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Of the land she v.'sacked, she and he:' a _ew ,
And ;dl on board ol bor. fall in view
Of tlv storm-bound fishermen over the bay,
Went down to tlieir eeem on lliitt April day.

When De Rod-on bo he^.rd the terrible tiTo,
Lie mattered an oath, for a moment grew pa It,
Then ;i Mon Dieul!> lie exclaimed, LL Flo my fme romance
\V;iH iVom iX:C-ilining to end a rose and a glance,"

Si.? the sad old story comes to a close.
'Tis a cent‘ivy s-incc, but the ,-Htoiy goes
On the same base round : ^Liil tzkcs t.ic gauge
O f it- highest: heiirt.j in ;l moment^ rage.

llifi l-NGltfEER’S STORY.

J Let this spirt let! fse"jCC'_LOii bt read st a tatlier rttjml rul.tr n : \ t i \vitli inl^Wjity < \*1
N O, chi c-r:11, my tT-[.hs ;r_o over.
The engineer need* rest;
My hand is shaky; I'm feeling
A tugging pain i' my broasL ;
But here, as the twiilght
I'll toil you a ta’.e cf the read,
Thai T wring in my head forever,
Till ii. res 1.5 beneath the sod.

were lumbedng along in the twilight,
The night was dropping her shad::.
And tlm " Gladiai.or ” labored —
Climbing the top of the gra.de ;
Tb'j train wa.:i heavily laden,
So I let ray eng:no rest,
Climbing the grading a jowly,
Till we rea.rjhijc.l the '..mlund's crest, „