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^O hj to die 1 oh, to d ie! 11
And tlie bride at thy bosom will raise her head
In affright, as she hears thee call on the dead

In a ghastly dream, on whose wings are borne
The memories of thy wedding m orn!

Oh, the woeful sight of the pale, dead face,

With the cold, dank stone for its resting place!
Oh, the mocking chime of the old church b e ll!
It shall seem to peal from the mouth of hell;
Into thy dreams its echoes bringing,
Merrily, madly, ceaselessly ringing!

The white face shall haunt th ee!
The bells they shall taunt thee !
Echoed and tossed on the withering breath
Of a curse that shall cling round thy soul till death.
C h a r l o t t e M.

THE DRUMMER BOY.

am m ;m E W T o r Tnrc Cr i m e a n w a r .

A A P T A IN G R A H A M , the men were saym
Y e would wfmt a drummer lad,
So Fve brought m y boy Sandie,
T hoT m y heart is woeful sad ;

But nae bread is left to feed us,
And no siller to buv more,
For the gudcman sleeps forever,
Where the heather blossoms o'er,

“ Sandie, make your manners quickly,
Play yovir blithest measure true—-