk or perhaps if they got into their tantrums, no milk at all he vowed that Mrs. Bull should milk them, and take as much milk as she thought reasonable : the upshot of which was that John Bull had a great row with his more than half-grown Calves, and though he knocked them head over heels whenever he got a fair run at them in the open field, yet they worried him so much from behind the trees with which the pasture was covered, bit his tail, gored his flanks, and were off in the woods again ere he could well turn round, that at last he gave a tremendous roar, dashed into the lake, swam home, and left them to themselves. He had still, however, a few young Calves on the north side of the pasture, who had not taken part in the squabble. One of these was a queer creature; it was not ot John s own breed ; he had harried it from the * John hull and iii.^ calves. Frogs In one of his scufHos, but he tivatcd it just us if it was one of his own bocrotton Calves, and often used to flatter hnnscdf that the poor t\imr than his head. He might have known that the l^rog blood would nev(>r mix well with the Bulls. As it grew up, however, .John did sueeeed in lieking it a little into shape; the head began to look rather Bullish * but the body, legs and feet were still Frog all over. It was really a eurious looking animal, and was in faet more of a Bull-Frog than a Bull ; it made a tremendous noise, but that noise was more of a croak than a roar. It was, however, a great pet, and in process of time John proposed to Mrs. Bull to provide a wife for it. Some of the f^imily thought that this might as well have been left alone, but wives were all the flishion about this time.t Old Frog himself had just taken one who soon set all his family by the ears, and made the old gentle- man kick the bucket before the honey-moon was half over. A wife, therefore, it was decided that younIIN BULL AM) niS CALVES. ann-^ from liinu and boon able to koop it, I'll be bound ho never would hav(^ irivon us the chance that we have Kiveii jwiu; and therefore if you wish to live in th(. land live in It and welcome— no one shall hurt you— but voii must live in it as our land, and not as yours This seemcHl to be reasonable enough, but not so thought Mrs. Bull -Frog; she continued to croak, croak, un.l as th(> marriag,; articles i)i'ohibited the overseers and trustees from adopting any measure without her consent 110 improv(Mnent could be effected. But the mischief du not end in merely preventing imiivovements. Mrs. BuU-Irog soon br>gan to assert that she was as crroat a woman on thi^s side of the Lake, as Mrs. Bull was on the other, and that no one but herself should handle the purse-strings. At first good old John Bull laughed at lier attempting to raise a storm in her puddle, and went on paying for the performance of the ordinary work as usual. But when the old gentleman became a little hipped and thought himself too poor to pay the labourers upon his out-farms, he offered to give up all the rents and profits of this part of the estate to Mrs Bull-Froo- provided she would engage to keep it in order, and pay the overseer and workmen their accustomed wa-es. Mrs. Bull- Frog joyfully assented to receive the rents and profits for ever, and consented to pay the wages so long, and in such proportions, as she pleased. John was so much occupied with matters nearer home, that he did not notice the difference, between his offer and IMadames acceptance of it; but rubbed his hands and eongratulated himself upon having got rid of that troublesome concern. In a short time, however, John, like most folks who want to shove off their business upon others, instead of attending to it themselves, found that matters had got into a sad state on this part of his property. Madame Bull-Frog having got hold of the key of the monev- chest, thrust it into her under-petticoat pocket, and swore that neither overseer or labourers should have a 11 be bound tt we have n the land, I — ])ut you mt not so »ak, croak, !rsc'ers and ?r consent, e mischief iits. Mrs. as great a 11 was on landle the au<)fhed at and went ^ work as le a little labourers the rents iull-Frog, I and pay iges. the rents wages so 1. John 3, that ho affer and ands and of that )lks who istead of had got Madame money- ket, and ^ have a John nvu. and ins calves. 7 farthing to feed or cioihe themselves, until they would ust do her buldmg. The overseer a.ul trustees^lid all they could, to bring her to reason, but the more thev coaxed, the more she croakc^l, and they found that the farm was gouig fust to ruin, and that those who worked It wer(^ on the verge of starvation. John after rubbing his eyes a little, looked over the etters and accounts which the overseer sent to him, but hatrcn^u'''?"- ""^^ ^r^^'^'"^ ''-'^'^ ^he homestead, that he could not give much attention to affairs on tb^^ other side of the Lake ; and as Madame BuU-Fiw complained so much of his overseer, he thought, without ^•nquiring further into the matter, that he mi^h as we send her another, he therefore selected one Kamsay* who had managed a neighbouring farm to his heart's content and that of all who lived'on it also. IWay was an honest noble fc^llow, whose heart was just in the light place; he would neither do nor suff br wrono-. John thought he had hit on the very man to satisf^ adame Bull-Frog, let her be ever so capricious. J^.V 001 John knew httle of Madame's freaks ; he thought, poor simple sou that she merely wished to be wel governed. But Madame did not wish to be governed a tha ?hf - «he knew that Ramsay would do nothing that she could find fault with, unless she got his temper up, she set herself to work to insult him ^ Mrs. Bull-Frog knowing that she had not an honest face to sh9w, had long thought it politic to wc^u mask-she had recently attached to il a hideous! ;1 nose, which being a very p. umnent feature, and attrac - mg great attention from all who looked upon her, he soon acquired the habit of speaking through it in a most offensive manner. She had, however, no'right to wear It, mthout the overseer's consent, and as she had, upon se.^ral occasions snuffled very abusive language tbZ It against Ramsay, he twisted it off and threw it in her lace. Qh!