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 SAWxNEIf'S LETTERS, 
 
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 LETTER No. I. 
 
 WRITTEN FEBlllTABY, 1864. 
 
 Deati Sawxet,— I Bit doon to write 
 A ficreed to you by candle ligbt, 
 In answer to your friendly letter — 
 I ne'er bad ane that pleased ine better. 
 Your letter cam by the Express, 
 Eight shillins carriage— naethin' less. 
 You'll think this awfir — 'lis, nae doot-4|h 
 (A dram's twa shillins here r,bout) { w 
 I'm sure if Tiimie Ha' — the buddy 
 Was here wi' his thre§-leggo4 QiXilds . 
 He hauls ahent him wi' a tatbur^^. 
 Ue'u beat the Express, faith^^i 
 To sneak o't i' the truest w»y» 
 'lis Barnard's Cariboo Dat^j* . , 
 
 You'd maybe like 4i hGn,!t^tA:jtff 
 Minors get here for ilka day. 
 Jist twa pound sterling, sure iw deatii — 
 It should be four— atwecn us bailh. 
 For gin ye count the costo' liyiu' 
 There's naething left to gang and come on 
 And should you bide the winter here. 
 The shoppy-buddies 'II grab your gear. 
 And little wark ane finds to do 
 A' the lang dreary winter thro'. 
 
 Sawney—bad ye your tatties here, 
 And Beeps and carroLs — dinna speer 
 What price- tho' I could tell ye wed, 
 Ye might think mo a leein' chiel ; 
 N.ie. lad, yo ken 1 never lee, 
 Yo a' believe that fa's frae me ; 
 Neeps, tatties, carrots— by tho pua' 
 Jist twa for a penny— try for fua 
 Bow muckio Hwad ]ie for • loH; 
 
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 sawxet's i.ErrcRS 
 
 Altmcal four sliillius, llnur ia twn, 
 
 Atid milk's no to bii iiad ava. 
 
 For at tliirf season o' tlinyeur 
 
 Thoro'rt lun'ibins for a eoo up horj 
 
 To cliaw luM' cud on — sao ye sfi; 
 
 y<; iirt' fiir better aft' tli;ui tiie- 
 
 For wliik; you'ro sitliii' wivrm at hanif, 
 
 And siifipiir parritcli drooned iii craino, 
 
 Tlio deil a urap o" iiulk li.ie I, 
 
 Hut pobliU' lip my p:uritcli dry ; 
 
 or course. I cau get butl^-r here, 
 
 Twa! shilliu' a pimd — it's far cure dear. 
 
 Aye— a' thinjr s-^lls at a lang price, 
 
 Tea, colTee, Pu^^ar. bacon, rice, 
 
 Four sibilliiH a piind, and soMietliino: inair, 
 
 And e'en the Wiipfhts are raithor bart; — 
 
 Sae ujuch lor prices. 
 
 Noo for cla;ir!!», 
 And first a word about Iht-ir names ; 
 'Some folic were i?ae oppressed wi" wit, 
 
 'They Cii'd their claim by name ■• Coo ," 
 
 iAnd tho' they struck the dirt by name, 
 'They ne'er striiclv pay dirt in their claim. 
 ,Boij)t; \Uiers nsaile a jjaf !irn.' ji)ke 
 ■WTn christea'd tiieir bitcrnund " Deak Hrokc," 
 rVVhile some, to fix their fate at once, 
 C'a'd th^r lylition - The Last Chance ;"' 
 Thero^*T1nkeiV: "Crb'-zly, '— loKh. what namos 
 I There's "Frince o' T' des'"— tlie best o' claims, 
 ' There's " Beauregard" and " Never Sweat," 
 And fccorerf n" ithers I forgot. 
 The " Richfu'ld'-' and tlio '• Montreal." 
 They say they struck the pay last fall — 
 
 ■ But will they strike it in the spring, 
 Aye. Sawney, that's imither thincj ; 
 
 ■ But by-an'-bye they'll ken, nan doot, 
 Jf they can pnnip Ihidr water not. 
 Some stride the bed-rock pitcbiii' in. 
 And some the bed-rock cunna win, 
 
 , But ne'er a color can they see, 
 UntH they saut it first a wee ; 
 And syne they tell to ilka man, 
 Tfaey struck twa dollars to the pan. 
 You'll seo't into tho Victoria Previa 
 A« twenty dolliirs— nuothinj? les?. 
 A^M, Sawney, here a wee bit story, '^■ 
 (iin ainco it travels to Victory, 
 la lUflgaifled a hundred fold. ' 
 
SAW.viiT A nmriwi. 5 
 
 'Hk! licd-rock horp, doon there h roM ; 
 Some folka would manufacture lees 
 To inak' a Ivdwbee on a clu'cse. 
 S'i;iine on the man who salts a claim, '* 
 A iiKin he ift— but just in name — 
 
 No MAN!ir)()I)'.S rx IIIM, UK'.S A CURAT, 
 
 A sMoorit. i)(.ssi:Mur,iNO uvpooiiiTK. 
 "W'ko. ir 111; C!OL-f-r> but gai.v ms knt). 
 
 WoLLO K'KS- DKCiaVE HIS DKAHKST FKIKX0. 
 
 Tlicro is a act o' men np hero, 
 
 ^\'U^ lu'Vfr woik thro' a' the year, 
 
 A Iciirl o' iJerpeiits, crasviin' snakes. *: 
 
 Thai lleece the miner o' his stakes ; 
 
 Tiu'y'fe ^atuMors — honest men some say, 
 
 Till)' ii.';i quil'i fair to cheat in play — 
 
 }'/ ir's Ntj ki:nt o' — I ne'er met 
 
 An honest in.iii a Rambler yet ! , ' , 
 
 O. wt^re I Judije in Cariboo, 
 
 I'll see the hiws were currieJ thro', 
 
 I'd h;ie the cairds o' every pack 
 
 Tied up iiilo a unnny sack, 
 
 Vi'V a' the gaiiiblers chained thejjither, 
 
 And banished frae the creek forever. 
 
 But, Sawney, there's anither clan. 
 
 There's none o' them I'd ca' a man, '— 
 
 They ca' tliem •* jumpers'' — ray belief 
 
 Is— "Jumper" simply means a thief ; 
 
 They j'lmp folks' claims, and jump their lots, 
 
 They jump the very pans and pots ; 
 
 I5ut wait a wee — tor a' this evil — 
 
 Their Jrieud '11 jump them, 
 
 He's the deevil ! 
 
 And flae ye thinli o' comin' here, 
 
 And leavin' a' yonr ccuids and pear, 
 
 Youi wife, and bairns, and hame ; 
 
 Ah ! Sawney ' if ye wad listen to advico — 
 
 And sue ye will. If ye be wise— 
 
 This country's no for yon ava' 
 
 Sae bide at hame. and work awa'. 
 
 Ye manna think we honk np pold. 
 
 As ye the tatties frae the mould. 
 
 Gude faith, ye'll maybe houk a twal mo't, 
 
 An' never even get a glisk o't ! 
 
 An' then, what comes o' ns puir decvils ? 
 
 We get an thin and lean as weevils ; 
 
 O' wark we canna get a stroke, 
 
 "We're what tbey ca' out here " dead broke," 
 
 Wbiob meiuiB we hi ana eVa a grost 
 
jiW«|V^>;mfl|l HpiWIIffl 
 
 aiwrnr's MmtM. 
 
 To line our stornach or our cnnt ; 
 Sfto (loon tbe country we inanti gang. 
 And Ibis the bunion o' our sung 
 To iikri nn<?- that comes ahtiip, 
 " Frocnd, be .'ulvised. iuid turn aboot, 
 For Cariboo Is noo ' play'd oot !' " 
 
 Noo, Sawnoy, I'll blaw oot llio light, 
 I'll fiiiibh this some illior night, 
 ril cast my coat and brpcks, that's a', 
 And sleep until tho daylight daw 
 
 Dkau Saw.vkt,— I noo tak the timo 
 To Iccnish oot my thread o' rliyme, 
 But as my bobbin's gettin' bare, 
 I'll no can spin yo muckle niair. 
 
 An' sae ye'ro gnid nuld mithor's dead. 
 This aye keeps runnin' in my head. 
 Eh, weel I mind tlie awfu' lickin' 
 She gued us twa. for p\isiR stickin' ! 
 Noo, even whan I tliink o' tliut, 
 "What gar'd her (lyte sue 'boot a cat ? 
 An' it had worri'd oor she rabbit, 
 x\i:' feckly a' the young anes grabblt ; 
 But whan ye're mither fand tliis oot, 
 Siie ca'd the cat a clarty brute. 
 An' as she'd skelped us sae cruel. 
 She fill'd our stamachs fu' o' gruel. 
 Aye, Sawney, lad. nuld folks maun dee, 
 An' young aues may—so let us bo 
 Twa doonright, honest, truLlin' men, 
 Sync we'll be ready noo or then. 
 An' yo bae got aiiilher bairn, 
 Anitherstane to huip tho cairn. 
 Aye, aye, for ilka ane that deos-- 
 There's ane, an' maybe mair. that seen. 
 Sae dander-headed Smiddy Jock 
 I.s rivet'd wi' Maggie Locke ! 
 I canna think hoo she couUl mairy 
 Sic a blelhrin' harum-scairy ; 
 Some folks dislike what ithers like. 
 An' some see guid in I he warst tyke, 
 Sae Maggie may see this in Johnnie, • 
 But, certes me, ho is no bonnie I 
 Ye ken T'liked this lass fu' weel. 
 An' thocht mysel' a happy chiel. 
 Ah, I should ne'er hae trusted Mag, 
 She's like ber mither Evo — tbe hatf - r 
 Wha fell in love, Ung timo ago, 
 
SAWNhT S LICTTKIUU 
 
 Wi' that ftuld blacksmltli doon below ; 
 Uelievin' a' bis words were true, 
 Fhe put the a'plo in her mou', 
 Jiw' whan auid Aidam fbe had pfdtten, 
 They atu it, but they fand it rotton ! 
 'fhey lost thy guid, an' got the <^vil, 
 A' thro' oor nilUK-r's bcin' sat* ceevil I 
 Ye l{i;n that liUci produces lila\ 
 That bfes ore bred in a bee's bykc, 
 S;io evil doon frae Aidani ran 
 A' thro' the veins o' every man. 
 An' woman, loo— sak M\GCiit: LocKK 
 
 FonOAT U£ii JkaSIUS, AM) bl'LlCKD \\l' JoCX ! 
 
 There are some women on this creek, 
 Sae modest, and sae mild and meek ! 
 The deep red blush aye peuls their cheek, 
 They never swear but when they speak. 
 Each ane's a mistress, too, ye'U find, 
 To mak guid folks think that she's joined 
 In honest wedlock unto one ; 
 " She's yours or any other man ! " 
 But diuna fear, for mo at least, 
 I'll never mak mysel' a beast ! 
 But let this drap— " to err is human," 
 An' " Frailty, ihy name ia womuu." 
 
 " Love in itseV 13 very guid, 
 
 But 'tis by nae means solid fuid " — 
 
 "\Vhan man and woman 's tied thegither. 
 
 They are made one till death does aever ; 
 
 So saya the pastor — but is 't true ? 
 
 Has Kate an' you the self same mou ? 
 
 Whan ye sit doon to oat betimes, 
 
 Does this same mou' fill baitb yo'ro waimcB ? 
 
 It may bo sae, but this I ken, 
 
 Gif ye war ane, ye noo are ten ; 
 
 Tliere's Jeames, and Sawney, Kate and Meg, 
 
 An' Geordie with the crookit leg. 
 
 There's Wull and Ilairry, Sh\ise and Jock, 
 
 Nae lunger than his failher's sock — 
 
 An' noo, this other brat ye've got — 
 
 Ob, Sawney ! faigs. ye shud be shot ! " 
 
 Dure mony bairns— cure mony cares— 
 
 Cure mony saut and pepper hairs ! 
 
 TwA MAY MAK COT TO MVK AS ANE ' 
 
 I5y IMOKIX' GAB ri.OSE TO THE BANE, 
 
 Ik T WHAN TOKRK'a MAIR Tli'LL FIND THIS TBCR, 
 
 That nxA. ans das cot x uov ! 
 
I'm Kind to henr ye bi\t! sic ORtu, 
 And sold sui' wwl ye'ro Ha\ f;it ntota ; 
 That a' parifis rif!;ht iibnot tlio lainn, 
 Tliiit TainV IVc'd lor aiiitber term ; 
 An' lliat yt!"re pluinV no iiticnt. 
 That y« could pay the Land hia rent. 
 
 As wntor'rt to a thirsty Fonl. 
 Or <liiMkiu' luildy f#ae a itowl- 
 Wi' tuu-thn'W IrcTns — pac is {ruid ncw8 
 To him whu's fur Irue thoin he loes. 
 
