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1 Chareo ’ ! "— Hark, 0 ! " — .such cheery sounds
Attend him o i l his daily rounds.

The dast begrimes his ancient h a t;
His coat is darker far than that,
JTis odd to set' his sooty form
ASL speckled with the feathery siorm ;
Yet in Ins lionet: bosom lies
Xor spot, nor speck,— though strll he cries,-- ■
i; Ch;-re o' ! chares ’ ! ”
And many a roguish lad replies,—
■‘Ark, ho ! ark, ho ! ”
‘Chareo ' ! "— "Ark, ho! — such various sounc.
Announce Mark Haley's morning rounds.

Thus ;d! the cold and wintry day
He labors much lor i:tt 1 e pay ;
Yet feels no less of happiness,
Than many a richer man, I lhlcw,
When through the shades of eve he soies
O L
The light of his own home, mid cries,—
Li Chareo f ! eharco 1 ! "
And Martha from the door replies,—-
“ Mark, ho! Mark, ho! ”
“ Charco ’ ! "— ‘‘ Mark, ho ! "— Such joy abound
When he has closed his daily rounds*

The hearth is warm, the ft re is bright.
And while hi.1; hand, washed clean and white
Holds Martha’s lender hand once more,
11 is glowing face bends fondly oV.t
T he crib wherein his darling lies,
And in a coaxing tone lie cries,
' 1 C h arco '! cha rco ’ J ”
And baby -with a laugh replies,-