^ ^yhat ^mjiproar the old woman made. 8 JOHN BULL AND lUS CALVES. Ramsay told her to go to the and shake herself, and as she did not know how to behave, and Mr. Bull did not know how to make her, he left them to settle the matter between them. Well, sc-vg John, when it was told him that Ramsay had wrung the old woman's nose off, I'll try her with another overseer; there is Jemmy Thorough-work,* who has managed the farm Ramsay had once in hand, so well, that all the tenants were delighted with him. I'll send him to her. Away went Jemmy to see how he could manage Madame ; but there was a terrible difficulty in Jemmy's way upon the very threshold : Ramsay had pulle'd off Madame's paper nose. Now Madame contended that Ramsay had no righ u pull it off, and therefore she said that it was not pu! d off at all. Stil! there lay the paper nose • it was'nt on Madame's face, and as she had acquired such a habit- of speaking through it, that she could'nt speak without it, how was she to say a single word to Jemmy until this organ was replaced! this dilemma perplexed them both sadly, for Jemmy >vas very anxious to put matters to rights if he could, and that was impossible without having some intercourse with Mrs. Bull-Frog; and she was equall- anxious to recommence her manoeuvres, not carina- much whether she cajoled or abused Jemmy ! but one or the other she longed to do. As both sides, therefore, were desirous to have the paper nose replaced, after some consultation in the back chamber, it was agreed that' Madame should make it adhere again with a little spittle, present herself to Jemmy as if nothing had happened, and request his leave to wear it— without taking any notice of Ramsay's having wrung it off. Jemmy made her a neat little bow, tola her, it was very becoming to her, that he admired it much, and gave bis consent, as a matter of course, m order to open a communication with her. John next selected an honest, open-hearted sonf of * Sir James Kempt. t Lord Aylmer. joh:s bull and hls calves. 9 a.ke herself, id Mr. Bull m to settle m, when it Id woman's r ; there is I the farm the tenants ler. Away idame ; but y upon the Madame's at Ramsay said that it )aper nose ; d acquired le could'nt le word to s dilemma was very , and that ourse with anxious to h whether other she 3 have the 1 the back d make it herself to ■equest his * Ramsay's neat little r, that he a matter ith her. :d sonf of Paddy Bull's, who told Madame at his first interview with her, that he could not sleep a wink for dreaming of doing her good ;* but it was not long before he discovered that whatever good he might be dreaming of she dreamt of nothing but evil. She had for some"^ time made a terrible uproar about the infringement of the marriage articles. The articles themselves, she said, were the best possible articles ;t all she wanted, poor woman, was the full benefit of them, which she insisted was most shamefully withheld from her. Mrs. Bull said this must be looked into, and directed Pat to enquire fully into the am^lr. Pat sent for Madame, and begged to know what infringements she complained of, and, '' Come, my dear Madame Bull-Frog," said he, squeez- ing her hand, and giving her one of those kind sflances with which Paddy's sons are in the habit of softening the hearts of the sex, " tell me frankly, now, who has abused you, nnd by the hand of my lady, my jewel, I'll be the man to right you wherever you've been wronged. Let us have the whole story, darlint, that we may put all to rights at once, and leave no old sores without a plaster." But Mrs. E:dl-Frog had no notion of this wholesale dealing ; she was a retailer cf grievances, and knew it woald be the ruin of her to part with her whole stock in trade at once. Evading, therefore, Pat's kind offer of a panacea for all complaints, she fell to abusing the trustees, said John had appointed no one but Bulls, who trampled upon the Frogs most cruelly, and that the farm would never flourish until John dismissed the Bulls and appointed Frogs in their place. By the powders, says Pat, this is a pretty story ; here ai-e you Madame (without whose consent we cannot stir a step) Frog both head and heart, and yet my master, Mr. ./^/J^^* thought each morning, was, ''What can I do for ('anada?' I l?-'A*-I'o?''>,^"''rT'' "''^^^ ^'^''^'''^ ^^'"^ Constitution conferred :7 5^„ u ' ^^i^ *^« ''• Ireland only comphiined of their not enjoying the full benefit of it. ^ 16 10 JOHN BULL AND IHS CALVES. marnagi care Hull, is to he (loomod guilty of a breach of the articles because he appoints a few JBiilIs to takv v«.v the interests of that part of the family. Appoint Fr trustees, indeed ! faith, he's appointed more than's go"od of them already, and if he appointed any mor(% it's my notion they'll be a greater curse than th(T were in of ogs Egypt of old, and make such a croaking that not a Bull will be able to (>njoy any peace in thc^ country. I tell you, Mrs. Bull-Frog, it's no infringement of the marriao-e articl(-s; hasn't Mr. Bull a right to appoint trustt^es under the articles themselves/ Sacrc, she exclaimed, with a horrible grin, then the marriage articles arc cursed bad articles, and I will never rest contented until I and my dear Frogs have the appointment of the trustees ourselves ! Wheugh! whistled Pat, why you old ; but stop, said he, drawing his breath, and endeavouring to regain his composure, did'nt you yourself say, my dear Madame, not five minutes ago, that the articles were the best of all possible articles, and that all you wanted was the fulfilment of them. ? What if I did, you blathering blockhead ! roared she, don t people grow wiser as they grow older ! and I now think that the articles are the vilest articles that ever were drawn ; and unless Mr. and Mrs. Bull consent to alt(>r them, and let the Frogs choose the trustees, I'll— but I'm not going to tell you what I shall do ; let old J^ull remember how his other calves served him, that's all — that's all, Master Pat; and away she dashed. Pat was at his wits' end to know how to deal with such a termagant ; he had a real desire to improve the property, but Madame could not allow a penny to be expended upon it ; and of course matters went from bad to worse. Now, though she would not give a farthino- for the necessary expenses of the form, she had the impu- dence to ask Pat to consent to her taking a large sum out of the chest to purchase coals, and candles, and brooms, and scrubbing brushes, for her own room. Pat thought JOHN BULL AND HIS (^AIAKS. 11 le marriagt? ake care of :)oint Froafs than's good n\), it's my y were in ; not a Bull try. I toil 10 marriage nt trustees 1, then the md I will ^Vogs have ; but [leavouring if say, my tides were ou wanted oared she, and I now that ever consent to ;ees, ril— o; let old im, that's tied. deal with prove the my to be from bad irthing for ihe impu- re sum out 1 brooms, it thought that the beldame wanted fuel (enough to sot the town on fire from the sum she demanded ; but in the hope of bringing her into good humour, he complied with her request, and soon after in the gentlest manner possible, he begged her to take into consideration the wants of the farm and the state of the workmen, who had been left so long without their wag(!s. Would you believe it, that the vixen not only turned a deaf car to his kind suggestions, but refused even to give him a receipt for the money he had advanced to her ; and flouncing out of the room in a rage, vowed she'd scratch the eyes out of any one who would venture to touch the chest in her absence. The poor workmen were left with freezi'ig fingers and empty stomachs, and were altogether in such a piteous plight, that Mr. Bull, though his present wife hauled him over the coals whenever he expended an extra penny, consented, upon Pat's earnest entreaty, to advance thirty pounds to dole out among them, just to keep soul and body together. At their very next meeting, with unparalleled effron- tery, Madame applied to Pat tor a much larger sum of money than before, to squander away on bad company, under the pretext that she wanted it merely to keep her room in order ; but indc^pendent of the extravagant