 Gic my vospockslo yc'ro piiid wlfo ; 
 
 Ir t'ViT I tri't ItMck ti) l''if">. 
 
 I'll iciicli \)i'\ huo to inak loaf lir^ad. 
 
 \\ i' SI Mr d'Mipli - oot o" iiKli ain h«;ad ! 
 
 An' jii< my lovi* to a" Vf'r.' hniins. 
 
 To iruil .I.'bn Tlriii)]i«i)n. o' tin- Caiini ; 
 
 To iU,:\ .\i\>' t!i;)( s|u'fiN Inr ui'', 
 
 My iiiiid i>'<;ai(l> Ijo snio to gio. 
 
 An' noo. dear S iwnoy. nacthing mair 
 I liac to say. yet c.mna bear 
 Tiio tlincbt o' fiiii>iiin' my rbyino, 
 "Tis likt' wo pairtod si'Cond timi* ; 
 I'ut rii no i'M't — wliatc'cr "it srcnis — 
 Ye ivc'ii that lui yu'ie true IVuuiid 
 
 JRiiURS. 
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 WKITTKX. MAIICU, 1855. 
 
 Di'An Sattnkv,— What on airth 'a the matter, 
 Ye hiiina anKv.-iTod my last loiter V 
 A thoclit sonii'tiaios com'^s i' my head 
 That my fiTond Sawney may be dead ; 
 IjmI sic a tliocht I canna tliolo, 
 It grii'ves ray very heart and soul, 
 Au'sae I'll banish a' misgivln, — 
 An' tak for granted that yc're livia'— 
 I mind me noo o' the old saw, 
 " That ill news faster rins than a' " 
 Sae if ye're sands o' life bad run, ' '■ >. 
 I wad a heard o't " euro's a gun.'* ' 
 
BAWXET'a IXTTZTJt. vf 
 
 Te cnnna Hiucly liao for;;ot 
 
 Yo'ie ;i!i]il tVeiMul Jcniin.'!*. yo'rc britbcr Scot ! 
 
 Yf iniiid in llaljbio Hums' layi 
 
 Wlint lioiust Tarn o' Hlr.uitt'r saya '' ' 
 
 Aloiil liis iiticii'iU. (Ivoutliy crony, 
 
 Tlitf ileottnt bo'ly. soiit.'r Joliniiy ; 
 
 " Tai!i Id'oiI liim like ;v vitm blither, 
 
 Tlicy li:i(l In'oii foil fm' wi-i'lifl tlu'gitbcr." 
 
 I wi't'l bulit'vo tiieir love w;ul end, 
 Nne surety "s in a wliisKey freeml ; 
 A (IninUcn cMel nae man can Iniat, 
 His words as brittle i\3 pie crust. 
 Gie tne lliat (rccnd tint iu'Vr was fou, 
 And. Sawney, biin 1 tand in you ; 
 
 A di)onri>;lit lionist. sober man .' 
 
 As ever stood upon the Ian'. 
 
 Our love was ne'r bepot liy drink, 
 
 JV.it o' II purer stream, I think. 
 
 We haitii were puir in warbily pear. 
 
 ('• 'Twas poverty tliat drovo mw hero ") 
 
 Ikit we were rich in hnein' heaitb, 
 
 Jtsel' II wry niiiiu o' wealth ; •. '^ 
 
 An' soraetbinR o' 118 great a worth ,. 
 
 As ane can ever Iiae on earth — ' * 
 
 A lif'urt that thro' inicrortunes a* ^ 
 
 Ay»* manrully o'erconies them o' ; . 
 
 An indei^^-ntlenl mind U what .• 
 
 •• MakH man the man, for a' that." J 
 
 It'H liUeiy ye ne'er pot my letter, '^^ 
 
 II tills be sae, I'm still yonr debtor, 1- 
 Or that your answer iniH ini>carnud, 'l 
 Or ill the iniehty ocean buried ^ 
 W'V '• iJrotlufr Jonathan " that jjaed dooft 
 Soino time laul year near Crescent cooa. 
 l';;t as we caiina help whatV gaao, ■ 
 
 III try if 1 can ta.x my brain " 
 
 To ^ie yo a" 1 k<ii llui'i's n«'W, • •'' ' 
 
 la tills, llie lund o' Cariboo. ■ • • 
 
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 Tilt fust o' a', arent myeel' 
 
 A word or iwa 1 in ^aiia to tell ; : 
 
 Ye line diiitbi think my pouch is lined 
 
 Wi' p;oW(U'U diKst, in (ieoidicd coiud, 
 
 That J 'ill as rich as any Ji'W 
 
 That gwindli's nff auld claes for new ; 
 
 Noo, just that y« may ken my story, 
 
 111 set my Join's a' bclote ye. 
 
 In '63 1 left ray hame, 
 
 Is that sumo year 1 bought a clalta 
 
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 8AWNKY s T.pnrns. 
 
 • Frao Cninoron Jock o' Curmtla — 
 Ak HiriiUt IV Iiul 's ye over i^iuv, 
 Willi's proiUost t'.\iil wua iiurie uncommon, 
 A pao Htioii;; liUin' (or a woiniiii ; 
 An ill liioii w i' SDiiU' iiu'ri was Johnny, 
 l?ooiniso lu' li;\(l sac luuckle monoy ! 
 iJnt 1 liac travt'lM iiimt and lar, 
 Aii'l iifti'ii li;u< 1 riu't \vi' waiir ; 
 Tlie claim liu Foll't mi' was iiac Itad, 
 An' «'r(^ tlnvi- montli.H I siller liail. 
 Gin no.vt year's spiiiif; I trit'd iity ]iick 
 At pmsiicckin', but I }:;ot •• siuck." 
 An' lu'il Piiilcli (•a>^tMl niL' a my cash ; 
 (1 wisl) [ liailiia been f-ai- rash !) 
 \\v{'\, I bi'L'an tiu! wailtl airain. 
 An' walked for niuiillis wi' iiii)rlit an' mala, 
 All' wlian 'twas drawin' luwarda the ta' 
 I wasna that ill all av.i ; 
 The •' Cameron " was my mild stay bye, ; 
 To I'lM'd my p nicli wliou pumped dry. 
 In '()'d I };a« 1 to Hi't'k 
 
 My fortune upon Liplitninj; Crock ; [ 
 
 I fell in lovo--r.oo iliun"i f.tart. 
 Pear Sawnoy, [ ne'er lost my lieart 
 lint iiince— " the. Ilieft Tie limy; lorgive, 
 Forget tlie thief— ne'er while 1 live." 
 But to my tale : I tell in love. 
 O'er bead and \\\ffA and liand and plovo, 
 An' tbocht that nane could e'er hurpasi , 
 
 The tocher o' tl- 
 
 Avrsiiire Lass 
 
 I tried my beso lO catcii her tin, 
 
 J)nl, ah ! the jade, she took me in ; 
 
 For fotir lan« mouUis I ran her drift, 
 
 Then wearied oot, j^a' 'er in a pilt I 
 
 Syne back to Wiliiiims I did ca' 
 
 As piiir a chiel '.h ye ever siw ; 
 
 A' siiiniiver llien I slaid at hiuiie, 
 
 An' warked awa at my auld claim, 
 
 O' luck 1 had a real {r'liid slieak, 
 
 Whiles makin' thirty pund.s a week ; 
 
 And yet 1 wasna Imll cfintnit. 
 
 On prosDeckin' I still wn.s bent ; 
 
 Ilail shares in iv' the kintra side, 
 
 In shafts f^ann' dooii thro' slum and sUdo 
 
 Thoclit ilka day I'd strike it big, 
 
 Sae didna iniud the costs a fig. 
 
 ! had I keiit what I kca noo, . - 
 
 I'd pent my siller hame to you ; ' Z 
 
 For long afore the wintor's sn/iw, ' ' 
 
aiWNET'S LITTKIW, 
 
 Afy cfwh took winps nnd flew nwu', 
 And It'ft nit! e'on withoot u Rroat, 
 ]}ntntill im in<li'pcn(l(!nt Soot. 
 And Piu' 1 maun Wcfrin ancnv 
 To ficlit tho ills o" Cariboo : 
 •' nm frt'cdoni's l)cittl(' oud'. bPgim, 
 Tho' bafilL'd ol't, is ever won." 
 
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 F\k!i, Pawnoy. is a inininjr life, 
 
 CnPt'H lil<«! niiiK! are unco vile — 
 
 In f.ic' llicri-'s dozens livin' lioro 
 
 }\i\(> peon hard tiiiirs for inony n year j 
 
 S'ct slili llicy wri'slle on llivo' ii', , , 
 
 Tlio' fnim'linn's tln'v do lin awa'. ^; 
 
 For wlian a i.^n can do niu- Ix'ltor, 
 
 lie lias \<i «t..vt' tli(! cr 'cU a debtor— -j 
 
 /Ulio' I tliinlv ir is a fiiilit 
 
 'j :..it's no just a'llicjriilicr richt ; 
 
 IIook'kh sak riii: a mav may ns, 
 
 Ills motto HllOf;,0 IIK KONKSTV. ' '' 
 
 Sliil, bcrt- till' iiiinfT on llie wliolo 
 Is a slraiylif guiin' lioiicst smil, vn "r*' 
 ^VIla pays liis debts bailli fiiir and free, 
 11 1)0 '8 tlie cusli to pay it \vi' 1 
 
 ;, .,.. ' ' ■■':,' ,..■ c.: .,.■ ,■ #i ■ ''r 
 O' mininpr nows T am but scnnt, 
 There's nai'Hiing on Ihu creek but want 
 In this crtiild season o' the year, 
 There's little ane can do np hero — 
 An' wark is at sae low a fi^rnre, 
 As ane wad hardly pay a nigger I 
 
 There's nnnjrht bnt care on ilka ban*, 
 On every litnir that passes. ! 
 
 An' Sawney, man, we hae nae chancQ 
 To epurk uraang the lasses, ! 
 
 .... »■■ ■"• 
 
 A warldly race that riclies chase, 
 Yet a' gangs tapselteerie, ! 
 
 An' every hour we spend at o'cn, 
 Is epent without a dearie, O ! 
 
 Last simmer we bad lassies hero 
 Frae Germany— tho hurdles, O I 
 
 And troth I wot, as I'm a Scot, 
 They woro tho bonniu hurdles, ! 
 
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 12 BAWNEr'S LKTTERS. 
 
 There was Kate nntl Mnry. blitho and airy, 
 
 And (himpy UtHo I/i/./ie. O ! 
 And nne they ca'd Hw Knnfr'i'oo, 
 
 A strappiti' nUtlia' hizzy, O ! 
 
 Tboy danced at nirlit in dresses light, 
 
 Frao lute until tlic early. O ! 
 But oh ! tlieir lieirls were hard as flint, 
 
 Which vexed the laddies sairly, O ! 
 
 The dollar was their only love. 
 
 And that tliey lo'ed f'n* dearly, ! 
 They dinna care a flea lor men. 
 
 Let theui coort hoou'er sincerely, ! 
 
 They left the creek wi' lots o' pold. 
 
 Danced IVae oor liid-< sae clever. ! 
 My hiessina' on tlieir " so\ir Urout" beads, 
 
 G\{ Ihey stay awa for ever, I 
 
 CnoBca — Bonnie are the hurdie^. O ! 
 
 The German liiirdy pnrdies. ! 
 The daltest lionr that ere \ spent. 
 Was daacia' wi' the bardies, ! 
 
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 What think ye. Sawney, o' my sang ? 
 A Rood liiinst, it's no very lane ; 
 The name I've cied 's •' tlie German Lasses." 
 Tlie air 's the same 'a ••(■rreeii growa the Rashes," 
 Maun. Sawney, ye wad lil\e to see 
 Tlie way tliey dance in thi^ kintre, 
 Thev lilt the lassie-s uff their feet 
 In SIC a way that's no discreet- 
 Then a' Ht aince they let Mumu drap ; 
 Syne ilka lad bepiivs to clap, 
 An' tlu'o' the din. an' fun, an' stonre, 
 Yo'll hear a voice say " sock it. to her !" 
 They whirl tiieni round in waltz aad galop, 
 Wi' a real Glenjrary walop ; 
 Tiiey strike their hands, and beat their Toct, 
 Then turn aboot, and syne they'll meot; 
 An' after every dance, just think, 
 They walk up to the bar and drink ! 
 They'll jinjjle glasses left an' ristht, 
 Their dollar's gano— then " Gesnad act," 
 Gif I got harae, I'll put Meg thro' -a 
 Tbe way they do in Cariboo 1 
 
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BAxrxET's unrns. 
 
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 There's no nmnst'ment here cure rife 
 
 ('Twiul ho an iiiico sin in Fil«.>). 
 
 Here potnc ne'er fash their heada nva 
 
 'l]()()t tlie cnmmnnfls or mora! law. 
 
 llfrnmliliir be a devil's Piiaro, 
 
 Tlieie's scores around wha dinna caro, 
 
 And il'tliey'ri! Ciinnht into the trap, 
 
 1 hey'll iKirdly fear the deil a snap. 
 
