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 ^""^isio^ of 
 
"^igioq of ^!. J^ic^oI<i§ 
 
 al^^fectionafeP^ in/^eriSec^ to m^ ^rlen<^ 
 
 and tlte 
 
 in memopij o^ tRe ^air (5voc^c|e<i)(^ Rleofina, 
 
 in coKon^e coor<«>ftiB coe fia^9e joined uniler tfie 
 
 fto;^pita6fe umbrage o^ S^onnie !Sii>rac. 
 
 lo0 Knocles, aalifornia, 
 iiEmaa, 1898. 
 
 

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 ahfofiLriilge ©7ro (soffinA 
 
 n my (^lucly, petifeGi Jrom Ih^ wopIgIs busy JaP; 
 
 a/vli fop^etful oj Qoupt^; and o] clients loud din^ 
 In tr)^ deli(;al^ juiT\e<§ jpom my [po^pant QilaP; 
 
 T-o my wond^p 1 s^Z ^ n^^'^ Cfa b^lin. 
 
 Old Saint NiclrxfTas ente^tS: b''<5 ^^i^^eTOu^s ba^l^ 
 ^eafs a Dupden oj snow [pom tn^ jiefc^ wintpy aip^ 
 
 ^nd wr)ile vainly 1 lool^ Jop ni<§ Wondepjul fsa^l^, 
 Tl^ [possesses nimsi^lj oj my ^ole easy cQaip. 
 
 (£n^ mop^ Qiosely 1 lool^ at my visitop,^ jSQe; 
 
 ^om^ unusual ]Pown<§ oj dispeasur-^ ajsjoeap. 
 "^ip ! 1 Qpy, ^'without doubt; yond^p distant Qold pa^e 
 
 1(§ too Jap Jpom tr)e jif?: be at nom^l ppoy dpaw neof- 
 
 Witn a <§i^b; S'^ t^pojound; that in tpoubl^ 1 stapt 
 
 ii^st my ^uest may be ill;-) op 1 w^ll l^new \)\s wopth- 
 
 ppom tf)^ d^|Dtr)<§ oj ni^ tend^p and ^enefoU(§ neapt^ 
 
 "rni^ p^bPoacQjul compaint; midst Qi^ t^ap<5 issued Joptf). 
 
^'TQy ^patefui y^oply ta^gi^ i^ don?. 
 ^e)or=? tg? morrows (;rieef[ul sun 
 (£}r)o!i\ o[3e trie [ooptais o) tn? GtaV; 
 pap mu^^t 1 tai^e ^y lonely way. 
 1 ve left c§om? S^'^W)^ pemen^bponce nepe;- 
 Will Dp'inl b^pcnanc? a (§mil? op t^ap: 
 ^ut t^aps not mi^^Gi witf) ^pie) op [oain;- 
 ppom Qeapt^ tr)at wisr) me Qome a^ain- 
 "f^y <§teeGlc§; Glis(;riap| d tg^'ip vapi^d j^tope; 
 Imfoatient wait me o\ youp gIoop. 
 ^ut ?pe 1 up^? theiT^ in tn^ip Jli^M 
 e7\cPo^(§ tr)e tpa(;!\i^ess wastes of ni^bt 
 On? paint 1 ma[^?;-and mal^e in vain; 
 J3ut who Igeip d^ejt^est soppow^ qoy] pestpain- 
 
WQat my gu^st in dej^C^'on; <§o ^^QGlly Qad ^aiol^ 
 piileGl my 5§ouI with unutt rable je^linls of dreasl. 
 "TT^y GleeXP siP; 1 ren^eXpi^eGt; *^'will you peas^ to C?<pair\ 
 'Pne unjoptunctte Qause of youp nappowin^ [sain- 
 ypQ"^^ ind^^GJ mU(§t Qave be^n moptals cpuei offens^; 
 T^l^at Qan thu^ ^^u^h a l^inJ t^nefaQtop incen<5e.' 
 
 "^las; Q^ .^aid; 'jop many yeaps 
 i v^ Qad my constant ^powin^ f^ap<§ 
 ^Qat all my cape mS ^e^n in vain; 
 To ^tpetQ tr)e limit of my p^i^n- 
 Wrien e cp u[oon tQi,^ annual eve 
 Tne [aoptals of my nome 1 leave; 
 
 ^^n^atn my (§^at tr^e y^aply Qoapcl 
 Of cupiou<3 tp^asuP(^(§ c^af^ly (^toped; 
 On^ solace of my flight 1 miss^- 
 Vly Joy and comfopt. (^ee; tis this. 
 
On b''(§ (Si^siII meefschsium pijae tri^re GiispsiyeGi to my view, 
 
 ^n incjuisitive ^lancC; in my wonder'; 1 Igpew. 
 
 e^t fh^ <$i^nt; in amag^m^nt "QoogI o^aven<5l" 1 skout^ 
 
 why; cl^ap sip; youp most ven rable pi|3? b°(5 ^^"^^ °^^- 
 
 In conjusion i (^toocl, and unable to ^uess 
 
 Wgat tl)^ om^n mi^nt mean; ancl unwilling to |3f^<5<3 
 
 'Wly com[Danion it^g imbopt conc^aleci to e;<pain; 
 
 ^^S^ -|c)ePcb^'^C^ ^ ^ of J end; wn^n q^ thus s|sol^e a^ain : 
 
 '^Tne winteps blasts oj ^^now and gail 
 
 witr) wpath pe[30pt the moupnjul tale; 
 'j^oup pijae i(§ out/ (^la^^ ! Yi^^ tpue- 
 
