. The brownies through the Union . THE BROWNIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. y f^ They gi^oped along to find liow farMankind liad gone with pick and l) one: We ve gone so deep, I vow,We cant l)e far from Cliina now,And soon her bnsy sons may seeAt work among the rice and the knaves, tliat still are sly,Are taking Uncle Sams supplyOf coal that nature stowed awayTo serve him till the final State is large, as those found ontWho measured it with chains about,And staked each county, town, and mile,At risk of being scalped the while:And Brownies found enough to keepThem on the move a

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. The brownies through the Union . THE BROWNIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. y f^ They gi^oped along to find liow farMankind liad gone with pick and l) one: We ve gone so deep, I vow,We cant l)e far from Cliina now,And soon her bnsy sons may seeAt work among the rice and the knaves, tliat still are sly,Are taking Uncle Sams supplyOf coal that nature stowed awayTo serve him till the final State is large, as those found ontWho measured it with chains about,And staked each county, town, and mile,At risk of being scalped the while:And Brownies found enough to keepThem on the move and on the peep,And then they gladly lingered lateTill forced to leave the Quaker many wells, too many mines,Are found within its boundary hnes,For them to honor each and allWith even an infoimal call —Since other wonders, strange to see,For some regard put in their plea. 84 •fi e^ THE BROWNIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. The mountain-ranges piled on liigh,As if all passage to defy;.

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