 Lii>t ni;;lil us 1 was lyin' ><sleep, 
 
 I hud ii dreairi o' thtie black shuep ; 
 
 I s;i\v Ueiit l;tcea doon below 
 
 A' trloinin" iliro' tin; flamin' glow, 
 
 Air fii'iidi^hly wern playin' " poker," 
 
 \Vi' Miild Clnolio an' his stoker ; 
 
 1 hen " (rcczi'-ont " some desir'd to plnji 
 
 1 lie deil cun-cntin', uU obey ; 
 
 An' lor the wiiiskey they that nicht 
 
 Sat ddun to play wi' a' ilu'ir micht ; 
 
 iJiit. nil. siiid Cloode, I've nae water. 
 
 Nor wtii>Kry. ilio" iherc'c mony a inal'ler ; 
 
 'J'liere'w in njy larder some niince pies ! 
 
 '' UmIIv ! •" an hmiest miner cries, 
 
 An" a" llie re>t Wert' unco glad — , 
 
 (And anld nicks bairns an; richly fed). ' 
 
 They pliiy'd lor mony an hour that nicht, 
 
 An' mony a pie was lost to sight. 
 
 Noo, just as.l jfiit thro' my dreun), 
 
 A lace I saw 1 winnaname — ' ^i^" 
 
 •'Twas he who |)aid lor ii' the pies — 
 
 An' np hi>- 1 ir lat c ine de^'p drawn sighs. 
 
 Is'oo. Sawney, (ho' I'm laith to tell, — 
 
 111! was a couniryinan o" mysel' ; ", 
 
 ■When Home lolk gel uwa IVae hamo ':,*, 
 
 They I(is4' a' .'^ense o' sin an' shame, ■ ". 
 
 Am' sae they care nao hoc they're livin', . 
 
 ]{elievin' neiilier hell nor heaven I 
 
 Sma' SlN.S TO .MICKI.K KVJUS KISK, '; 
 
 Tui.wi'a DA.NUhii IN AULD clootil's pies. 
 
 We've three toom kirks upon the crcok — 
 Oor ministers are a' sae meek — ,_ ' 
 
 They canna live a year up her©, ' '" ' *''* 
 15nt gans belo.v for warmer cheer ; '^ 
 iJnt maybe thia is just m weel, ;^ 
 
 When they're nwa' so is the deil. 
 Ile'll think he this us a' his ftin, • ^" y 
 Ami for that reason let 's alano ^« -^ '-'I 
 An honest m&n— he's no to btaois ' *''^^ 
 
 If bo oven tUink tb« «uae, 
 
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 BAWNBT a LtTTSia. 
 
 For lifft ia siicli in Cariboo, 
 
 Thai ano miiilit wed boliovo it tni« ! 
 
 But still we'll try, m '■ Iviibbiu "writ, 
 
 '• To turn the covikm- on l;ini yet.'' 
 
 Wi'i!l. SiiwiifV, l;ul. I'vi- Slid onoo 
 
 AI>iM)t inyscl' iin' Girilxio ; 
 
 Miiif rciuliii;^: micht Ijiit !i;ii' yo trouble, 
 
 (Au' tR';;Ii ! tlit^ |)n?tu.Jio winl bi; double), 
 
 15iit yt't I Mi:iini a wonl or Uv.i 
 
 Ancnt t!i(f I'olks sac i'^ir awa' ; 
 
 Ah ! Siwni-y. in.ui. I laof; to sco 
 
 Thi! IVei'uds at lianio sao dear to mo ; 
 
 ]\Iy guid auld iniilier. hcnest soul, 
 
 lloo mucUle slio lias liad to thole, 
 
 Frae her wild l.iddies. lhoU'.;l»tless chiols. 
 
 (Au' some tollis ca'd us iie'er-do-woelb ! ) 
 
 Hoo alteu has siie ta'eii our paiit. 
 
 Wh;iii laitlier wad his inioht assi-rt, 
 
 An' '.iff llie head, or all' (he back 
 
 Wad scieen us I'rae uu unco whack. 
 
 Oor faither ruled us wi' a whiu), 
 
 Rut she wi' love — a surer ffruj) ; 
 
 Whau d.ity mule her thresh us sair, 
 
 She'd nye l)e,2;iti wi' u bit inayer. 
 
 Am' syne she'd tell ns that Ac evil 
 
 W id iriak us b.ijrnies o' the di'evil ; 
 
 She'd speak o"t till her eeu were wect, 
 
 All' then, dear Sawney, we wad fjreet ; 
 
 Jistane sic ihresliiu' IVae oor miiher 
 
 "Wad inak ns i^uid lor weeks the<jiiher, 
 
 And mony. mouy ix lime since than 
 
 Has keepit us trie doiu' wrancc. 
 
 Tlli: TIIltKAT'NIN'.S 0* Till': MORAL I,A.W 
 WiM, SCAIMJIC MAK ONY OOO!) AVA, 
 I>Ul' WHAN' LOVK SFKAK.S, WIIA CA\ WtTllSTAXD 
 ThK flllASTK.VIN'a O' SAi; KINO A UANi> J 
 
 IIoo tenderly I'rae week to week 
 She nursed us baith whan we wiM'o sick ( 
 put a' oor (learest Iriends the.:;iiher, 
 Au' Sawaey, wliu is liku a uiiihtir ? 
 
 Gle my refifard;? to a' at liamo, 
 An' toll dear Meg that I'm the same 
 An whan I left the nnid countrie, 
 To mak my fortune? o'er tho soa ; 
 And tho' I'm siiir forefoughten. still 
 I'll fecht my way wi' riclit guid will, 
 Until auld Scotland sees me back 
 Wi' Bilior, or without a plaok. 
 
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 Cotl bless yp. Sawney, ft' ycre life, 
 Happy at fiaine, \vi' bairns and wife ; 
 At eVnin's w'mn tin* fireside glciuna 
 Whiles spare a tliocht for your friend 
 
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 LETTI'Il No. III. 
 
 Dkati Faw.nf.y.— Little did I think 
 
 'i'h:»t Ki^flilcoM Sixty-seven 
 
 Wad si'i- me still in Curiboo, 
 
 A bowkin' for ii liviu'. 
 
 Tlie liist iwa years 1 spent oot licro 
 
 AViis niie shc ill iiva. 
 
 Y>\\i liod Tvi; lived since syne, my frcoa' 
 
 'J'l cn-'s litde need Id blavv ! 
 
 \A\w lootba" kmickil back an' fore, 
 
 'J liat's liiiK in n-ailiiii)!: (ioal. ^ 
 
 Or Ifatln-r blawii by iika wind 
 
 'J'lial wliisiics 'tween each pole, 
 
 K'en sac my niiniii): lile lia* beea 
 
 I'lio niiiny a weary d^y. 
 
 (Will tlial .-un never rise for rao, 
 
 'J hat shines (or niakin' liay "') 
 
 "1 is wee! tor us we diniiu keu * 
 
 The Intiiie »R the past ; ' 
 
 {)(ir lioiiljles wad be doubled thett 
 
 J>y beiiip; sae lore-cast, ^ 
 
 Unless to ns was }j;i'en the power, 
 
 I^ike fchell'rin' Irae iv shower. 
 
 To scon}! ln-neath some Ireciidly bicld 
 
 Till ilka Ijlast was onre. 
 
 Vel man, sae llioehiles.s an' sac rash, 
 
 ISae doot wad alien sleep. 
 
 An' like ilie looHsli vir}3;n;3 five, 
 
 AVnd oiiless cruises keep, 
 
 Till wiuM:en'd liy the storins o' lifo 
 
 fMire lull' to rin awn ; 
 
 He'd wish the Inline had been blank 
 
 To him, a^i 'tia to a'. 
 
 Weel. here at last I'ui workin'oot 
 
 A lab'rer by the day, 
 
 'Maii^' lace-boards, water, slum an' mud, 
 
 To keep the woll away ! 
 
 Adversity's a sair sair fichool, . ^^ 
 
 An' ane that lew can prize, '''''J\ * ' > 
 
 Aliho' ita hnrdships aften are V« * f 
 
 r.ut •• blewin's io dl8giji»e." '- ^* 
 
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 SAWXET'S LKTTI.T13. 
 
 My ?ympathi«3 ganj? wi' tbo man 
 
 Wha'labors for anilbcr. 
 
 That never kont wliat 'twas to toil 
 
 For ta\ lung lioura thegUlicr. 
 
 Soiiio niastors look on worUiii' raoa 
 
 As packers see their traiii-". 
 
 But beasts o' biiiden. n -.ething ra:iir,,' 
 
 Tor !ul(iiiij( totlieir ji;:iiiis ; 
 
 But ilka ilo3;jjie lias his day, 
 
 Baith thordu;,'!! breil iiii' ci'dss ; 
 
 SSae very at't aiie sees oot hero 
 
 The nmle become tlir I)mss ! 
 
 Tliere'.s irioiiy ii wholesH.aie lesson taught 
 
 To aiie by beiiijjf "broke." 
 
 Bui aye oiire readily forgot 
 
 At liie fir-t liieky ^irokc. 
 
 Some men weel alf iu warldly means 
 
 Are Irieiid-iliij)'!} Vfiy sel' 
 
 As Ian? as ye iir<; ki-nr to bn 
 
 >Vhat toiksca' - <loiii' wdl !" 
 
 But should ye evt-r stoiip to usU 
 
 Frae aue the t*!n i'>m'. iiclo. 
 
 It acts upon tlu-iu like a st vno 
 
 Throw at a li im.'li'ss whelp ! 
 
 IIoo mony free.i.l.s tlie wiilthy havo, 
 
 Freenils o* the s'uiuy iionr ! 
 
 (I've I'elt tliis. S nvu 'y. since I stood 
 
 liare-lieaik'd in Ihi- ,-li..w t). . V 
 
 But still I land a I liiiilu' inw 
 
 Around me in my m-e | ; 
 
 Not rich— but wai;n in I kindly hearts 
 
 Tlial'.s weel ea'd ■• IV.'im Is in li-,- 1." 
 
 Sonu'lime.s I've tiioclit. nn lookup roond, 
 
 Thai ro;;ues an' l.tols tiii'iveui list-- 
 
 Whilestea.Iy. Ii i.n'st, pin 1 |i!i' mi?!1, 
 
 O' fortune ha*' • •■•■•,•. 
 
 Tlio' 'cvvud bL' Ai,, ,^ s w i>» c.<,i.;indi', 
 
 Lire's no made n' a 'lay, 
 
 But, Ilk the t'ir.','--!i; jrey.' iM aa' t'n, 
 
 An' syne the balance wcitfli, 
 
 " Appearances <| > I'l der.we," 
 
 But iiere my luiu !'> at rest, 
 
 That baiih o' lids world au' the next 
 
 Tho upright m m 1ms b.'st. 
 
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 Stranjjo what a chan.;L' a litilo gold 
 Muk'i on tt little head, 
 That Dovur keub much mair tbaa hoo 
 To obaw its daily broud ! 
 
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 bawnet's letters. 
 
 I ve seen some chiela weel liked by a- 
 
 Wliaa workiu" for a livin,' 
 
 AKsnine mair airs tbau ony daw 
 
 TliHt en; caw'd under heaven — 
 
 ^Vhun alnco they had a slice o' iuck, 
 
 (And some were raised ouparritch), 
 
 llelicve themselves e"ea gentlemen ! 
 
 An' walk'd \vi' men o' carritch-- 
 
 Hut mlaln' 's like the country hero, 
 
 lias mony an' up an' dooa ; 
 
 Ae day ye're stannin' on ye'ro foot, 
 
 The next day on your croon ! 
 
 Hae thaa vain laddies pat a coup, 
 
 lUit fell upon their leet ! 
 
 Their praj'r should be, " O, k'ep us poor. 
 
 Or \ve;ilth an' wisdom wi' 'it ! ' 
 
 I kent a body niak a strike — 
 
 He look'd a UtLlc lord ! 
 
 An' had a clan o' followers 
 
 Aman;^ a needy horde. 
 
 AVhano'er he entered a saloon 
 
 You'd, .see the barkeep .smile — 
 
 His lordship'.s humble servant ho, 
 
 Without a thocht o' piiile ! 
 
 A twal months pass'd, an' a' h gan«, 
 
 liaith freends an' brandy bottle. 
 
 An' nuo the puir sours left ulanc, 
 
 Wi' nooht to weet hi.s throttle ! 
 
 An' since, I've seen the barkeeper, 
 
 Wha seem'd sae sweet before, 
 
 Wi' some persuasion show this chiel 
 
 The oot.side o' the door ! 
 