amount she demanded, and which he knew would be applied to the most mischeivous purposes, he reminded her of her refusal to give him a receipt for what he had advanced before, without which he could'nt settle his accounts, and he therefore civilly gave that as a reason for his non-compliance with her request. She dashed off in a furious passion, slammed the door behind her so that it nearly flew off the hinges, and swore that she would never speak a word more with Pat about the concerns of the farm. John Bull might have seen with half an eye, if he had chosen to open either of them so far, that it was useless to yield any longer to such a capricious creature ; 12 JOHN BULL AND HIS CALVES. ImUT r- ''7 "'?' ^" '^°"-^^ '^^' concession vvouhl a a brmg her about, so he recalled Pat, and sent o one Mk Goose-irog * as overseer, with two assistants to oversee him, as some folks thought. Ihcre was a great to do on both sides of the Lake tlicy weie to set all matters to rights in a trice and umincn. lltnv this was to be acooinplished puzzled folks not a httlo for the Bulls liked to^■an^.e f, we dautlj „|„le the Frogs preferred squatthii; them- e es down ,„ ,he dirty pools and fens, wher the Hulls would be nured if they eamo near them. However, it was an age of wonders, John Bull had hc-'Ct^wa: ?rk! '"h'%" "'■"'t^ •'■""^'-y "' '-- *!' tlK IX St «aj to keep his house in order was to allow all the disorderly vagabonds in the eountry to send who ever they pleased into the parlour, to toJs the fire alou o^ow ,t out. In short, the politieal uiillcnium had ■omn eneed. The great lion Dan O'Hell, had already ain down with John's Lamb, and in the warmth of ht love had twisted his tail so fast round the neek of the mnoeent creature that he couldn't utter a bleat except when Dan . 'lose to ease off a little. John thought after th s miracle he might easily reduce the Bulls !nd the Irogs to the same state of harmony „ol T "p"' ^'""^''-I'^g's ""-ival, Madame began to poke her Paper nose about him, to smell out hi? plan of proceeding .and satisfied herself that the Frogs wodd be eft in full enjoyment of their fens, and that the Bulls might roar away to their hearts content. Upon the first intimation that he was ready to receive her her Z t"' "^ '°, l"''" '" ^^"''"'^ °' 'he trustees, iSh heijnask on, and her prominent Paper nose, which he * Lord Gosford, Sir Grey, and Sir G eorg(!thcr like ^icd puzzled ige in well [uced abun- 'ting tlicm- where the 11. a Bull had t home that to allow all send who- e fire about t the M'ind cniuni had ad already rmth of his cck of the leat except ought after Is and the began to t his plan •ogs would I that the it. Upon Jceive her, itees, M'ith which he I stroked as kindly as a friendly Esquimaux could have done, vowed that Slawkenburguis could never have found its equal in the whole promontory, and be<'crcd her to wear it for his sake. Madame pretended to be quite d(>lighted with this polite gentleman, and listened with apparent attention to a long speech which he addressed to her and the trustees. He assured them that Mr. Bull took the greatest interest in their welfare, and had commanded him to compel the Bulls and the Frogs to live together in peace and prosperity; that as to money for the' fuel, and furniture, &c., &c., &c., which they might want for their respective rooms, Mr. Bull had desired him to give both the trustees and Madame whatever they might require, giving as he uttered this a significant glance to Madame Bull-Frog, as much as to say, I shall not investigate your items very strictly. He then very feelingly deplored the distressed state ot the workmen, trusted that their just claims would be attended to, and that all would unite to make the farm flourish, called upon Madame to repay Mr. Bull the thirty pounds he had advanced to keep the workmen from starving,— and reminded her that the poor gentle- man was at his wit's ends for money himself,— that as to Madame's complaint that the overseers had employed more Bulls than Frogs to superintend the affairs of the farm, he assured her that Mr. Bull would in the future sanction no such proceeding; that although he could not deny that the farm belonged lo the Bulls, no invidious distinctions were to be made ; that for his own part, he always thought it was of the first importance lor foremen to make themselves acceptable to the work- men they were appointed to superintend ; and that no person was fit to be school-master who would not grant the boys a holiday whenever they desired it. Then turning round with a low and graceful bow to the Froffs : Do not f aei'c Is iiii Y dc disturb the form of society under which you h sign to ave so 14 JOHN BULL AND IHS CALVES. long been contented and prosperous.* However differ- ent you may be from Mr. Bull's other calves, he cannot but admire the arrangements Avhich have made you so eminently virtuous, and which have secured to you * "Do' not fear that there is any design to disturb the form of M)ciety under which you have so lonj? been contented and prosper- ous. ^ '■ It will perhaps occasion some little surprise in Old England when they learn that the first thing that has struck the Chief Commissioner, wlio has been sent out to enquire into causes of discontent and dis- turbance which (according to the representations of Mr. Papineau and his adherents) have so long disturbed Canada, is the peaceful and happy state of the French Canadians. Those who are acquainted with the real state of things in that country will feel no astonishment at this. It would be difficult to find in any part of the world a body of people more contented, gay, and amiable, than the inhabitants of Lower Canada : satisfied with little, their small farms fully supply their wants ; although fond of intercourse with each other, tliey wish not for any extension of their social circle. That circle includes all tliat they love, respect, and reverence ; and they seldom trouble themselves with aught beyond It. Engrossed with their own harmless occupations, they leave all tlieir greater temporal cares to the Notary of the village, as they unreservedly confide their spiritual concerns to their spiritual pas- tors. Thus relieved from all serious anxiety respecting their politi- cal rights in this world, or their future happiness in another, they pass their lives m as much serene enjoyment as can well fall to the lot of man. . We cannot wonder that his Excellency the Governor-in-Chief has expressed so much satisfaction at " tlie good conduct and tranquil l)liss" which he finds has been created, preserved, and handed down from generation to generation among this people ; but we think his Excellency must have wondered at finding this state of things when he had been sent out to redress the grievances under which thev were stated to labour, and to allay the ferments which were sup'- posed to prevail among them to an extent which endangered the l)ublic peace. That those in whom these amiable, uneducated people, confide have abused their confidence, is undoul)tcd; and that the influence which has been acquired over them may be still more mischievously exerted, is highly probable, particularly if his Majesty's ministers continue to increase the consequence of the demagogues who de- ceive them by paying more attention to their statements than they do to the King's Representative. But still, as the people are, in point of fact, happy and contented,— as they do not practically feel any oppression, it may be doubted whether they would leave their peaceful homes to follow Mr. Papineau to the field, if he were dis- posed to lead them there, although they will doubtless continue to sign any petition that he or his satellites prepare for them. JOHN BULL AND HIS CALVES. 