. Down the eastern and up the Black . keroom for these gallants and room for the little boy with thejaunty red cap and blue pantaloons, who tries to catch each rib-bon that floats from the passing vehicles. Room for old SquireDampman, too -whom the lawyers call Pickwick, fond of anargument, but fonder yet of a line fence and a law suit. How Ilike to see him laugh. I hold with Robertson, that man is abad man who has not within him the power of a hearty Squires laughter starts at the very foundations, moves hisfeet, agitates his knees, shakes his stomach and then comes bub
. Down the eastern and up the Black . keroom for these gallants and room for the little boy with thejaunty red cap and blue pantaloons, who tries to catch each rib-bon that floats from the passing vehicles. Room for old SquireDampman, too -whom the lawyers call Pickwick, fond of anargument, but fonder yet of a line fence and a law suit. How Ilike to see him laugh. I hold with Robertson, that man is abad man who has not within him the power of a hearty Squires laughter starts at the very foundations, moves hisfeet, agitates his knees, shakes his stomach and then comes bub-bling out of his mouth. Room, I say, for such a man, if everyone else has to fall back. But why this delay ? Are the maidensor the matrons responsible ? Unless they hurry it will soon bedark. Possibly they look better in—no! the thought is treasona-ble, Ill not complete it. At last they come. Too late ! I cannotnow distinguish dames from maidens. Up the road they go, uptoward Wagonsellers Park. The parade is over, the festival isbeginning. [64. ^S,.w,..^-<- _?;.. Squire Dampman. INDIAN RUN. The Dark-eye has left us,The Spring-bird has flown,On the pathway of spiritsShe wanders song of the wood-dove has died on our shore,Mai wonck kunna-monee! we hear it no more ! Whiltief—Song of Indian Women.
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