 Ah ! gold, gold, gold ! we worship gold — 
 
 What sli!;nilie3 the man ? 
 
 ll-.e ye but siller, ye're a god, 
 
 Y^ - ''I'S "actor wha'd scan i 
 
 lii ,c poor, then a' maun see 
 
 Wh "t-r ye are aboot ; 
 
 If there'.s a " hole in a' your coat,"' 
 
 They're sure to find it oot. . 
 
 Yet tak the bawbei.'s Irac tho ane. 
 
 An' gie them to tho iiher. 
 
 This man will get the warld's hand, 
 
 And that uiau its cauld ehou'thcr ! 
 
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 There'3 naething like a mining life, 
 In ony trade or art. 
 That brings to lioht 8ao forcibly 
 Each fteliu" ci' the heart ; 
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 SAW.NKY S LETTKIta. 
 
 Tlio moan, tho pelfish. tind thu proud, 
 
 Coiiceitoil and tli« vain, 
 
 Are kiio-.vii by ilka turn tboy luak 
 
 h\ tills p\u?iiit o' gain ; 
 
 AVIiilo oixMi-hoaiied, iiiaaly souls 
 
 I.Iade o" fiiu'i" clay, 
 
 Tho' sti'ivia" iuird for wcallli IbeniiJela' 
 
 Ilt'lp UliLTs on tlii'ir way. 
 
 'Tidetranjjo. yet true, as sooa's a man 
 
 Has Kuid luck and wt'fl lari's, 
 
 lli.s iVecuds bi'^'iii to think him proud, 
 
 An' gi'on liiin^cr airs ; 
 
 i^incerlly wliilcs niaks nie ft'(d 
 
 We '* saddle tlio wrunjj liursc,*' 
 
 ■T\H we, wba beiiif:^ poor are proud, 
 
 Cut he maun get the curf^e ! 
 
 Nae doubt there are some men around 
 
 Wi' self-conceit condned, 
 
 A consequential body theirs 
 
 To hide a vacant luind." 
 
 ]*uir silly creatures, harmless cliicls, 
 
 O' glory tak your till ! 
 
 Think hij^hly o' your.-els, my frecnds, 
 
 Nae ilher body will ! 
 
 Uut, Sawney, I could name some wen 
 
 As open as tho day ; 
 
 What matter whether rich or poor, 
 
 Aye gentleman are they. 
 
 What matter tho' the claes be fine. 
 
 Or a' their d\ids threadbare ? 
 
 'Tis no the coat that reads tho man, 
 
 The heart's the dial there ; 
 
 liut somehoo, Sawney, as a diss 
 
 Their " backs are at the wa'.'' 
 
 "Tis may be. as a miner said, 
 
 " Uecause llieir brains are !>ma' ; " 
 
 Owre sma' to steal, owre sma' to cheat, 
 
 To gain wealth by a lee. 
 
 IC tills be wliat tiie wise man meant, 
 
 May aye their brains be wee ! 
 
 Amang the hnnders livln' lioro, 
 
 There's barely ten per cent. 
 
 That shun the vice o' cards an' dice, 
 
 Pnch is the natural bent. 
 
 I kon Houie men, nyo an' rospeck'. 
 
 Are gamblin's abject slaves, 
 
 (<.. would tbey only pause an' think, 
 
 I.i!-' oni!s not in Ihcir frav<v.) 
 
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 KAWXEY S LETTERS. 
 
 There's mony a debt maun gang unpaid, 
 
 An' mony a promise broken, 
 
 To gru'ii V an appetite 
 
 For ever, ever croakin' ; 
 
 The law can never male a saint, 
 
 lioo'cer severe it be — 
 
 r.ut fjaniblin' as a vice affects 
 
 A whole comiannity. 
 
 We want an Alderman like " Cuto," 
 
 To " put this nuisance down,"' 
 
 Or a {;rand jury wi' a will 
 
 To drive it to the groun'. 
 
 Yet gamblers indirectly help 
 
 To I'urnish the cxcbeqiier, 
 
 They're prized by mony a whiskey shop 
 
 As carsio's to a wrecker ; 
 
 iSae men in power maun shut their eon— 
 
 'in fact th(>y dinna care 
 
 As Ian;; "s the rovenue is raisM, 
 
 Whether foul the means or lair. 
 
 I'uir lienor to be ruled by some 
 
 Aristocratic swells, 
 
 Wha guide the reigns o' government 
 
 •lust as it juils thcmsels ! 
 
 Hut " shadows o' a great event," 
 
 Foreshadow changes near. 
 
 And Cariboo shall bless the day 
 
 ]'roclaim3 " Dominion " here— 
 
 A star has risen i' the east, 
 
 An' on its disc " salvation !" 
 
 Its r'ng around wi' letters bound 
 
 Shines forth " Confederation !" 
 
 The " brightost gem in Britain's crown,*' 
 
 Is Canada's domain. 
 
 And when 'tis anchored in the Rcas, 
 
 'Twill strength as lustre gain. 
 
 There's neither kirk nor Sum! ly hero, 
 Altho' there's mony a sinner ; 
 An' if we're steep'd in a' that's bad, 
 M'hink ye then^s muckle wiu'er ? 
 'i'here is a little meetin' bouse 
 That's ca'd the Cambrian Ila', 
 Its members few — but these I view 
 As saut preservin' a' — ' , 
 
 I'lUt if we hinna got a kirk, . _, ,. 
 We hae anither biggin', 
 (Altho it may nae point aao clear 
 The way abune the riggin',) 
 
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20 lAWNKT'a I.KTIEBS. 
 
 Tlmt gies amupoinent to (he boys, 
 
 An' brings them a' thoKitlicr 
 
 Ae nicbt a \voi!k for twa short hours. 
 
 To huigh wi' ano anithcr. 
 
 1 dinna kon what namt; to (;ic'(l, 
 
 A " riay-bouse " ye. despise, 
 
 Would " Amateur Dramatic Ha' '' 
 
 Look better iu your eyes ? 
 
 Yf«u Sawneys are a nunal folk, 
 
 Altho' ye will get fou ! 
 
 "Twad do yi; a' a sight o' guid, 
 
 Twa years in Cariboo ! 
 
 'Twas ray intent to fIiow you a' 
 
 The hardshipn o' thi^ life. 
 
 But second ihochts liae changed ray mind, 
 
 For yo wad tell yc'rc wife ! 
 
 And wecl ye kon that women's tongues 
 
 Are common to ilk ither ; 
 
 An' eve a week er sae was owre, 
 
 She'd claik it to my niither-- 
 
 Puir body, wha wad grieve her heart 
 
 By adding to her care — 
 
 He's but a coward at the best, 
 
 Wha troubles canna bear. "' 
 
 Your letters, Sawnoy, arc a boon. 
 
 An' postage now is less. 
 
 An' JJarnard's Cariboo •' Delay," 
 
 (.'an fairiy claim " Express." 
 
 Bo sure an' write rao ev'ry month, 
 
 If naething but " cauld kale." * 
 
 To sea hoo much hume news is prized, 
 
 Read 
 
 WAITING FOR THE MAIL. 
 
 Man's life is like a medley, 
 
 Composed of many airs. 
 
 Which make us glad, or make us sad. 
 
 And oft our laughter dares ; 
 
 E'en so our hearts have many chords 
 
 And strains of light and strong, 
 
 Which make us glad or make us sad, 
 
 Like changes in the song ; 
 
 * Anything repeated. . 
 
• iWNIiT'a LETTERS. 
 
 Our sraSlea and tears, our hopes and fears, 
 Our sorrows lu'vor f.vil — 
 Hut cv'ry heart knows not tho smart 
 Of wuitiuK lor tlio mail. 
 
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 A teamster from the Beaver Pass — 
 
 " What news of the Kxprcsa ?'' 
 
 " 'Twas thcro last niglit, if I heard right ; 
 
 ' Twill be in to-day. ' 1 f;ues3.' '' 
 
 A minor, next on William Greek 
 
 y\.rriv(?d. from wint'rinpf soutli. 
 
 " Ho heard some say 'twould bo to-day 
 
 Kxpected at the Mouth.'' 
 
 IJiit here comes I'oolo. in haste, his rule— 
 
 " Hallo ! what of the mail ?" 
 
 From him we learn, with aoxno concern, 
 
 *' Just two days out from Yale 1" 
 
 Ah ! waiting is a weariness, 
 
 *• The Express is at Van Winkle I" 
 
 This makes the face deny tho case, 
 
 And quite removes the wrinkle. 
 
 A few hours more — a great uproar — 
 
 The Express is come at last ! 
 
 An Eastern mail, see by tiio bale, 
 
 As " Sullivan" goes past ; 
 
 And now, an eager, anxious crowd 
 
 Await the letter sale. 
 
 Postmaster curst — tlieiv " wrath was nurs'd " 
 
 By waiting lor the mail. 
 
 " ITurrah ! " at length the window's up — 
 
 " There's nothing. ' John.' for me ?" 
 
 John knows the face — the letter place — 
 
 •* Two bits on that." says he. 
 
 And many come and many go. 
 
 In sorrow or delight, 
 
 "While some will say, " their's met delay," 
 
 Whoso friends forgot to write ; 
 
 An anxious heart, who stands apart, 
 
 Expectant of a letter. 
 
 With hopeful mind, but fears to find 
 
 Some loved one still his debtor. 
 
 The day is pass'd, the office closed. 
 The letters are delivered, 
 And Fome have joy without alloy. 
 While some fond hopes are shivered 
 
 A 
 
22 sawnkt's LKTTEnS. 
 
 A swoetbcart wed— a ilcar friend dead, 
 
 Or closer tio is brolvon ; 
 
 Ah ! many tin iiclio the lioart may tulio 
 
 ]]y wordH tlio' never spoken. 
 
 liiil wlietlier ^(joil or bud llio news, 
 
 This hiippenH without hill— 
 
 Your letter read -the (ire is fed 
 
 For waiting on tho mail. 
 
 An' noo. dear Sawney. " Fare tlice wcel !"' 
 
 'J'ho' we can never meet. 
 
 Ye'll \n\ii a bij? shun! o' my heart, 
 
 As ye hue o' this sheet. 
 
 ]\Iy fondest liope is b\it to find 
 
 Some hearts iis " leal an' trn« 
 
 \Man,a; Scotland's iiills aa' ycollaud'a dales', 
 
 As Ireouda iu Cariboo. 
 
 PROLOGUE 
 
 SrOKKN AT TIIK OrKNINTf OF THE THEATRE, 
 KAKKlOnVlU.K, SATIKDAY, JANXAUY 
 
 IGni, lyCD. 
 
 Twelve months ofjo— 'twas on that social nipht. 
 AVhen cares are buried, and when joys are bright — 
 AVhen mirth and pleiisuro hail tho now-born year, 
 And IVicnds endeavor to provide good cheer, 
 Our first debut; was made in scenic art — 
 With i'alt'ring accents, and with beating heart, 
 T/ilie a young child, whose tnolher's arms were all 
 The feet he knew— now walks, yet fear.s to fall — 
 We came bel'oro you, nerves and feelings straiu'd, 
 Till step by step your confidence wo gain'd ; 
 And wlieu your plaudits struck the anxious ear, 
 Caro trembling (led, pursued l)y tIm"rou3 fear. 
 We called you friends, tho friends we know you 
 
 now ; 
 Pleased when you smile, and gratified, wc bow. 
 — ^ey«ftr sped on ! and many an hour w^TpFnt 
 I In mutual pleasures, for our hearts were blent— 
 / And spoke of more to come— the night wa.s fix'd — 
 I Man's cup of pleasure is with sorrow mix'd, 
 " Tie may propose, but One disposes all, 
 Without Whose will not e'en the sparrows fall" — 
 For ere the sun had risen on that day, .^ ^. 
 Our city emould'ring in its ashes lay. ' 
 
/ 
 
 DKAD RItOKK. 
 
 Tut not to linger on ho sad a tule, 
 ^'lie Hlorm is o'er, iind past Iho scorcbfnjr palo, 
 Our city stiuuls reljuilt — tho' built iu hustu— 
 A crcilit to your (Mi('r<ry and (iistc. 
 And liiTO to'-ni.!i;lit, williiii tins spiicious ball, 
 ]!iiilt l»y kind labor volunteered by all, 
 Wo meet again— and by your bcaminf^ cyo.s 
 '\'(>u'ro pleas'd oncu nioio to see tliu curtain riso. 
 Yi'liom shall wo ttiank. wlieu lliaiiks to allaroduo- 
 AVe'd rob llio many, it w«! pruin'd tI;o lew — 
 Tlial man wlio nailed a board upon lliis framo, 
 _C,in say, " 1 buiil il,"' and he builds his lanic^}^. 
 And now kind IViends we luok tor your applause, 
 Nor hide displeasure— when you see just cause — 
 "Ti.s easy fliidiiip; I'ault, but you will try, 
 'i'o view our failin,c;s with a Iriendly eye. 
 U' we atl'ord you pleai-ure for an hour, 
 < )i!r object's yaiued — tbo' critics may talk sour — 
 V\'e mijiht say more, but deeds are better far, 
 '• Where still the waters, deej) the channels are ; " 
 ]Io yon the lau<!;liin;; brooks 'mid sunny beams, 
 And we the fountains that supply tlie streams ; 
 And may the current, brij^bt, unsullied, flow, 
 In rills of pleasure to tbo bouse below. 
 