15 cvnr diffcr- , he cannot ade you so red to you ' the form of and prosper- England when Commissioner, itent and dis- Mr. Papineau the peaceful kings in that lie difficult to ntented, gay, satisfied with ough fond of nsion of tlieir respect, and auglit beyond liey leave all lage, as tliey spiritual pas- g their politi- mother, they ?11 fall to the ■in-Chief lias and tranquil handed down we think his things when r which they h were sup- langered the pie, confide, ;he influence lischievously y's ministers ues who de- ts than they ople are, in ictically feel I leave their le were dis- continue to im. that happiness and tranquil bliss which your numerous petitions of grievances, and the ninety-two resolutions of your amiable mother, proclaim that you possess. Mr. Bull will protect and foster the benevolent, active and pious teachers, under whose care and guidance you have been conducted to your present happy state. Your fens shall be preserved to you ; the pools in which you de- light to recreate yourselves shall be handed down from generation to generation. Let not the name of Bull alarm you, for although the Bulls did once possess themselves of the country, and their title has not yet been formally extinguished, it is my desire to secure to you the peaceful possession of this land, and no Bull shall approach your happy dwellings, except the Rom- ish Bulls, which you so much admire and reverence. Then drawing himself up with great dignity, and wheel- ing round to the Bulls, he exclaimed : Of the Bulls, and especially those who require the draining of the fens and marshes,* I would ask, is it possible you should suppose there can be any design to sacrifice your inter- ests, when it is clear to all the world that it was by draining his marshes, fencing his fields, opening roads to the market-town, and bringing his farms into their present high state of cultivation, that Mr. Bull attained the prosperity to which he has advanced himself. It was for the express purpose of making his farms on this side of the lake like those on the other, that he has set- tled and cultivated them at a vast expense. Rely upo.i it that he will not abandon that purpose on Frogland Farm, to which he has encouraged you to remove, but with that constancy and good faith which has ever cha- racterised him, he will not fail to sustain on this part of his property that system which has so long been held out as a boon to all his children, and as an inducement to you to remove here, and here to embark your hopes of wealth and happiness. * The commercial classes. (See the Speech.) 16 John- hum. and his calves. Why, what thi ing hot and cold ! said tho Bulls, as th the hall. arc wo to make of all this blow ey passed out of ;iinc, It, I kriovy what I shall make of it, snuffed Mada. through her Papernose ; I shall take what I like of and toss what I don't like to the winds. As soon as the beldame returned to her own room, she whipt off her mask and displayed her own hideous visage. She retained, however, her darling Papernose, which she had so long been accustomed to croak throucrh that she could not part with it. She then plainly stated that it was all nonsense to talk of alterinc. th- marriage articles, of choosing their own trustees, ''or of any other of the long rigmarole hobgoblin tales, with >yhich she had been accustomed to amuse, and some- times half scare the children, while she wore her mask that it^was ndw high time to burn the marriage articles' kick the trustees off the f\irm, and plainly tell Mr. Bull that if he did not keep his overseers at home, she would tar and feather them. She added, however, that, as she had nt yet matured all her plans upon this matter It would be as well, for form's sake, to give Goose-Froc^ an ansvyer to his speech, just to tell him that if he did everything she desired, perhaps she would'nt pull his house about his ears at present ; that she considered it a greiit impertinence in Mr. Bull to interfere between her and her workmen ; and that as to repaying the money she had advanced, she would take it into consideration with the same views and sentinicnts, with which she had always considered subjects of this kind. That as to the Bulls and Frogs dwelling together in peace and har- mony, she assured him that she should conduct herself with the same impartiality towards them, that she had heretofore done (which was as much as to tell the Bulls to look out for squalls), that the farm would be a mighty pretty farm if managed to her mind, that she confidently expected to get the whole control over it herself, and hoped, from what she had seen of Goose-Frog, that he was the very man to help her do so. I this blow- ssod out of :1 Madame, [ like of it, own room, vn hideous Papernose, ak through en plainly Itering the tees, or of tales, with and some- her mask, ?e articles, 1 Mr. Bull she would r, that, as lis matter, loose -Frog if he did t pull his dered it a twecn her he money isideration 3h she had " as to the and har- ict herself t she had the Bulls a mighty onfidently rself, and ", that he JOHN HULL AND HLS CALVES. H Goose-Frcg, in reply, thanked he- for the kind and niZTl .u i ^ f ^''"'^ •'^^^^^^ faithfully to the line o conduct he had already intimated to her bu wh oh o the two opposite lines he meant, the Bu Mine or the trog line, he did not explain. Immediately after this denial to repay Mr Bull fh. money he had advanced to the poor l2nrcrs s e t plied to Goose-Frog for a round sum to defr ly the ex" pense of bribing some of John's renegade s ns to 1 her to ride rough shod over the Bulls GoosJ-Fi^ Eh ^^*"^'^" as wide as he could, i" d ho lids of them, and stared her full in the farv fnr hi i i scarcely believe she could seriousl^ Z^'^nJ^'JZ:::^ vhen she had eft the whole of John's servant wkhoiU iStll^'^^'^'^''''^''' '• ^^ P-c-ing that r me if I d^nln 1 • ^""""-'y' ^' exclaimed, well " Goosey, Goosey, Gander." Indeed she now foeA^i fh^tt cL„ u «hal,ever she likes and to say whatever she pleases • hnt as neither her sayings nor doings will give much sltis fac ion to honest folks, we will pursue her h"story no Uo^lt u^rn yXs^m' ''" ^"" ''^<^ ^'-g^t all this After you obtained possession of Frogh.nd vou nuh come part of the Bull estate, and that the farm was to bem^naged^ccording to the Bull system.f T iltrue + See the proclamation issued from S- mes', 7.h Oct., 1763. 18 .nUlN lU l.I. AM) IlKS CALVlvS. I that you Jit^rccd with ohl Mr. Vvo^, that the FrogK on it might c'itlicr hop oft' to him, or stay on it with yon, but savinjjf their i)riviU'<((^ of going to purgatory, which was fully preserved to those who remained, they were, In all respects, to conduct themselves like Bulls.