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You may copy it, give it away or re-use it -under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this -eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license. - - -Title: Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres - -Author: William Henry Drummond - -Release Date: July 07, 2012 [EBook #40152] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PHIL-O-RUM'S CANOE AND -MADELEINE VERCHERES *** - - - - -Produced by Al Haines. - - - - -[Illustration: Cover] - - - -[Illustration: "O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you, an' w'y was you -be so slow?"] - - - - - [Illustration: Title page] - - - - Phil-o-rum's - Canoe - - and - - Madeleine - Vercheres - - - - Two Poems by - - William - Henry - Drummond - - Author of "The - Habitant," etc. - - - - Illustrated by - - Frederick - Simpson - Coburn - - - - - G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS - NEW YORK AND LONDON - The Knickerbocker Press - 1898 - - - - - COPYRIGHT, 1898 - BY - G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS - Entered at Stationers' Hall, London - - - - The Knickerbocker Press, New York - - - -[Illustration: headpiece] - - - - - PHIL-O-RUM'S CANOE. - - - "O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you, - an' w'y was you be so slow? - Don't I work hard enough on de paddle, an' - still you don't seem to go-- - No win' at all on de fronte side, an' current - she don't be strong, - Den w'y are you lak' lazy feller, too sleepy for - move along? - - "I 'member de tam, w'en you jomp de sam' - as deer wit' de wolf behin', - An' brochet on de top de water, you scare - heem mos' off hees min': - But fish don't care for you now at all, only jus' - mebbe wink de eye, - For he know it 's easy git out de way, w'en - you was a-passin' by"---- - - I 'm spikin' dis way, jus' de oder day, w'en I 'm - out wit' de ole canoe - Crossin' de point w'ere I see, las' fall, wan very - beeg caribou, - Wen somebody say, "Phil-o-rum, mon vieux, - wat 's matter wit' you youse'f?" - An' who do you s'pose was talkin'? W'y de - poor ole canoe shese'f. - - O yass, I 'm scare w'en I 'm sittin' dere, an' - she 's callin' ma nam' dat way. - "Phil-o-rum Juneau, w'y you spik so moche, - you 're off on de head to-day: - Can't be you forget, ole feller, you an' me - we're not too young, - An' if I 'm lookin' so ole lak' you, I t'ink I - will close ma tongue. - - "You should feel ashame, for you 're alway - blame, w'en it is n't ma fault at all, - For I 'm tryin' to do bes' I can for you on - summer-tam, spring, an' fall. - How offen you drown on de reever, if I 'm - not lookin' out for you - W'en you 're takin' too moche on de w'isky, - some night comin' down de Soo. - - "De firse tam we go on de Wessoneau, no - feller can beat us den - For you 're purty strong man wit' de paddle, - but dat 's long ago, ma frien', - An' win' she can blow off de mountain, an' - tonder an' rain may come, - But camp see us bote on de evening--you - know dat was true, Phil-o-rum. - - "An' who 's your horse, too, but your ole - canoe, an' w'en you feel cole an' wet, - Who was your house w'en I 'm upside down, - an' onder de roof you get, - Wit' rain ronnin' down ma back, Baptme! till - I 'm gettin' de rheumateez, - An' I never say not'ing at all moi-meme, but - let you do jus' you please? - - "You t'ink it was right, kip me out all night - on reever side down below, - An' even 'bon soir' you was never say, but - off on de camp you go, - Leffin' your poor ole canoe behin', lyin' dere - on de groun', - Watchin' de moon on de water, an' de bat - flyin' all aroun'? - - "Oh, dat's lonesome t'ing hear de grey owl - sing up on de beeg pine tree! - An' many long night she kip me awake till sun - on de Eas' I see, - An' den you come down on de morning for - start on some more voyage, - An' only t'ing decen' you do all day, is carry - me on portage. - - "Dat 's way, Phil-o-rum, rheumateez she - come, wit' pain ronnin' troo' ma side, - Wan leetle hole here, 'noder beeg wan dere, - dat not'ing can never hide, - Don't do any good feex me up agen, no matter - how moche you try, - For w'en we come ole an' our work she 's - done, bote man an' canoe mus' die." - - Wall, she talk dat way mebbe mos' de day till - we 're passin' some beaver dam, - An' wan de young beaver, he 's mak' hees tail - come down on de water Flam! - I never see de canoe so scare, she jomp nearly - two, t'ree feet, - I t'ink she was goin' for ronne away, an' she - shut up de mout' toute suite. - - It mak' me feel queer, de strange t'ing I hear, - an' I 'm glad she don't spik no more, - But soon as we fin' ourse'f arrive over dere on - de 'noder shore - I tak' dat canoe lak' de lady, an' carry her off - wit' me, - For I 'm sorry de way I 'm treat her, an' she - know more dan me, sapree! - - Yass, dat 's smart canoe, an' I know it 's true, - w'at she 's spikin' wit' me dat day, - I 'm not de young feller I use to be, w'en work - she was only play, - An' I know I was comin' closer on place w'ere - I mus' tak' care, - W'ere de mos' worse current 's de las' wan too, - de current of Dead Riviere. - - You can only steer, an' if rock be near, wit' - wave dashin' all aroun', - Better mak' leetle prayer, for on Dead Riviere, - some very smart man get drown; - But if you be locky an' watch youse'f, mebbe - reever won't seem so wide, - An' firse t'ing you know you 'll ronne ashore, - safe on de 'noder side. - - - -[Illustration: tailpiece] - - - -[Illustration: headpiece] - - - - - MADELEINE VERCHERES. - - - I've told you many a tale, my child, of the - old heroic days, - Of Indian wars and massacre, of villages