 * The performance was, " Still Waters run Deep." 
 
 DEAD BROKE. .'■ 
 
 Dead broke ! dead broke !— aft said in joke, 
 
 Kae truth is sometimes spoken ; 
 
 ]>nt to the man " wha beur.s tbo gree," 
 
 'Tisonylhing butjokin'. 
 
 Auld tattered claes, an' glrnia' boots, * 
 
 Admitlin" wind an' weather. 
 
 Like freends that stood— wban he was gnid — 
 
 liut no u' gang tbegitber. 
 
 Dead broke ! dead broke ! words cas'ly epoke, 
 
 lint ah ! to feel their meaniu' ; 
 
 Without a penny in ye"re poucb, T 
 
 Or yet a freendly leanin' ; ". 
 
 Without a credit at a store, 
 
 But wi' an empty larder ! - ," 
 
 For wark— desire— yet nane to hire— 
 
 Can lire be raucklc harder ? 
 
24 BIRD IXTK. 
 
 Dead broko ! dead broke !— a gaanftir iiluk«, 
 
 All' unco hard to tholi; ; 
 
 JJiif wi' a will, doterminM still, 
 
 We "11 waist lo thro' tho liulo. 
 
 An' should it over be ouro lot 
 
 To nxH't wi fortune's sinilo, 
 
 Whan we loregutlier soui<! poor chiol, 
 
 Lcl'd help him o'er tho stile. 
 
 HARD LUCK. 
 
 Last night I sat and wafch'd 
 Ik'side a comrade's bed — 
 An' a' was still, within an' out, 
 Save the watch-boat overhead ; 
 My thochts gaed back and fore, 
 Frae now to " auld lang syne,"- 
 Till a' resolved to this at hist, 
 " Waa ever luck like mine ? " 
 
 A voice then struck my car — 
 
 Sao weary an' sae wae — 
 
 In words I couldna choose but hear, 
 
 And " helpless," thrice did aay ; 
 
 1 mark'd tlie sufferer's face, 
 
 Read pain in ilka line — 
 
 A taunting spirit in me asked, 
 
 " Wab ever luck like thino ?" 
 
 Thla touch'd me to tho heart— 
 I weaken'd richt awa — 
 J couldna thole to see my caso 
 Compared wi' his ava. 
 And sae a lesson's ta\ight, 
 That we should never tino — 
 However hard your lot may be, 
 There's itbera waur than thine 1 
 
TOE FROSrECTOIl'S BHANTT. 
 
 - EESIGXATION. 
 
 Winds arc priovinp, siimmor's leaving, 
 And my linpcs miv Icavinjr loo ; 
 Hopes Sprin;r pla(hli'im--Aiiliinm padflcni — 
 " Wliy does Aiilmiin cimiigu tlioir buo ?" 
 
 Ah!"\vliy tlioy cl iip^p/'doos this seem strange! 
 SiimmcM- needs no bianket co:it ; 
 Kees iiiivo iioiiey-yoii Lavu money — 
 I ttt Bca in open bo\il ! 
 
 Winlor'a callinfj. lenvps are falling, 
 And I Irenihle at tlie siKlit ; 
 Snow-capi)'d mountains, frozen fountains— 
 " Wby Bbould dead leaves give you flight 7 " 
 
 Ah ! you task me, you who ask me, 
 For to teel anolh('i'"rt smart 
 You must borro'.v from Ids sorrow, 
 And Lis hardships siiarc a part. 
 
 " But your reason tells, tho season 
 Of preen leaves sliall come apain ; 
 Hopes now sadden'd will be pladden'd, "^ 
 Then why nourish needless puin ? 
 
 " What can't bo cured must bo endured." 
 Thaulvs, my friend ; give me your arm, 
 Your bread 111 share— you well can eparft 
 Till the spring renews tho charm. 
 
 THE PRO.SPECTOR'S SHANTY. 
 
 Fee yonder slianly on tlio ):ill, 
 'Tis but an hiunble l»i,Q;j:in', 
 Some leu by six within the wa's— 
 Your head may touch the rigpin'— - 
 The door stands open to the south, 
 The fire, outside the door ; 
 The loRS are chinket close wi' fog— • 
 And nocht but mud the floor— 
 A knife an' fork, a pewter plate, 
 An' cup o' the same metal, 
 A teaspoon an' a supar bowl. 
 A frylng-paa un' k«ttlo ; 
 
26 80X0 OV THE MINE. 
 
 The bakin' boarcl Imnija on the wa', 
 
 Its purposes are t\va-f.)!cl — 
 
 For mixing bro;iil wi' yoiisfc or dougb, 
 
 Or panning oot tlm l)niw j^oUl ! 
 
 A log or tw;v ill ()liic(.' o' atools, 
 
 A. bod withoot ii linniiin'. 
 
 Are feckly ii' tlie tuniishin'a 
 
 This little house beluiKin' ; 
 
 The luiril uiid fimnt o' this sty, 
 
 I caiina nairn^ U \\\wv, 
 
 Lives free uu' easy as u lord, 
 
 Tho' but an '' huueat luiaer.'' 
 
 t I 
 
 SONG OF THE MINE. 
 
 Drill ! Drift ! Drift ! 
 From the e;iily morn till night 
 Drift! Drift! Drift! 
 From twilislit till bvoad-day light, 
 With picU, and crow-bar and sledgo, 
 Breaking a h ird gravel face ; 
 In slum, and witer and mud, 
 Working with face-board and braco ; 
 Main set, false sot. and main set- 
 Repeated, fihllt after shift- 
 Day after day the saniii song— 
 Tho same weuriaoiau Song of tho DrifL 
 
 Kun r Rnn ! Rnn ! ; 
 
 llush to the fihaft the rich pay ! 
 Backward and forward in haste- 
 Watching the track by tho way- 
 Run 1 Ran ! Run I 
 In II kind of nervous dread. 
 Fearing that *' cup " that oft makes 
 A batL'ring ram of your head ; 
 This '• curve."— that badly ouilt "switch/ 
 Look out I you know what they arc. 
 Kun 1 Run 1 thro' all the long day, 
 Siaga thii] hasty Soagf uf the Cor. , -n 
 
LIFE LIKE A RIVER. tT 
 
 Hoist ! Hoist ! Hoist I 
 
 No music tlu*re is in that Bound ! 
 
 Hoist ! hoist ! hoist ! — 
 
 Impatient voico umlorgroiind ! 
 
 Yoii may wisli your arm a crank 
 
 Attached to a water wheel ! 
 
 With no aching bones at night, 
 
 Nor a weary frame to feel — 
 
 'Tis vain ! Hoist I Hoist away I Hoist I— 
 
 The dirt comes heavy and moist, 
 
 And thirty buckets an hour 
 
 " Foot " to the tunc of Uolat ! Uoiat I 
 
 Wash ! Waph ! Wash ! 
 And rattle the roci<8 aroumi, 
 Is the sonji: tl»« Hnmp-i'iox singp, 
 So cheery the wiiole week round ; 
 And on Sunday •• clean me up," 
 And K'lther the precious *' pay." 
 '• IJctlcr the day -better the deed," 
 Should read, better the deed— the day I 
 Now say. what iuive you •' wash'd up ?" 
 {jrnall Wi'rPH—well, never repine — 
 You know, we'll ('.o better next week I 
 And so ended the HAtag of the Mine. 
 
 LIFE LHvE A RIVER. 
 
 Bripht river ! flowin;;- rron the spring, 
 Bubbling from the foimtain - 
 Lauf^hing. leapiui? over rocks- 
 Tumbling down ;!ie mountain— . ' 
 Uu^hing wildly thro' n cmyou — 
 Now plung'.ng over tails — 
 I'ast the woodlands and the lowlands — 
 Now greeting- cots and halls, 
 Thro' the Ui 'udows quietly stcaliag, 
 Now gliding to tin' sea— * .. ,- ■ ; 
 Gliding onward ty tUe ocean r. *. 
 
 Of Immcosit/. .» , '» . s,,/ 
 
21 A KEXnOSPKCT. 
 
 Life, like a river at its source 
 Seems hut a pleasant stream — 
 Thit soon, the canyon of our youth 
 Proves (ipcuin,'; lilt' a dream ; 
 Tlio falls of maiiliood's early days 
 Fastfi)||()w Ixtylioo'l's years. 
 ButsMioolli our future JDurneyings 
 Tliro'out tills valo of tears — 
 Till in the mi-adows of old ago, 
 Life's river ll')\viii;^ free — 
 Vlowinsjj onward to llio occaa 
 Of Eleruilv. 
 
 A HKTIlO.'^l'ECT. 
 
 " I.iffi is r > il, lii'v i^ o:irnoFt, 
 An 1 llii! griv.' is ivji its goal." 
 
 Stranpe what a clianue a few sliortyoan 
 
 Malio on that creature -man. 
 
 A wiser, better ciian-ri' '.' How rare 
 
 Such cl)an<:cs in liiis life's |)lan ; 
 
 On lookiui: Ijack. how short the tims 
 
 Appears to you anil nie, 
 
 iSiuce we found liapi)int'ss in homes 
 
 ()t stern nioralily. 
 
 Si.v days a week to labor }iiv'n, 
 
 And on(> -Inini Ciires op|uest— 
 
 And when the Sabbaih bells rung out, 
 
 Wc went — you kiiow the rest — 
 
 I5ut niarli our presi'Ut way of life, 
 
 Conipaie it with the pusl — 
 
 Oh ! nieui'iy, while yon pain, brinj; back 
 
 Tiiosi,' ji«ys — lu) SDi'i'ows blast — 
 
 For pleasures are Init '• Heeling forma" 
 
 On •• an;;el wiM;:s" ol (li^^ht ; 
 
 Like tr(»pic cliiues — when; l>righlcr day 
 
 15nt leaves the darker ni;;ht — 
 
 Fur what is lile— a little lake, 
 
 A span from f>liore to shoii; ! 
 
 A uiiiu-i's cabin, but a step 
 
 From bedstead to the door ! 
 
 Uhen death records that " wco hill claim," 
 
 'Tis not our last condition — 
 
 The lombstcun; 'h Inil the titlo-pagO 
 
 Oriife— a new ediiion. 
 
 Tlieii,cnine resolve, and prudence como, 
 
 Since limgest liib is brief! 
 
 And when iho book of time's unclasp'd, 
 
 UoepoUcd be each leaf. ' 
 
C A K I B SON G S . 
 
 THE ROCGII BUT HONEST MIXEE. 
 
 Am — " C.vsTLKs IN THE Am." 
 
 tirNO BT MR. JAMKS A\ni:i!SO\, AT THK THTATrvE 
 KOYAL, iJAllKKRVir.I.K. 1 iJTlI FKII., IbCJ. 
 
 The roii.i!;h but honest miurr, 
 Whii toilm nifrht aiul day, 
 Pcokinif lor iho yellow gold, 
 Hid ninrMig tboVdiiy- - 
 Howldir iu tlio mountain sido, 
 Whiit doca ho there— 
 Ua 1 the auld " diviimor'n " 
 " liigRiii' cui^Ups in tli(> air.''— 
 Hifi wi'LiUuT-boaton I'aco, 
 Air his B;Ur-\vorn hunda 
 Aro toll-talos to a' 
 <y tho h;irdship.s ho ntnndif ; 
 His hoad may grow groy, 
 And liis latv! tii' o' caio, 
 Hunting alier ftd'.d, 
 •' Wi' its castlc'd iu tho air." 
 
 Ho POPS an nnid channpl, 
 liuried in tho hill, 
 Fiil'd lii' o' nug\i;olR -- 
 wSae gao.s at it v,"r a will, 
 For lang v.-oehs and uioiUhii. 
 Di ifiing lalo and air', 
 Cutting out a door 
 To his •• castle in tho air'* - 
 Ho hammers at Iho rock, 
 Bolipvin' it's a riui. 
 When ten to ano 'tis naething 
 But his fancy's whim- 
 Sure when lie gets thro' 
 He'll find his hame-stabe thore : 
 Ibfire'H minera imir than anr, 
 Built this " cftstle ia tho air.'' 
 
CARIDDO SUNOS. 
 
 Ho Uiinks hU " pile "' is iruiiie, 
 
 And Lo's ^ixdn' huino gin I'a' — 
 
 Unjoins liis dear iiuld millier, 
 
 ills I'aillipr, frt'cnds and a'- - 
 
 His hoarl eVn jumps \vi' joy, 
 
 At tlie thoclits o' bt'iii' llicic, 
 
 Ane's niony a liappy niinulo 
 
 " i)ij:(g;n' c-xstlos in ilio air." 
 