* Now before you let Master Hull- Frog out of leading strings, ou should have ascertained wht^thcr he could walk; K'fore you consented to give him a wife you should have considered wiiether he was capable of managing one : you should have drawn the marriage articles in such a way as would hav(^ scjcurc^d the cultivation of that part of your propi>rty on your own system. Vou should have insisted upon it that the children aViould be brought up to 3j)eak your own language,! 5i'"l- instead of any * See the articles of capitulation, dated September 8, 1700, particu- larly the 4l8t: and the treaty of Paris, February lOtii, 1703, article 4th. t Never was a pi'^nter mistake made than in permitting,' the French language to be useil in the legislative debates in Canada. The French inhabitants of that country had not a shadow of claim to this indulgence. They were not entitled to a ISepresontativc Branch in the Legislature, either under the articles of capitulation in 1700, or under the treaty of Paris in 170:5, by which Canada was ce« «"""trV to after it became a BritiHh Province wh?.? f ' ^^ /«"'«•"•"« i" Canada irig from it with their elite a- S uZ lY ''"'^ '''« ^P*'"" ^'^ ''""'ov- the:n for tli is easy task woull h^v„. ,"*"*' ^capacity (lin^jualified Had the b<,on of ,7lSi I co't^h.";"" ""' *" ** Wi^hitive Body, reasonable condition ft ^ , JS iZ ^" '«:««"'P«^"ie'i with ^tho conferred were to b; conducted uCJuh^^''"'"'^ '^' privileges it been more effectual In accS ini tho i. ? '^ "*!• '"'^""''" ^*'"^'' have among the Canaclians. A kiowSiw.f" ^"'^'"" ^'f^nglish fi.eli„g« to an acquaintance v.lth o^ 1 ensure aiV?^'""^'' ^'^"'"^ '"*^*^ '«d classes, froni which the haimielt rl J ""'^ ^-^^s among the upper «ent the inhabitants of ES an.l p ""'"u*^ ^'^'^ ^«"'^^«^- At pre- estranged from each o her a hev w.r7«';^,'"'''"^^""" "'' "« '»»«1' The French majority in the Ho so TZ k," P'""^ ^'^ *h« conquest, what was improiidently gnLted them as „" '^, T "''""" ^' ^ ^ight tion of them Snderstan J Pr?" h o„ly and Z '^Sw Cr. \ '""^^ P"'" their way into that Body are reduc'ed to L . -r !• ' ""^^ """ ^^^^ abandoning their niother t(.ngue "n Iw '' ''umdmt.ng necessity of stood by their auditors. Thrm'ivi e.?i nf • "'"''' *'l«'"««Jves under- other at the will of the spelSer "i an liu: SditT ^'n'T" ^'* ^^^' such a scheme would, we mav siinnn«n i '^''^"'^'^'ty- A'>e devisers of of Babel to have pers sS Kefr'^Zi •'' '•«°»'"'"««'led the builders sion of tongues had been infl ctej unon'T ^"^.T^S "^*^'- *'>« ««"f"- other must of necessity be exSiveW^^^^^^^^ .f ^.^"'«"''«" ^'^ ^''^ so completely lords of theas^n ?.»/{«;! ^'^''''.'^^ ^''^ *''«"«f' P'^^ty are EnglisLenie com^Xd to for^^o t^uL"^.? """^^ of /ssom^bly. less attempts to stem the torrenrnf rlvti !• ■^^'"^ '"^"' '" ^''^'r ^u't- are endeavouring to force ?hecountrr"' '"'" '^ '^*'' ^■"^'■"'^* con;'u!:!;::s t^^u^SL^i^^h^? •: Trr:-' Ti ''- ^-^^^ «^ «-* conquered, instead of the conqueror Lttttl'' *'n' n"J"^.^'' ^^ «>« his valour wrested from our ancS'pTnri ^^""^^'^ Province which dominions, was quietly to LLnendered^'n'.'i? ""^'^'"^ ^' *''« ^'"'^'^h For is it not a sutrendi of it Jo them 1 t*'«.,^«"q"i«l'ed French. pertinaciously to their old prejuSicL^^^^^^ '^'^ '"^^''' "^««t preference to British feelings.-'S^raVrtolS bv"tT 'l'^''V'^ ^'''''^ ^» tive, "That in every count?; t^b^ aooenihw *^l '^''''S's representa- 120 JOHN HUM, AM) Iliti CAIAKS. it would have Ixm'u the ambition of every Fro^ to have swelled hiuiMelf into a lUill befon; this tinii;. All that were worth receiving, would have sueeeeded, and if a fiituro, for with tho prcjudicoH which aro so carefully iiiNtillHil and pre- Hcrvcl lunouff thoin by their leadcrH, lu.nc hut Froiichmoti will bo iwcoptablo to thcni. The .loolaration tncans thin or it mmus nothitiff. lfacto in- hahitantH ot that land aro told by thoir Governor that power is withhcM from f hoHo wko alone possess the most etne.ntud elvmvnU of fitness for tfie exercise of it. ■' Much is it to be roRretted that the subject of national orkin has been intrtHluoed into the apeech of the Kiuf^'n repreHcntative. That the I'rcnch party posHf^sitiK all the power which the elective branch can exercise, has lon^ n.ad«. it a subject of complaint that hreiichnien are not selected for official situations, we know; and if not- withstaMdnig their own exclusive conduct, the i^overnment wereawareof any instance m which the just claim of a person of French origin had been overlooked, and an Knglishinan of inferior (pialifications preferred It was Its duty to s(*t that matter right; not on the ground of origin but on the ground of the superior fitness of the individual for the ofHcc' But among these (,ualifications, an attachment to our institutions! Knghsh feeling, and a preference of the British constitution over that of any other country, should ever stand foremost. That man is not worthy of the name, nor can he possess the feelings of a Briton, who could d/- bar a fellow-subject from the fullest enjoyment of all his rights (and the right to hold othces of trust and eiiK.lument, when duly qualified for them, IS a valuable one), merely b(Prs, instead of omu- Pablo of any act of „nn. • ' "''" ''^" «'<''-o inea- not only snlnnl ted "PPr^""" "'• ■"JU«tico_y„u have defamecHn " 2s, onn oh'- " ""'" •"""s""' ""d — '...a .he rotz-'S-Hn-r.';!^^^^^^^ eaders. who should be exclude/-i "n wf. of seeking. It is their this simple people (and who Tr'^v^, Possessing the confidence of it), use it only to loceire them ''^Z^Z^'^^'T' ^*" ««°tinue to posses ill-deserved co'^„fiden::in o tt :w "\"l'°"^^*^« "?-"« 'f "'K veterate prejudices against the coZern;« nf h '^'"^ ""'^^ *h«»» i"- |11 brook the sway of the descendan sof ?h, " '°""*''y- '^''^^ can to destroy their power and iXence an 1 u '""^'^T''^- ^l-ey long ancestors lost by arms '"°"«"«e' ^n^ to regain by art what their "unonty in the Country? Verilv thia ;« i"k vl "' 7^'^ "«« King's • La mtion CanJunn, ' """""^ """ " '<"'««'""^ 22 j;)HX BILL AXU HLS CALVES, calling thc'iii and sending one overseer after another merely to induce an increase of abuse, until vituperation has exhausted itself, and they now audaciously tell you that they mean to have nothing to say to you nor your overseers. And now, Mr. Bull, what are you to do .'' In the first place, you and Mrs. Bull must decide whether it is worth your while to retain your property on this side of the lake or not — for depend upon it, if you lose Frog- land your other farms will soon follow.