 M^nat ancient bowi fpom wr)i(;n 1 dpew 
 
 ^w^^t incens^ to tge QogIgI^ss ,$npin^; 
 
 WQo ^uaPGi^^ tne [pa^pant 0{i(;otine; 
 
 THy bad^^ oj bow^P; l^nown jap and wid^, 
 
 WQ^pe e ep my nimbly R^inde^P(3 ^lide; 
 
 rla^ lost it^§ cnapm; and noi^^y pam^; 
 
 with boi^t Pou<^ (§nout(§; 1 Q^ap [DPOQlaim 
 
 'TQe |3Paises of a pisin^ staP; 
 
 1 Vr)\Y\\\ you call its nam^ - Oligar/* 
 
^fl^ost ben^vol^nt s\^, now th^ c^ubj^ct you m^ntion^- 
 Tne ecstatic c'l^ap,-] since'^eiy ''doic^ 
 pof \\)\s cnanc^ to invito youc most l^indly attention 
 TO my want<5- pop nepct Qgri^tmas a ^en fous invoice 
 Of vb^''oot(§; tni^§ Gl^li^ht[ul and modern invention; 
 Is my esit^nest recjuest and unaU rable cnoic^. 
 Voull be an^fy; ' jeof; but its not overstated; 
 V/Q^n i S^y y^^^ °t.d pi[ae na,^ 'become antiauated. 
 TQe ncv^ Qod; tne Qi^aP; its old realm gas invested; 
 ^nd ni^ ^ovjQP firm e<§tabli<§r)ed; he ^ei^nc^ unmolested. 
 
 ^'^^ut nef"^; iT^ost ancient <§iP; to lay aside 
 ^\[ metamor; 1 m wiliinl to abide 
 Woun own obinion candidly e^|sfe<5($ed_, 
 pip^^i ^ivin^ thi<5 Qi^ap an f)or\i^^\ test- 
 
 "^eTAnd beside^g; enlre nous, WQen you don t nave to buy \\, 
 1 pemapl^ tgat it^ viptue i<5 ^PCateP: ilefC;~tpy if. 
 In one \)ord 1 e?^tended a bo;< to nis S\^n\ 
 Of (i/lntiiuedad fipst^^^ in trie otl^ep o h^\)\. 
 
w'\\\) <§Iow ansi ncsitatin^ gansl 
 rie cnoose<§; or\& assays the DPand. 
 1 <5ee K^s twinl^fing ^ye<a confe<§<§ 
 T^g^ pa^PoJint argument <§ <§u(;(;^ss. 
 • [i^ jecii'<5 joP(§6\[^e b's tpouDieGt <§oul, 
 
 ^p^alg^Gl OP tge cIougIj^ \\\a\ rounsl gim poll. 
 
 "1 (§^^ my er-fop now^ g^ said, 
 
 " 1 ve b^cn a ^rumblep, anel inc^tead 
 CJj Watching innovations [3a(;e, 
 TO duapd my laurels in tge fa(;e; 
 youp modcpn ^ntep{3''is^ 1 jind 
 t[qx<§ left m^ (§tpu^^ling \ar' behind. 
 'rgis tputn no lon^ei^ now Qonc^aled, 
 in yonder- Qioud 1 se^ peveaied: 
 TO all who yeapiy wait m^ neff; 
 1 m j§ti I f as w^Icom^ and as d^ap ; 
 
 ^ul y^t, all e)joptj§ wepe in vain, 
 Ti(y wonted ^mbip^ to p^tain^ 
 Unless witg g^alou<§ cape 1 c^ou^gt 
 ^Jsjapojapiate ^ijt<§ [op mod^pn tnou^gt. 
 
^T'ly pi[3e is out ! you ^ay aipi^r)!; 
 ^ut jpom its asnes ^[^cin^^ a li^M 
 T'Qat insli(;ate(§ tl)^ certain v^ay 
 J3y wr)i(;r) 1 ^an QonjifiTi my sway. 
 L/t-Gi jody notionc§ nee 1 ii tgrow asisl^; 
 (jTvnGi gaste to overtal^^ th aclvanQin^ (^tpicle 
 U) Pco^pess. ^ut^ ^oogI ni^nt! 1 b^ai' 
 H^n iiTibatient bawin^ oj my D^^r-. 
 Tic5 many ie©^u^(§ oj fii^Qt b^Jop^ 
 Tney ii- c§^^ tl^^ir di^^gtant (^tables door'. 
 T^ne'if Qi^eal^jast v/aW^ tn^m^ ansl 1 J^qp 
 "ro l^eeb tQ^m lon^^p p^ttin^ b^^z- 
 Im o]j; but p^gt lu tal^^ a m^m. 
 voncet^n'in^ you ne;ct year. — (£/\nem! 
 i bel youp ban6lon;-but 1 would (^u^^est, 
 T^y joupn^y will b^ lon^ before 1 r-e^t^- 
 E^cuse me;-but the di^tanc^ '\S S^ faf; 
 1 11 b^^ tn indul^enc? of a p^sn C'^^''- 
 
''T|ei[3 your'^^lj my oIgI pi end, th^rc a''? [^knty to (§J3ar»^ 
 It wefe ^namqul b^s'iGle^ to peju^ge you a ^gar^. 
 1 fe|aien'i<§h^Gi \\\s [aoucn witr) tn^ soia(;in^ weeds, 
 WQife ne loosened the f^'n^ oj qi^^ beautljui skz'^- 
 W\\\) a sgout q^ wa^^ oJ], ansl a (^lattef and jin^ie; 
 
 ^pou^M an end to my vi^^it witli jolly iKris ^ritiglB. 
 
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