 But hopes that promisf(l high, 
 
 In the spring tinic o' tho year, 
 
 Lilce leaves o' autumn !a' 
 
 When the tVost o' winter's near ; 
 
 Sao hi.s l)i,<n;!ii' tuni'ies duoii, 
 
 V,'i' i!!;a blast o' euro, 
 
 •'Till there's no a '• siauo left stanuin," 
 
 0' his " CAStlo iu the uir."' 
 
 " Toiling and sorrowing, 
 
 On lliro" life he goes ; 
 
 E;ich morning sees some work begun, 
 
 Iv.ich evening sees it close"--- 
 
 liut he has aye the grit, 
 
 Tho' his " turn-turn '' may bo sair, 
 
 For auitlier year is coming, 
 
 ■\Vi' its " castles in tiie air.'' 
 
 Thu' fortune may not smilo 
 
 I'pon his labors here, 
 
 Tiiere is a v.arld ubuno. 
 
 VHiero his prus[)ects will bo clear — 
 
 If he now accept the oU'er 
 
 O' a stake beyond compare— 
 
 A happy haaie lor aye, 
 
 Wi' a •• casllo iu the' air." j 
 
 CASTLES IN THE AIR. 
 
 WonDS BY JAMKS BALIANTYNE. 
 
 Tho bonnio, bonnio bairn, 
 
 Wlia' Kits ])okiit' iu the ai.se, 
 (Ilow'rin at the lire, 
 
 Vt'i' his Vi'co round faco 
 Ln.ugliin' nt the luilin' lowe, 
 
 What sees ho there. 
 All ! the young dreanior's 
 
 liiggiu' ca;Ules in the uir. 
 
rAHinoo soNoa. 
 
 IIiH wee chubby face, 
 An' hid tou/.io early powe, 
 Aro kuishin' ami nodcUa' 
 'i'o tho di^ncin.f:^ lowe — 
 lio'l brown his ro:-y chocka. 
 An' he'l singo his sunny huir, 
 <J!ow'rin at the imps 
 "\Vi' thoir castles in tho air. 
 
 lie f!C03 mncklo castles 
 
 Tov/'i'iu' to the moon- 
 He sees wee sodgors 
 
 Pn'in' thcra a' doon — 
 ■\Vorklrf whom'lin' up and doon, 
 
 IJlazin' wi' n Ikire. 
 Ah ! hov/ ho loup.s, 
 
 As tlioy gliniiiier in the air ; 
 For a' sao sage ho looks, 
 
 Eh ! what can tho laddie kon ? 
 lie's thinkin' upon naothiug, 
 
 Lilce niony niichty men ; 
 A wee thing niaks us think, 
 And a snia' thing maks us staro ; 
 There's muir folk than him 
 Biggin' castles in tho air. 
 
 Sic a nicht in winter 
 
 May weel mak him cauld ; 
 
 llis chin upon his bufTy hand, 
 
 Will soon mak him aald, 
 
 His broo is brent sac braid— 
 
 () ! pray that Daddy cave 
 
 AV'ould let tho wean alane, 
 
 Wi' his castles in tho aii\ 
 
 He'll glow'r at the fire, 
 
 An' he'll keek at the licht, 
 
 But mony a sparklin' star 
 
 Has been swallow'd up by nicht ; 
 
 Auider eon than his 
 
 llao been glamour'd by a glare — 
 
 Hearts aro broken, heads aro turned, 
 
 Wi' castles iu tbo air. 
 
^■^ 
 
 CillUOO 80St;3. 
 
 Y(tL'»NG TED IJUOWN. 
 
 foo :<T vni. JOHN nuDsox at thk tueatre rota:.. 
 
 lUUKERVIU.E, O.N M'.W YEAU'S KVE, IUCI . 
 
 Altl— " RlDINQ ON A IlAir.KOAD CaK." 
 
 Yonnp; Tod Urown w:;a a fine young man, 
 At WostininstiT liP fhiid — 
 Ho useil to attt'iKl l!io Tlio-a-fro, 
 And ran wiih the Firo I>ri}:adi'. 
 Ted. he took tho Cariboo lever- 
 Folks said lie was :\ fool — 
 But he rolled \ip his blanket, 
 And started up the river, 
 Ridino; on his old pack mule. 
 
 Chorus—'" But he rolled," etc. 
 
 Now, wiion be pot np to the Mouth, 
 And saw the piles of gold 
 Staked on cards, and v.-on so free, 
 Like "4!).— days of old — 
 Ted .stalled and lost t!io usual way — 
 JJnt he took all this quite cool. 
 And he rolled up his blanketfl, 
 And started on his wa}-, 
 Kidini,' on his old pack mule. 
 
 Chorus—" Aud be rolled," etc. 
 
 Next day ho got to Williams Greek, 
 Tho' he had ne'er a dime — 
 But ho made a pile wilhi:i a week, 
 And left in double-quick time — 
 Now you may Koe him at the play any night, 
 To enjoy himself is his rule ; 
 Ho v/ears boiled shirts, and! saw him yeatorday, 
 A riding on his old pack mule. 
 Chorus—" lie wears," etc. 
 
 Anontmoc*. 
 
 ENCORE VERSES. 
 
 Now, ladies an' gemmen, at your roqnoet, 
 I have como back attain — 
 Tour approbation does me prond, 
 And tre-men-di-ou."»ly vain - 
 
I 
 
 CARIBOO EONCfl. 
 
 1 wish I hftd but Teddy's luck, 
 And my dust all safo witli PodI". 
 I'd Rive n nnjTEtet to each one h«rrt, 
 Thoii ride off on ray old pack-iuulo. 
 
 But Toddy's casn was n singular one, 
 
 And most iinliko to mine ; 
 
 For I've bi^'ii years in Cariboo, 
 
 But all in tlu; dead-brolu; li[io. 
 
 I'vo plakrd and lost, like Toddy, too, 
 
 And many anotiior fool— 
 
 Fur tl)o man wbo bets at the; Faro-bank, 
 
 Will no'cr ride on an old pack-mulo. 
 
 And now, dear pals, may it be your lot 
 
 To enjoy a happy New Year, 
 
 And <i;et some dear Teddy for your " Scot,'' 
 
 <')r like " Jack before you hero." 
 
 1 wish I were in old England, 
 
 Witii a good wife me to rule, 
 
 I'd bless the times in Cariboo. 
 
 WhoQ I rode ou an old pack-mule. 
 
 " I LOE x\AE A LADDIE BUT ANR'' 
 
 " I loo nae a laddio but ane. 
 And he loes nae a la?sio but mo ; 
 lie's willing to mak me his ain. 
 And his ain I'm willing to be.'' — Bcr:<». 
 He gave me a, bonnie gold ring, 
 Wi' my name iuiual'd inidde — 
 It was a dour present to bring, 
 Oh, he is my darling and prido. 
 
 Chorus—'- I loo nae a laddie," etc. 
 
 Let ither men travel on " Btyle," " 
 And boast o' their high pedigree ; 
 I^ly laddio can look on and smile, 
 For a true lionest minor is he. 
 Ho works ilka day i' the week. 
 An' the " cradle " keeps rockin' aw»— 
 And altbo' he 'a his liviu' to seek, 
 He's never aabamed o't ava. 
 
 ChoruB— " I loe nae a Uddl#," ©tc. 
 
r.\U!Boo so.Nua. 
 
 Yo liiildiL'H wha ^is^h for !\ smile, 
 .Inst f^le 1110 a (loUiir or oIumiuo, 
 I'll tlirow you a look without y^nWo, 
 Tlial will siH !i, fino '• bciid in your neck.'' 
 Km ril gio iny tli'ar huidii; my love, 
 And it's just ad litthrs I can, 
 For in a' tliiii.!,' we gaii;^ liaud and glove, 
 And lio'U 80on lie my ain gudcniaii I 
 Chorus—" I loo uao a luddiu,"' etc. 
 
 THE YOUNG MAN FROM CANADA. 
 
 Am—" Yorxa Max fkom tu;: Countuek." 
 
 I'm a young man from Canada, 
 yomo six feet in my kIioi'sj — 
 I lolt my homo for Cariboo, 
 On the lirst exciting news. 
 In Now York city tbero was a gent 
 Introduced himself to me ; 
 Said I, I corno from Canada, 
 So you can't coma over me. 
 Chorus — •' Said I,"' etc. 
 
 I failed in the crazy " Champion,'' 
 All in the steerage, too ; 
 I thought I'd got among the Fiends, 
 Or other horrid crow. 
 If you had only seen them feed — 
 It quite astonished me— 
 And IM been years in Canada, 
 In a luin-ber-er's shantee. 
 Chorua— " I said,'' etc. 
 
 Of all the dangers that befell— 
 And of all the jolly Bprees, 
 That happened me upon tho brcasti 
 rjf two tre-men-di-ous seas, 
 I will not now stop to relat*?, 
 Lest it should weary thee ; 
 I'm a young man from Canada, 
 Arrived at Douglas-ee. 
 Ciiorus— " I'm a young man," cte. 
 
With eeventy-five upon my back, 
 I Htivrtcd rij};ht uv/ay ; 
 Atul at an oasy-jroing paco, 
 Jvladu llilrty niilos u day — 
 I iaivlfd bore, without a dimo, 
 In ]8i;:5 ; 
 
 Br.t being raised in Canada, 
 'Twas nolhirifx new to nio I 
 Chorus—" lint being raised," etc. 
 
 In best of homn-spnn I was clad, 
 Ho I was warmly drest ; 
 Tho wool it grew near Montreal, 
 Fit-n-atc in •• (Janadii West''! 
 On Williams Creek they call'd me green, 
 And '• Johnnie come late-lee." 
 Said I, I am IVom Canada — 
 I ain't from tlie old eouulree. 
 Chorus—" .Said I," etc. 
 
 I started in my mining;: life, 
 I'y choppiiij,' co-ord-wood ; 
 IJnl I was born with axe in hand. 
 So I could use it good. 
 
 My clium was from the Stale of Maine, 
 iSomewhere near Tennessee ! ! 
 But ah, I was from Canada, 
 And he couldn't chop with me. 
 Chorus —" But, ah," etc. 
 
 In a short time I made a " raise," 
 And bought into a claim, 
 And there they made me engineer, 
 Or carman — 'lis the sami'— 
 'I lie drifters then did try it on, 
 'Jo boss ii over me ! 
 Said 1. I come from Canada, 
 An<l I'm on the shoulder-ee. 
 Chorus—" Said 1," etc. 
 
 After two weeks I had a " div," 
 AVliich drove away all care ; 
 And I went to •' Bob." the " Wake-Up "s," 
 And had a bully " square ;"' 
 Then danced all night, till broad daylight, 
 And one gal smiled sweet on me— 
 Said 1. 1 am from Canada, 
 And I'm on the raarry-eo ! ^ 
 
 Chorus— "Said I,'' etc. . . , 
 
It 
 
 «"U II^H 
 
 CARinOO SON'O*. 
 
 1 flltfd up my cabin slick - 
 I'lae llxiii« uU iibuiit-- 
 1 tliotij;lit the bliit'-eycd, fair-Laired gal, 
 ■Would nicely set it out. 
 l>ut wliun I usk"<l her for to wed, 
 She only laiiglKvl at ine ; 
 t^n tlii-i youii;!: man Iroiu Canada 
 Was let out by a .•■:!ii;i:. 
 Chorus—" iio tbi«,'' cto. 
 
 MORAL. 
 
 Now yo',1 younp; men, who are in love • 
 
 And sure 1 am tlierc'.s .soint! — 
 
 Dsn't count your cliiclis before they're hatched, 
 
 For tliey may never couu; ; 
 
 And Kliuuld a gal glvo you one smile, 
 
 Don't fancy that she's " stuck,"' 
 
 Or yoii'il find " a soft spot in your head," 
 
 As did this bravo (Jan-uck. 
 
 Chorus—" Or you'll," etc. 
 
 TUE DANCING GALS OF CARIBOO, OF 1S68. 
 
 TO TKK SAME AIR. 
 
 We are dancing gals in Cariboo, 
 And we're liked by all the men, 
 In gum boots and a blanket coat — 
 And e'en the upjjcr ten ! 
 We all of us have swee-cet-hcarts, 
 But the dearest of all to me, 
 Ih that young man who wistfiiUj 
 Casts those Kheep's-cyes at me ! 
 Cborua— " Is that young man," 
 
 «tc. 
 
 O ev"ry night, at eight o'clock, 
 
 We enter the saloon — 
 
 AUho' it may be vacant then, 
 
 'Tis crowded very soon. 
 
 Then all the boys they stare at us, 
 
 But we do not mind that so 
 
 Like those four-and-twenty Welshmen, 
 
 All sitting in a row. 
 