* If upon due consideration you should convince yourself that you may as well abandon them — then for heaven's sake say so. Do not set the tenants on this side of the water to cutting each other's throats, in a contention whether * It is the consequences that must follow if the turbulent clemagogues in the Canadian Assembly should succeed in severing that Province from the British Empire, that renders the dissensions there so interesting to the inhabitants of British America generally. It is true that differ- ence of origin will not be the cause of discontent in the other Provinces, but there never was a country yet in which a few out of power did not wish to dispossess the few that were in it, and there are not wanting characters in each of the British Provinces, who would gladly follow the example of the Canadian Patr'its. If the Government of Great Britain timidly surrender the prerogative of the Crown to the popular idols in Canada, they may depend upon it they must also bow the knee to Baal in every other Province. I mean not to state that there is any discontent among the inhabitants of British Aiuerica; on the contrary, I think that as there are few people who have .aore cause to be satisfied with their lot, so are there few more generally contented with it. But there are no faultless constitutions or Governments, any more than there are faultless individuals in this world, and if those who sigh for power in the other Provinces are en- couraged by the success of the demagogues in Canada to attempt to wrest it from the hands in which the laws of the land have placed it, they will not fail to follow the example. Contented as the great body of the people may be, if every little defect which may be discovered or im- agined in our institutions, or every trivial misnianagement or mistake in the administration of public affairs is dwelt upon and dinned into their ears by brawlers who see little prospect of success by other means, — and tliose who pursue this course, are not discountenanced by the Govern- ment at home, then that discontent so natural to man, will soon be generated, and the cause of that dissatisfaction, which every man more or less feels with his actual state, will be attributed to misgovernment, when in fac-: it is only the lot of humanity and proceeds from v/hat — "Neither Kings nor Laws can cure." I another iperatioii toll you nor your I the first tier it is is side of se Frog- ipon due that you sake say water to whether lemagogues bt Province interesting that iliffer- Provinces, rer did not ot wanting ' follow the eat Britain ar idols in lee to Baal inhabitants few people e few more ;itutions or als in this 3es are en- atterapt to ) placed it, •eat body of sred or im- ' mistake in into their leans, — and he Govern- ill soon be man more overnment, Vr'hat — JOHN BULL AND HIS CALVKS. they shall continue your tenants or not, if you really do not desn-e to retain them. This would not he fair dealing with your best friends on this part of your pro- perty. Many here are most warmly attached to vou, Z """^"^^^"''V P"'' ''''^ y°" ' b^^ '^ y«" ^i^h to par with them they would sec that nothing was left for them, but to submit to your decision, and endeavour to make the best of their lot. There are a few younc. ealve^pcunaps who are impatient of contrd and would like to take a frisk with those with whom you quar- relled some years ago; but the greater number while they admit that those who scampered off when you at- tempted to milk them, have thriven wonderfully well since, think that there are some indications of their be- ginning to gore each other,* and therefore deem it would be just as prudent to stick to you until they see a^hUle^rcdearlyJiow the others get on by themselves. mother country was severed, nothing remained forthem buT to crea^P Republican institutions, and substitute the peonle for thp r,™ f. source of power; the state of society rendSi'y thei 'coui^rim'™ ticable, and I envy not that man his feelings who does not wish fC^" success m the attempt that they are making ?o rSa?e socal iSe^ encTwfth t ' "'^""'f ''''i '^'^PP'"^^^ ^'th ^le least possibL tit rfer: ZIZ nlfj?T ''''*'"'' '^ *^^ individuals composing the com munity. It still, hrwever, remains an experiment and somp nf Vl^o wisest men among them, staunch friends to^ freedom tr cannot at .11 times repress a fear that order cannot be nreservP. wSnf.ro . mfusion of power into their aystem of Goverm' ^and S it Sui b" d.fficu to induce the people to clothe their rulers with as much au Lr wftl t'hrr'7/'' W^' P-^^^'^ P«^«« ^^y require '"''"'■ fi,o i f- ''™"^*' '^•"'^^^ •'*''« •^r5««'i i» many of their larc^e cities and the conflicting interests of the various states of the Union before rr^v^ British America to rejoice that they still form a part of the noSp L pire of Gre^U Britain, under whose powerful proteSn the r rthts and ^'e^^u' '"-eT'''t*' *''"' "'*'^"* *^^'^ ^'"'^ invoWed in tt mo- S4 JOHN MULL AND HIS CALVES. Therefore Mr. Bull, if you desire to retain your firms on this side of the lake, you will have no great difficulty in doing it, but then you must plainly remind Mrs. Bull that a great estate eannot be rendered pro- duetive without continued outlays. Your milk seekers lost you a fine property before, take care that your milk savers don't lead you into the same scrape now. If you do not think that the adviiutages you derive from sup- plying your out-farms with what they do not raise and supplying yourself from them with what you cannot raise, compensate for the expense of providing overseers &c. &c., then give them up in peace and leave them to shift for themselves ; but if you wish to retain these ad- vantages, you must not begrudge paying the cost of them. While you fed the overseers, things went on pretty smoothly, their authority was recognized, and all their efforts for the improvement of the property were cheer- fully forwarded. But when you began to suck the calves instead of feeding them, they began to kick u^) their heels and splash mud instead of milk into the mouths of your half-starved bailiffs. Now depend upon it this notable scheme of yours will never answer. If the overseers are to continue your servants to take care of your interests, and to see' that the regulations you make to secure the benefit of supplying these farms to yourself are adhered to, then you must continue to bear the expense of maintaining them. If they are not worth it, say so, and have done with them. But independent of the preservation of your own authority, Mr. Bull, you owe something to your child- ren whom you have encouraged to settle in Frogland, and who, by your indiscretion, have been subjected to the tyrannous caprices of Mrs. Bull Frog. That vixen not content with the power which she has already usurped over the Bulls, wishes to dispossess them 01 titC little protection which the trustees may afford to 3tain your ' no great ilv remind lered pro- Ik seekers your milk V. If you from sup- raise and ou cannot ; overseers V them to these ad- 10 cost of on pretty i all their 3re cheer- suck the [) kick u}) into the yours will JOHN BULL AND HIS CALVES. 25 them, and has required you to allow the Froirs to name trustees. Now, as the appointment of them was se- cured to you by the marriage articles, exercise that right then not as the beldame wishes but as justice requires Keconsider and amend them so as to secure to vour own children those rights to which they are entitled, on every part of your property; let them not while dwellincr in your own land, be subjected to those who voiuntarilv continue foreigners. The task is not an easy one, pei-- haps, but let the performance of it be confided to honest, intelligent and diligent men, and it will no doubt be ac- complished ; let no -invidious distinctions be made, let all your children, whether by descent or adoption be ad- mitted to a full participation of your paternal care and affection, but let no spurious feeling of liberality induce you to sacrifice your own family to those who abhor both you and them. Comply, then, with Mrs. Bull-Frog's request to alter the marriage articles, but do it in a spirit which will make her fee that, "She seeks for justice more than she deserves. 