 Chorum-" Lik« thoM," otc. 
 
mmam 
 
 
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 J^M\ iL, 
 
 
 
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 Jniiik 
 
 "'^W 
 
 
 Siiieh 
 
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 Now 
 
 dt;il. 
 
 ' 'i 
 
 TLI3 
 
 guiii.-'s 
 
 01 
 
 Ah. 
 
 tin my sell, r 
 
 L:owfcav.'uc^- frays 
 
Iff. 
 
 JO, 
 
 Faro 
 
 > pray, 
 
 ■iRr*- 
 

 CARIBOO BONOS. 
 
 u 
 
 AUL(/ lu) lay ill bed all (lay, ... , 
 llu was wiilo uwuko at niglit ; 
 And whrti tlio luck wa.s ou lii.1 slJo, 
 Mid fiioc b''ain'd v/UIi doliglit. 
 
 C'hunis— " Corny bacli, Faro," etc. 
 
 I'vo often watched lii-s littlo game, 
 And ovou been ease-kocpor ; 
 And tho" liifl eye.s woro jtrettv sharp, 
 I've aomotime:^ " enailod a bleopur." 
 Chorua—" Corno back, Faro," etc. 
 
 At timos he'd grnmblo of Imrd luck, 
 And say he'd w'av a dollar — 
 Yet he lived jolly as a lord, 
 And wore a paper collar. 
 
 Chorus—" Como back, Faro," etc. 
 
 Ah, many a timo be fonud me grub, 
 When I had ne'er a red— 
 Now 1 laii.st work ten hours a day, 
 iSiuce good old Faro'ri dead. 
 
 Churna— " Come back, Faro," etc. 
 
 But what U worse, I daro not dance, 
 Nor squeeze a little paw — 
 ril tell the reason, but " don't mcnt 'ch," 
 I cannot " shoot my jaw." 
 
 Chorus — " Como back, Faro,'' etc. 
 
 Sonic say old Faro was a rogue, 
 Tho' 'tis not my belief ; 
 But if he were— then I am euro 
 Young Lansquenet's a thief. 
 
 Chorus—" Come back, Faro," etc. 
 
 Whate'er you wore, old Faro, dear, 
 
 I'll not defame the dead— 
 
 Your ghost might haunt me some cold night. 
 
 And " freeze me out " ia bed. 
 
 cnoRCS. 
 
 Good bye, Faro, good bye old Faro, dear, 
 And may you strike it in White Pine, 
 And we may strike it here. 
 
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 15 ciniBoo so\t;3. 
 
 1 IJELONG TO THE FIKE BIIICADE. 
 Am — " Iln)i>"() ON A il.viLHOAU C\r..'' 
 
 01 I l)o1ong (o ilm Fire Bnc,a'1e. 
 
 •' And C.on't yuu think 1 ou^lit to '"I 
 A pvetlifi- boy was nevor nmuc, 
 
 3fy uiiH'oi'ui I bought !')!> ! 
 Wy ibirt of wool, iu scailet dyed, 
 
 'And i);ui!.s ;iiul bell ti^^roo — 
 ■\Vilh hehiK't lii\t. and btvdgu ou lliut, 
 
 Of Ibo W. C. F. I). 
 
 Clionii— '• VriLli helmet hat," etc. 
 
 We have an engino housf.', for show, 
 
 A slablo— but no 'opk — 
 
 Which prievos mc very niacli indeed, 
 
 And nidci's mo rather cvi).-:<. 
 
 Wo ;\v« to htivo tiinlcs oa llni hill, 
 
 And trust to luck iov \\\\t^v)t"v-- 
 
 AV'cie llie choice nune. I'd have engiue, 
 
 And lonli to lleav'n "iit 'er ! 
 
 Chorus — •' Were tin; choice Tuinc," etc. 
 
 I know, hydraulics is the thinjj, 
 
 To break a gravel l)aa!;~ 
 
 And very soon would drown n fire — 
 
 Tho' 1 don't like the " tan!:."' 
 
 But still I'll muster with the boys, 
 
 For we should pull togetlier, 
 
 " No frog nor mouse " shall burn a houso, 
 
 Our Fire Brignde forever ! 
 
 Chorus—" No frog nor mouse," etc. 
 
CARIBOO SOS^'IB. i"* 
 
 " THE I' LOWER OF GEUMANV.- 
 
 i !B— '' Captain wmi Jiis WniRKr.ns, 
 
 Yon may Fin.? of " Aiinio Lnnrie,'" 
 Or of ••"EiiUHii of lli(! Ul.iiio,"' 
 Or •' llie K'--^ that, lovos a sailor," 
 1 will Rinj,' (if Kitty mine. 
 Yon may lovo llid " Kt).!,'lipli Roac,'' 
 Or the bravo " Old Scottish Chief." 
 Or the •' Shninrocl; '' of the '■ Isle,"' 
 Or llic boiuiit! " Muph; Lmii," — 
 Put, tho' (ioar tlie emblem be, 
 Thou art dearer far to tno, 
 Bright, merry. 1 lu^'liingKnty, 
 1 he " I'low'r of Ckninaiiie v' 
 Aiiil luy Ivet are " oa Itie dance," 
 And iiiv iiearl is lull of glee. 
 When k'ulie, lillle Katie, 
 " Casts rt sly gluaco on rao.*' 
 
 Yoii may fancy ballcl dancers, 
 
 In their !;nu\vy clonds of lace, 
 
 My Katie, m her calico, 
 
 For me has ev'ry grace ; 
 
 Jler ptep i.-! li?;her tlian tho deer, 
 
 Upon the heather bell. 
 
 And sweeter is lier brealb tluui Iboso 
 
 Sweet violets in tlic dell. 
 
 And slie trips it lijiht and gjiiy, 
 
 Like a fairy in the rinjj, 
 
 And her wall/iii^. Kinootrly j^lides 
 
 Like a bird upon lh<) \vir.</, ; 
 
 So sing of " Annie Liinrio,'' — 
 
 She is rather Scotch (or -ne— 
 
 1 sing *' sonr kront and la^er be«>r,'' 
 
 Aud " Yo Flow'r of Gci-auuie." 
 
14 
 
 ctniBoo soN'oa. 
 BAR-ROOM SONG. 
 
 Am—" For a' Tn.vT, ax' a' That." 
 
 iiurrnh ! for rum and whiskey hot, 
 That firca the bmin, an' a' that ! 
 Tho sober miin, we puss bim bye, 
 Wo dare be drunk, for a' that ! 
 lor a' that, an' a' that ! 
 Tumble, rough, an' a" that ! 
 Tlie mind is but the weak man's plea j 
 The Muscle's man for a' that I 
 
 Fpo yfi that miner— In his cups— 
 Wi' shou'thers broad an' a' that I 
 Wha calls himsel' a man o' micLt, 
 O' principle, an' a' that ! 
 For a' that, an' a' that ! 
 Paper collars, an' a that ! 
 Tiie man that's on the shoulder, he 
 Keeps bis aiu side for a' that ! 
 
 Tho' gold may buy a man good claes, 
 May steal his sense, an' a' that ! 
 its only Muscle wha can win 
 His battles ain, an' a' that! 
 For a' that, an' a that ! 
 Their billiards, balls, an' a' that ! 
 Whan Muscle taks tho cue, be breaks 
 Baitb beads an' balls, an' a that I 
 
 Then let us pray that come it may, 
 " As come it will," for a' that ! 
 Micbt shall be ricbt the warld o'er, 
 In dance, saloon, an' a' that ! 
 For a' that, an' a' that ! 
 Hurrah ! for bell, an' a' that I ! 
 Let's drink and light, and gouge and bite, 
 We're gentlemen for a' that 1 
 
 N. B. 
 
 Rpjolce, young man, whan In ye're prime, 
 Live fast, get drunk, an' a' that ! 
 Auld age, should you e'er live to sec t, 
 Will put an end to a' that ! 
 For a' that, an' a' that ! 
 Ye'Il pay the debt for a' f' <• ' 
 Whan natnre'n sel' demar ..: o' you, 
 A true »ccount o' a' that I 
 
^F 
 
 CAUIBOO SON a 3. 
 
 CHEER, BOYS, CnEER. 
 
 15 
 
 Am — "Toll tui3 Cell." 
 
 Come, minors, listen to my song— 
 
 A song 1 sing for you, 
 
 To cheer yoii on your rough-hewn way, 
 
 Wliilo hero in Ciirihoo ; 
 
 Tlio' hard the lot of •' cruel fate,'' 
 
 Hopes lost— fall afler full— 
 
 And " Hard Times" for a cabin mate, 
 
 Slill persevere thro' all. 
 
 CliOllL'.S. 
 
 C'. r, lip. my boys, let not your coiirap'O fail, 
 
 K'lt spread your canvass open to (lii; {jalt? ; 
 
 You know not how soon the fav'ring breeze may 
 
 sl''('r. 
 Then sing to-day, with hearts so gay, cheer, boya, 
 
 cheer. 
 
 The sailor braves the stormy sea. 
 And J?. res tlio anffry v.-ave — 
 And the soldier fijrlits for glory, 
 That (iiids him in tlic grave. 
 Mor(! daring still, the miner's slrT*, 
 In scaling Fortune's height— 
 Fo' in the " battlefield of life," 
 Hisi=! ne hardest tight. 
 Chorus--'- Cheer up, ray boys,'' etc. 
 
 Thv Hid "jfl " tum-tum " of your heart, 
 J ro. 1 ou licprcs.sing blows— 
 A\ .- v.i boys, thro' up tho sponge, 
 Tiil de.iih yo'ir eyes do close — 
 T!io' d?.r: <',, future may appear. 
 The slcy wiih clouds o'ercas't, 
 The 8UU that's shining in tho roar, 
 Will burst the veil at la.st. 
 Chorus—" Cheer up, my boys,"' etc. 
 
IG 
 
 CAKIROO SONlifl. 
 
 THE SPUING FLOWERS. 
 
 Am 
 
 TuK Minors' Dano:. •• 
 
 The miiipr learls a v.'oury life, 
 
 In !-('f,rcli o' hidia'n f^aiii— 
 
 I'or year by year lu; reaps a crop 
 
 U' trotilili'. Ciirc niid pain — 
 
 But Plill nnmindfu' o" tlio past, 
 
 O' storms that, round Iiim Idaw, 
 
 He's iio'cr cast down by Fortune's frown, 
 
 But struggles on tliro' a'. 
 
 ■NVhf n nature bursts her icy roho, 
 
 And shews bor " maiitlf* piccii," 
 
 The miner's hopes, like flowtiii o" f^pring, 
 
 Enliven ilka scene— 
 
 And soinetiiiiiji: whispers in Liin^ei', 
 
 •' Ye'U liae ^iiid luck this vcar." 
 
 Sae thiows his pack upon bis back, 
 
 Nor thinks th<J loud beverc. 
 
 The summer comes and passes bye, 
 Aince mair returns the fa' 
 Aince uuiir the pack is on his back, 
 A heavy load— tho' snia' — 
 (.'auld winter, wi' his icy breath, 
 Mair ills tiian '• Zero " bring ; 
 Wi' sbow'rs o' snaw he buries a' 
 The miner's flow'rs o' spring. 
 
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CARIBOO S0N03. 
 
 IT 
 
 IaOTHEM FOIl TDK DOMINION OF CANADA. 
 
 God bless our native land, 
 Our own Dominion land, 
 God bk'ss our land ; 
 May pno nnitod be, 
 Wiill'd in by sea und sea — 
 Emblem of purity- 
 God bkss our land. 
 
 May fihfi bo loal txnd tnio, 
 Motlier-land dear to you, 
 In weal or wop — 
 Till a vast nation grown, 
 Ably to hold lior own. 
 .Supporting the ancient tbrono 
 'Gainst evory foe. 
 
 Way all lier laws be jn?t. 
 Anil nil Lor pow'rs the trust 
 Of great and small ; 
 Then shall the nations see 
 A kingdom of lib^-rty. 
 And the Great God shall be 
 Her foil and wall. 
 
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 :.m 
 
 CHEER, BOYS, CHEER, FOR THE DOMINION 
 NATION. 
 
 AiB— " Chekr, Boys, Chekr." 
 
 Cheer, boys, cheer, for tho " Dominion Nation," 
 Gloriou.s the race that's before her to run ; 
 Chcor. boys, cheer, for the (-onfeueration, 
 The fairest, tho freeest land under the sua. 
 
 Fijr Britain has said that the land Is your own. 
 Then take nnd po.">."Ofs it from shore mito shore ; 
 On the west lay yoiu' lineri by racific's white foam, 
 Oil the east wh^re Atlantic waves sullenly roar. 
 Chorus—" Chuer, bojs, cheer,' etc. 
 
 And rich is the boriinge, worthy the giver. 
 Her children in millions can here find ii homo, 
 In the forests and valleys, by lake and by river, 
 And on plains where the herds of the bison now roam 
 Chorus -" Choer. boys, cheer," etc. 
 
18 
 
 CAUinOO 80X03. 
 