18 ts to take egulations Lcse farms )ntinue to ey are not ^our own )ur child- Frogland, bjected to 2h. she has ssess them afford to ADDRK8SBD TO I^OUISA COLLINS thy mother or th/nur ardtr"™'"^ '^ ,"^" ""^ "^ so lovely a burthen fl. ''°'','^'^«° »'«a"ed even with her to me," hoTZnv kInT""' '''''''™^'' " ^ ^""' ^ring and cares; theeTrd when tl™' TT ''.^'™''^''' '" f<">'"° round thy H.other"s nlek > , """^l' '^™"' ''•■«''^' '^'h.^ upon her'boso*"hy"s,tt Lp 'lif' ^7 ""'^ '^'•-' ance, looked not a red C 7 m"''"^ '°™'«»- Plainly did those eyes trne.k tbv ? T'^-'^'^\°^ how he here." ^ D<-sptak thy feehngs— " I love to puf b; a vst: LZtT 'i%f'' r ^ '' -^^ "^- little children to eonle m,f ' "^ ¥\''^° '''''^ " S^^'r said, " I will." LeTaTs Win r^ '"•*"' *^™ "<>''" has muring voiee a,-ise to dl pul '^'^D^:''""^'^ "° "'"- her back from Him wh„ „, v' . ^^ ^"''h to snatch His arms and b7e™J them " '"" '""'^ '^"^^ ^''''''-> '" feetee'trTxtr'"'''/"^^' ^■'"''' ^^o when thy pain and sorrow oSv"' ^TrJ" "^'^ '"-W "f V'ho first so fondly drlwl^ Tt^ thee,_perhaps she father, hovered over X deTthh^f arms of thy earthly agonies, and aecompantdthv hlef '/r*-"' "^^ '^y^"^ to the Throne of th'/H^l^eX SS?' '" '^ '''^''' ''l'!Sf,J».'l?'?.'iM'^' thou leave Whenl''^*'''?*^y^«««'° heave, When thou wer't numbered with the dead. 28 ADDRKSS. Let thy mourning mother remember that she is now the mother of three Angels, who may perhaps be em- ployed by her Almighty Father to minister more to her happiness even here, than they ever could have done had they remained in this world ; but however it may please Him to dispose of or employ them, of this she may be assured — and let that assurance be her consola- tion — they are happy, eternally happy, with Him and only through Him who died to purchase happiness for them. ; she is now laps be em- morc to her 1 have (lone /ever it may I, of this she her consola- 1th Him and lappiness for TiiK following lines were suggested to the writer by reading (ioldsmith's i)eautiful Poem of "The Traveller." He lias )iad a few copies printed for circulation among Iiis friends, whose partia- lity will induee tliem to view it favourably as the production of an OCTOOKNAKIAN. REFLECTIONS ON PASSING EVKIVTS. lin ^» ">. "' "'" '<'"♦' sorrow as T «rn Where .,,nf„l pa,,io,« i,. „,., ZZl\:;^, Ami s,„f„l pleasures ever lea.l to ,,a „ " ' ^•xes Its thoughts o,. Thee; Great God of TT Ami seeks the bh'ss by The soTeiyiv ,"'*''"'' ' lo all who fly for refh^e to Thy Sorf " J ay my glad ,,ear, for ever .„„, ,S Vhee •' ^:"l7-,^:y™;iC:r?,^^^^^^^^^^ Blessed be 0,at Book wli, ■•,'''-'^'°"' ^''y- And . k ,„, s„pit„ttr^;™:d'" -^ ^'""' From 'n"r '"' "T "''•'"'■""' «™^ «°- To do„b, the wo tZZZVT"''', '''''' Nor bring T,.,.„:;!:^r":trsXct^^^ A,^ vainl, LlX t"o!:X SS™, , _ ret .1 abounds, wl.ere'cr l,e turns his eves Ihro every region underneath the sk es Wo, M ,LV.r'^ '-'"''' Blessed Xd "ould tuin the smncr to his dyi„.r l^„i — B,As l„m a remedy for sin to see " ' In H,m who hied on the accursed tree A'drvtr.-L'^^^^^^^ While humble sinners listen to ,1°"^^^' vind cast their cares on Him who cares for all. H2 KIU'LECTIOXS. riiiis luiinbly tniMtin- in Thy lilesse.l Won], And imviu'^ only Tluie, I look'Hbroud On tho drmd scciioh which now uHsail onr nici?. And from all bosoms poaco and comfort chase — Save those, who feel Thy Providence can still ^nrpassin-r irnod produce from passinir ill. Aniii/ed, we see a (Christian host arrayed To sav(! the Turk from Russia's threatening blade Wcll-meanni- but short-si-hted men deplore i hat Hntam's sons their precious blood should ixuir In sud. a cause. "No! let the accursed power Ut the halse Prophet sink for evermore '" But He who scoth not as man doth sec- He, from whose eyes all mists forever flee May, and we trtist lie will, our fears becalm, And iruided on by His Almi^Witv Arm, Chir Christian hosts his Blessed Word may spread. Where er II.s arm that Christian host may lead. Ihen, not alone, shall Mahomet be hurled From that fair portion of our fallen world Winch by his ruthless sword th' Imposter -ained,— But those sad errors which pure truth hath stained, And both the Greek and Roman Church defile, Miall di-aw a clcansin- stream from Britain's Isle, >Y here pious men of God in bands unite To spread His Word e'en 'mid the rao-ino- fi.xht tor not alone the Soldier with his sword'' " Rushes to battle,— but Thy Holy Word A precious burthen, in his pack he bear's, lo rouse his coura^rc and to calm his cares. Weil tutored by its sacred lore, he knows No fears while struggling with liis country's foes. If from the field in triumph he returns, With Britain's glorious deeds his bosom burns ; It death o ertake him in tlie fearful strife The foeman's steel but opes the Gate of Life. Ihus Vicars felt— Vicars, the Soldier's friend— VVho, with his comrades, oft his prayers did blend ; iJaily, with them, he pours his soul to God, 'l^ill, in his Country's cause, he pours his blood. ^o lingering agony his course impedes,— Soon, freed from mortal coil, he upward speeds IIEFLECTIONH. FrjMu fiel.ls or canmjre in tl.ls world of woe W !nru'*'"r '""'i'"^ '"''""'"' ^'^^'» '^ Throne'c'er flow 1 o hll tho Cl.ristiari H.-ro witl. .Idi-ht' ' " No on^n; Ilst.nin^. to War'. (l,.ea.l7tlHnns, He sinks ,n ^.lo.y ,n his Saviour's arms. IJ^.t wluM, be ore, .n War's immortal souls produce the cure, And all their suf!enn;rs may but ble.sin-s prove It they wdl turn them to the God of Love Nay thro what source did He, Who w(.rks by means Send orth such comforts to those dismal scenl^s ' Of r I :;i- '"'' ^^^"- P^'^'^^'J' ^^"'^^^^1 up a litti; band JM Lhnst an men, now numbered with the dead • Kut e'er the hand of death had closed their ey^ ' 1 .ey looked, with ^rateful wonder and surprise' A tl.e vast work that little band had wroup« of God. 1 hat little band, now grown a mighty mass, Striving each year the former to Surpass In works of love to bless the race of man. And cause them thro' God's WnrJ h;^ „ i . Now to the battle field tht\S;:;;'^;^ '^^*^"' To soothe the soldier in his hour of nJed! ' Grange it may seem such messenger to send- Where blood and carna-e on •- ss VJ steps attend .'U RKFLECTIONS. ,1.1 Hut wist yc not tlu? blensod Vvhwo. of Pence DeclareH the Christian warfare no'or shall cense ; Nor must the Christian warrior ever yield, Or in the teniptin^r court, or tented fi«'M,— For in the court, or in the camp, 'tis meet The Word of'(iod should }rnuh our wanderin;,' feet. () ! that that blessed Word may do its work, " And reach the feelin^rs of the sensual Turk ! O ! that its piercing' truths with i)ower may seek The subtle bosom of the wily (ireck ! That crowcls of Christian converts soon may come Forth from the darkness of beni- soimd. Nor fear no fitting leader can be