 Tben cheer, loudly cheer, lot no th«ught of care | 
 
 smotlicr 
 
 Tour bri2;lit bounding joy, oi yniir fullaoss of glee; I 
 To the south stretch your huud.-*, grasp that ofa| 
 
 b rot her, 
 From ouii common race sprung the snns of the frcc.| 
 
 Chorus—" (Jhcer, boys, chocr," etc. 
 
 And dcop breathe the prayer, may no after striff | 
 
 sever 
 The Dominion from Albion, fho bravo and thcfrco; 
 Lo!".;^ live our Qu^'cu I Kulo IJiilar.Miii for over 1 
 Dear lund of our sire.--, proud queen of the s-^a. 
 
 Choruo— •• Choor, boys, cheer,"' etc. 
 
 Thencheer,boys, choor. for (!ie " Dominion Nation,'' 
 Glorious (ho race that\^ before her to run j 
 Clu'er. boys, cheer, (or the Cuni'eder.^vtlon, 
 ThvJ fairest, the freo-ecit laud uuder the sua. 
 
 C. Eoorn. 
 
 THE x\EW DOMINION?. 
 
 ^' 
 
 X 
 
 WoKDS AND Mrsro kv W. W. IIit.l. 
 
 Oh ! land of the maple and beaver, we lovo 
 
 To hear Ihy praisej afar : 
 Federation t'.iy slreii<:clli,l)ouiiuion thj' name, 
 
 Thou bright, and new shiuiojf .-'..ir I 
 May wisdom, slrenglh and power combine, 
 
 To make tliee a giant so .t^rand, 
 Wiiile from ocean to ocean ihy empire exlenda. 
 Hail, Dominion, our own fatherland ! 
 
 ciionf.j. 
 
 Hail. Xi'w Domiaion, thou (,'Iorlous i'nd freo ! 
 Soon may thy empire r^pau irum sea to .sea ! 
 
 Dear Scotia Nova. New r.runswick, Red River 
 
 And Cohiinliia allied willi you. 
 With ("aiiiida jviiicil. say who e'ln ♦'."or sever 
 
 A country and i\:\;j: lirm and true ; 
 Thy F.isler Columbia, whose resources are many, 
 
 Would improve 'neath thy fostering hand ; 
 Then, say conu' with us, thou land of tho West, 
 
 We'll maivo one preat fatherland. 
 
 Chorus—'' Hail, New Dominion," oto. 
 
CATSinOO 90.VC9. 
 
 I> 
 
 THE EMICKANT'3 CANADIAN IIOMK. 
 
 rsbt of care 
 
 ncss of glee; 
 pp that of a 
 
 h oftliefrccl 
 
 ItilC. 
 
 aftor strife I 
 
 Imd (bo free; 
 |fi>i" ever ! 
 the s-^a. 
 etc. 
 
 lion Nation/' 
 
 11!! J 
 Ull, 
 
 f-un. 
 
 C Booth. 
 
 IIiu.. 
 
 lovo 
 iinme, 
 ;iiie, 
 
 extends. 
 
 [1 frf ! 
 seu 1 
 
 1 River 
 
 iovor 
 
 fo many, 
 ,' hiiiiil ; 
 10 West, 
 
 ion," et.r 
 
 livtiic AND Wo'.tDs BY W. >v . Hill—Written in 18C3. 
 
 Tiipro is a Fiiot. tho' far Jiwp.y 
 
 No mutter whcro we rojiui. 
 Thnt'.s fvc-r ht-'ld to mcm'ry dear, 
 
 'Ti^i homo ! twoot home ! ., 
 
 Tho' wove enjoy '(I a happy llmo, 
 
 Since \ve ciu.=..-'J oceaa'.s fotim. 
 ■^'(('11 ne'er for^^et our n;itivo laud, 
 
 Our chlldhoi/ii'o happy home. 
 
 Tho' >»e mny dwell in forcip:n lands, 
 
 Or Oil tb'.! widf pcii's I)re.i-t, 
 Onr Ihou.irhts will love (o lin.!?er etill 
 
 Riiund homes v.hcre fathers rest ; 
 Tlie shamrock, rose, niid thistle, all 
 
 IJiire gloriou:' huirels v/on, 
 ■Wliich ever sliedH a liis^tre on 
 
 Our owu liuopted home! 
 
 While ^'ar and bloodshed reign so netir 
 
 To our adopted land, 
 And men. who i-hoi;!,] as brothers be, 
 
 tn deiidl.'v combat st'.ind ; 
 Let's iIkui1;1'ii1 be to lliui, who has 
 
 t^o ni;!ny favors shewn. 
 And sinilfs npon i:s day by day 
 
 111 oiirCuuudiaa homo. 
 
 Tf, in the nrd-^r of eveni:<, ^ ' 
 
 Onr Uii'.d shrmid be menaced, 
 Nobly will we dct'ei;d our !!a_[f, 
 
 Which ne'er h;i? been di^frraced ! 
 For here the •• Fla^ of FreiMlom " waves 
 
 I'rom ev'ryspii'e and tlome — 
 Whiif L-'ve and Liiierty and Right, " 
 
 Guard our Cauudiau homo I 
 
 MY NATIVE LAND. 
 Am—" Mv Native Lani>. 
 
 'Ti'^ when the sun, adorning ■ 
 The eM^l in polden line, 
 
 Dispels the mist of moniinjj, 
 And quaffH tho diamond dew— 
 
10^ CABTBOO BONCa. 
 
 'Tis then my thoughts are flyiou 
 O'er continent iind seii— 
 
 >Tia then my heurt is biglilu;, 
 My nalivti laud for thee. 
 
 A^ 
 
 cuor.ua. 
 
 My native land, 
 Tho' 'twixt US lies the sea, 
 
 Thy craggy hills and laughing rills 
 Have still their charms lor me. 
 
 T 
 1 
 
 Te Scots may long for Scotia, 
 
 And Eiin's sons their isle — 
 But I for Venedotia 
 
 Am sighing all the while — 
 Where Snowdon's summit rises 
 
 O'er Gelcrl's silent grave, 
 And Glaslyn's water kisses 
 
 Atlantic's rolling wave. 
 
 Chorus—'' ily native land," eto. 
 
 Amongst these lofty mountains, 
 
 Amongst those golden vales, 
 Far from thy sparkling tounUina, 
 
 Exiled from tbee, fair Wales — 
 The love that first I bore thee 
 
 Is now as 'twas beforn, 
 I always shall adore thee. 
 
 For ever, evermore. 
 
 • Chorus—" ily native land," etc. 
 
 This silent land feels lonely, 
 
 No song's borne on the breeze, 
 But morn's wind sighing only, 
 
 Amongst the tallest trees, 
 This makes my fancy wander 
 
 Along thy distant shore, 
 And mem'ry loves to ponder 
 
 Upon the days of yore. 
 
 Chorus—" My native land,'* etc. 
 
 Tau EmoN. 
 
 0, giv« 
 
 By the 
 
 Wi 
 
CARIBOO SONGS. 2^ 
 
 AWAY WITH CARE AND SORROW. 
 
 Music by Wat. C. rmcE. 
 
 'Tis when we think we're nearest 
 
 To gain the RoUlcn prize - 
 'Tis when the hope thut's dearest 
 
 Is nursed— away it ilifs ; 
 The fairest proi*pect"8 blij,'hte(], 
 
 DeservinR friiiti* witlihtjid ; 
 The sun of hope's benighted, 
 
 And Fortune's btnile's dispelled. 
 
 cuouis. 
 
 But etili we say. away, awny, 
 Away with care mid sorrow ! 
 
 Let'8 all be gay, and hope to-daj 
 To sec a bright toniurrow. 
 
 Til said " the darkest hour's 
 
 Belore the break of day ;"' 
 'Tia ihro' tl»e failing showers 
 
 We see the brightest ray. 
 'Tig when the heart is sad'dea'd, 
 
 And tears ill luck's our doom, 
 'Tis then we're oflesl gladdend— 
 
 Success dispell the gloom. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 And then we say, away, away, 
 For erer care and sorrow t 
 
 Let's all be gay, and hope to-day 
 To see a bright tomorrow. 
 
 Tai,. o Eirios. 
 
 0, GIV-E ME A COT. 
 Music by Rev. James Reynabd. 
 
 ^' ^ 'nHS! tu'^V"". ^^^'^'> «f a hill, 
 n« .h^ ii^ ^^^ ^^^^^ 0^ M old oak tree 
 
 ^ Wi£ 1l ''P,"''"°K »°d roaripg r'lU, 
 Within Bight cf the briny sea; 
 
22 
 
 CARinOO 80X08. 
 
 Wlicro I'll hear tho Bweot sonsf of tho morning lurk, 
 
 As lio rouses inanlvind from rest, 
 And pazo on tlio form of tbo buoyant bark, 
 
 As it rides on tlic ocean's breast. 
 
 cnoias. 
 
 O, pivc mc a cot on tho slope of u liill, 
 Wciitb llio sliiido of an old oak tn'(\ 
 
 By llii! side ot a si)arkrni;; and roaring rill, 
 WilLiu bigiiL of tl)u briuy sea. 
 
 I whh for no palace willi riches untold-- 
 
 1 wi.sli lor no vast domain-- 
 I crave not llio jiloasures be;^ot by pold, 
 
 L'or niucli more tlian t lie joy's the pain j 
 But give nio a cot. be il e'er so poor, 
 
 For it's scanty the fare I need — 
 And [?ive nie the wild, bleak, healthy, moor — 
 
 I'll the life ol a .shepherd lead ! 
 
 Chorus'—'' O, givo mo a cot," etc. 
 
 I lonpr for the mountains, those niountain.s afar, 
 
 Where I've roam'd with a boy's delight. 
 From tlie break of the day 'lill the eveniuy star 
 
 Shone clear thro' the veil of nii^ht ; 
 ■\Vhcro often I've gazed on the distant tide, 
 
 As its billow.s were kissed by the brcezo ! 
 O, give me a cot on tliat mountain side, 
 
 And I'll live and I'll die in peace ! 
 Chorus — " O, give mo a cot," etc. 
 
 Tal. o Eifion 
 
 I LOVE TO SNORE. 
 
 Am—" I LovK TO Roam." 
 
 Ob, I love to snoro 
 On a bar-room floor, 
 
 And sleep a drunk away 1 
 And dream of bilks 
 Who dre.ss in silks, 
 
 And girls who dance for pay ; 
 And whiskey imps, 
 And gambling pimps, 
 
 "Who are supported by 
 
 ' Tbeir ready tools, 
 
 ■ A thousand lools, 
 
 Such fools 03 you and I ! 
 
i 
 
 CAKIBOO BONOS. 
 
 .* Aijainstft RliinrH 
 1 liiivo no cliiincc, 
 
 I lovo tlio b'-irloy hveo ! 
 1 love tij v.liirl 
 The (huicinp '/n-\, 
 
 Ilovo ilic jolly spri'o I 
 J lift lli(! "tin. 
 J]iit. lait'ly win." 
 
 I taste till- Itct-r oncf more ; 
 My boi.es ilo iicLo 
 W litn I awako ( 
 
 VJpoa u bui room lloor ! 
 
 23 
 
 ■Whon I drink ilorp, 
 
 And Kinlv to hk-cp. 
 Jtsoonis a liiipiiy trauce — 
 
 Tilt' dinnkcn s-noio 
 
 or lialla Kfore. 
 The niii.-<ic and iIm* danco ! 
 
 1 walio and think, 
 
 Ajraia I diiiik, 
 My druoping tlioufrlits to cheor. 
 
 Oh, 1 love to i-niiro 
 
 On a bar-room lloor, 
 Just once in twenty year I 
 
 Baud of Lowiiek. 
 
 THE CLD RED SHIRT. 
 
 A minor canto to my cabin door,' ; • 
 
 His olothoH tlu'y wcro coveri'il with dirt ; 
 
 ne bpld out a picco ho desired mo to wasb, 
 Which I iouud \va3 an old red ehirt. 
 
 \ 
 
 Ills cheeks wore thin, and fnrrowM his brow, 
 His eyes they were sunk in his head ; 
 
 He paid that ho had got work to do, 
 And bo ablo to caiD bis bread. 
 
 ^ 
 
ti CARmoO MNQf. 
 
 lie said that the " old red shirt '* was lo^, 
 And tiskud nie tu give it a stitch ; 
 
 But it was threadbare, uod soreiy worn, 
 Wbiub sliow'd he was far trom rich. 
 
 1 miners with gnod paying claims. 
 
 O ! traders who wish to do good, 
 Have pity on uicn who earn your wealth, 
 
 GruUgu nut the poor inioer his food. 
 
 1 
 
 Far from thole mountains a poor mother mourn 
 The darling that hung by her sidrt, 
 
 When coiilentun'nt and plenty surround' d the b'^ 
 Of the miner that brought me the shir* ^'-S 
 
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