found ^ To guide thy gallant sons against the foe, And Britain's conquering standanl once more shew. He of a hundred fights has left the stage, Mourned by his country, in a green old age, By no long sickness to his couch confinedr— No poAvers impaired of body or of mind. Ever intent on duty to the last, — A few short hours— and all life's pains were past. Who now shall lead our soldiers in the field ? Who now the sword of Wellington shall wield ? We hear exclaimed by some, with faltering voice : The Christian answers, "Leave to God the choice" Perish the thought that Britain's race is run, And all her mighty deeds in arms are done ! No murm'ring voice, Britannia shouldst thou raise • JS aught from thy lips should issue, but the praise 35 36 REFLECTION^ I! Of Him, who forced thy stubborn foes to flee, And yield Sebastopol to France and thee. Tis true, before they fled, thev made thee feel Ihat they were " foemen worthy of thy steel ;" The more thy breast with gratitude should glow, lut let not that fair land to slaves give birth. If. in the sickly South, fair freedom pine. And the poor slave must there all hope resign Of his chain loosening 'till he sink in death — Taint not the western breeze with slavery's breath. Sons of the North, whose eai-liest breath was drawn AVhere first your country's freedom had its dawn^ Bo ye united in one gallant band, From slavery's curse to save Nebraska's land. Will not your pilgrim sires start from their graves. If ye shall jjcople such a land with slaves ? Oh ! would those men, avIio this sad course pursiu\ Think of the day when they that course may rue ! When looking up from that dire gulf below. Which parts them from the sainted soid of Stowe^ How will they then lament, her thrilling tale Of misery (Avhich ever must prevail Where slavery uprears its cursed head), Did not on tlieir hard hearts its influence shed, Ere they were doomed for evermore to dwell, The slaves of Satan, in the realms of Hell. But think not, friends of freedom, I would urge, (Much as I may deplore this cruel scourge Still stains your land), that ye the sword sliould draw Against your brethren ; — may that blessed law, Which binds thy States in one confederate band. The rudest shock of discord still withstand. (1) Let not thy fields be stained by civil war, The direst ill which man on man can draw ; Still strive in peace that evil to remove. And leave the issue to the God of Love. Farewell, Columbia ! This my parting prayer — That all v.diose hearts the Saxon blood may share, May live in peace, and harmony, and love, REFLECTIONS. .39 And only strive ouch other to improve. ^' And now my humble muse wonld spread her winj^, ""' Softly wiiere Britain courts the eastern sprin<,r, ''Where every peasant boasts his rin^lits to scan, *' And learns to venerate himself as man." Land of the Free, where floats on every -al system feels ' Its motions stop— or phrenzy fire the wheels."* boul "ountrlo! "^''"^T' "^P"'''" """""^"t. the friends of order, in ins ttSnl 'T■""l^''r•'':^>''''^'''"^^ influence and preserve their ove f f ?;. , '\^ '" *,'"' ""^^"^^' ^"* to that combination of the rrl.t treedcni an.l order, which pervades botli countries to ^ Urn e.u?'o1 \r hii t" '^ ^-r'-^'^'"''^^« ^ 1^"- to" th^xivolu- sin ilir i • *''''" Colonies possessed a constitution, as Couitrv -anTT roT'' ^'""^^^ P^'""^*' ^« *^>^* ^^ ''^' ^o'ther i.ountry, and the Colonies were accustomed to self-irovernmont tt ouree of" ''' ^^^^l^t^o"' Jliey retained the same forms, though tht source of power was transferred from the Crown to the People tl^t'itYn ''"'''"'^'"^'"'^^ ^"^P"^*'-^"* change, the love of freeSom love oVor w' '"V''f f «/<^ndered exorbitant, 'did not annihihvte the latter n^?' if' •'■'^^l.previously co-existed with it, although t le latter occasionally received some rude shocks. It still, however No h Tmoru'rT '""^''l If "P"^'^ throughout the ConUnIn of recent tettlon ont ^^f p"V-f '^^' ^"f*'^"^« «^ *'»^« «^'^»"^^d in the crowd of lw^s?r.i?''^"'"''^~r^^^ *'^^" ^^^'^ "'i"^« attracted a X hefrd of thJm rt ""'"' ""''"n" '^*™"^*^'^ «"«" astounded all miHtnrtf. ; ,^* ""'"' generally supposed that nothing but a aptoa^^^^^^ have reduced such a set of miscreants ^to any approach to order,— but in much less time than could have hppn supposed possible, civil tribunals were establ sLcLand S^^^^^ ::^^^'''''' ^^ ^^'^ ■'''' P-P--*^' -'^-* thhmervfntt^^i^- * Goldsmith's TravsUer. NOTKS. 46 While cvc ry attempt that foroiKners have made in Kuropc and South Aiiienca to imitate our Institutions, lias hitherto proved abortive, we see our descendants in North America extendinK our lan^^uage and our laws from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Ought not then, the parent to be proud of the child— and the child to be proud of the parent? May the demon of di.'^cord fail in every effort to tempt the Anj^lo-Saxon race to draw their swords upon each other. (2.) 1 ^^i** \ ^\?^ '^"'" l"*''^y^'''fi' "ur earnest prayers be offered up for our ?v7m ^'^^'*"^"^^'' « confidence and esteem, and was well worthy « .. ;i..nl! "^ ? command of a party in search of deserters, thi ac ental discharge o a brother Officer's pistol gave him a wound I or Tr^'-V''' ^f 'l'-, "'^^ ^^''y''^ Highness was affected even to tears, when informed of the melancholy event Poor Goldsmith,-nephew of Oliver, and son of Henry,-to whom The Traveller was addressed, had served with credit, during the American Revolution in the 54th regiment. He was a warm-heart- e 1 IriBhman, and had formed an inconsiderate marriage with a lady of great beauty but no money, and, on the terminatioS of the wan felt It necessary to sell his commission, and devoted what remained 01 the money it produced, after payment of his debts, to the erection NOTl?S. 4^ of mills in New BrunHwick, wliieh, with hh energy and perseverance would have afforded a e<.n,fortable nmintenancc for "^himself Tnd n«?.r V 11 ' •'""**? '"' \"*'^ «>'"l>leted an expensive dam, he unfortu- r^ifl^ fell upon a broad axe, and received a desperate wound, wiiich confined hun to Iuh bed for weeks. In the absence of the n as er 'h eye the work was neglected, and the autumnal rains swept away the dam before it wa« completed and rendered secure, as it would have been bu for this untimely accident. Upon his r;covery he setio work w.h great enerKy to rebuild the dim. Scarcely was t con" pleted when the mill took flre, it was reduced to ashes, and he was reduced to rum. When these accunmlatcd misfortunes readied the Duke's ear, Hlthough the sufferer was a stranger to him. the tale went to Ids hear . He sent for him to Halifax-found him ready and w Iling to exert nmself to the utmost in any honest way-appointed in,, first nuemlf n"* ''"^T;^" i" *'"^ ""'•^^ *''^" «"'"« on'/.ere and, Hubse- quent y, procured for h.m an appointment in the Commissariat which Ws Hfb"" *" '^^"'"^"''*'^''*« subsistence, and befriended him thnrnghout fnJ"/!"'*!'^' ^*.'^"' """ ft'lmirable trait in His lloyal Highness's charao ter, that, unless compelled by their misconduct, he never forsook any whom he had befriended. He was lenient c^en to their fauUs ev"lr8tric7 "'^ '' *"''"'^' "^ ""'•'"••y .liBeipline-tliere he w 1,1 K (li iil