ablaze - With savage torch, from Ville Marie to the - Mission of Trois Rivieres; - But never have I told you yet of Madeleine Vercheres. - - Summer had come with its blossoms, and gaily - the robin sang, - And deep in the forest arches, the axe of the - woodman rang; - Again in the waving meadows, the sun-browned - farmers met - And out on the green St. Lawrence, the fisherman - spread his net. - - And so through the pleasant season, till the - days of October came - When children wrought with their parents, and - even the old and lame - With tottering frames and footsteps, their - feeble labors lent - At the gathering of the harvest le bon Dieu - himself had sent. - - For news there was none of battle, from the - forts on the Richelieu - To the gates of the ancient city, where the flag - of King Louis flew; - All peaceful the skies hung over the seigneurie - of Vercheres, - Like the calm that so often cometh ere the - hurricane rends the air. - - And never a thought of danger had the Seigneur, - sailing away - To join the soldiers of Carignan, where down - at Quebec they lay, - But smiled on his little daughter, the maiden - Madeleine, - And a necklet of jewels promised her, when - home he should come again. - - And ever the days passed swiftly, and careless - the workmen grew, - For the months they seemed a hundred since - the last war-bugle blew. - Ah, little they dreamt on their pillows the - farmers of Vercheres, - That the wolves of the southern forest had - scented the harvest fair. - - Like ravens they quickly gather, like tigers - they watch their prey. - Poor people! with hearts so happy, they sang - as they toiled away! - Till the murderous eyeballs glistened, and the - tomahawk leaped out - And the banks of the green St. Lawrence - echoed the savage shout. - - - -[Illustration: Like tigers they watch their prey.] - - - - "O mother of Christ, have pity!" shrieked the - women in despair; - "This is no time for praying," cried the young - Madeleine Vercheres; - "Aux armes! aux armes! les Iroquois! quick - to your arms and guns, - Fight for your God and country, and the lives - of the innocent ones." - - And she sped like a deer of the mountain, when - beagles press close behind, - And the feet that would follow after must be - swift as the prairie wind. - Alas! for the men and women and little ones - that day, - For the road it was long and weary, and the - fort it was far away. - - But the fawn had outstripped the hunters, and - the palisades drew near, - And soon from the inner gateway the war-bugle - rang out clear, - Gallant and clear it sounded, with never a note - of despair-- - 'T was a soldier of France's challenge, from - the young Madeleine Vercheres! - - "And this is my little garrison, my brothers - Louis and Paul? - With soldiers two, and a cripple? may the - Virgin pray for us all! - But we 've powder and guns in plenty, and - we 'll fight to the latest breath, - And if need be, for God and country, die a - brave soldier's death. - - "Load all the carabines quickly, and whenever - you sight the foe - Fire from the upper turret and loopholes down below, - Keep up the fire, brave soldiers, though the - fight may be fierce and long, - And they 'll think our little garrison is more - than a hundred strong." - - So spake the maiden Madeleine, and she roused - the Norman blood - That seemed for a moment sleeping, and sent - it like a flood - Through every heart around her, and they - fought the red Iroquois - As fought in the old-time battles the soldiers - of Carignan. - - And they say the black clouds gathered, and a - tempest swept the sky, - And the roar of the thunder mingled with the - forest tiger's cry, - But still the garrison fought on, while the lightning's - jagged spear - Tore a hole in the night's dark curtain, and - showed them a foeman near. - - And the sun rose up in the morning, and the - color of blood was he, - Gazing down from the heavens on the little - company - "Behold, my friends," cried the maiden, - "'t is a warning lest we forget, - Though the night saw us do our duty, our - work is not finished yet." - - And six days followed each other, and feeble - her limbs became - Yet the maid never sought her pillow, and the - flash of the carabine's flame - Illumined the powder-smoked faces, aye, even - when hope seemed gone, - And she only smiled on her comrades, and told - them to fight, fight on. - - And she blew a blast on the bugle, and lo! - from the forest black. - Merrily, merrily ringing, an answer came - pealing back. - Oh, pleasant and sweet it sounded, borne on - the morning air, - For it heralded fifty soldiers, with gallant De - la Monnire. - - - -[Illustration: "Saluted the brave young captain."] - - - - And when he beheld the maiden, the soldier of - Carignan, - And looked on the little garrison that fought - the red Iroquois - And held their own in the battle, for six long - weary days, - He stood for a moment speechless, and marvelled - at woman's ways. - - Then he beckoned the men behind him, and - steadily they advance - And with carabines uplifted the veterans of - France - Saluted the brave young Captain so timidly - standing there, - And they fired a volley in honor of Madeleine - Vercheres. - - And this, my dear, is the story of the maiden - Madeleine. - God grant that we in Canada may never see - again - Such cruel wars and massacre, in waking or in - dream, - As our fathers and mothers saw, my child, in - the days of the old rgime! 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width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-cover.jpg" /> + <div class="caption figure"> + Cover + </div> + </div> + </div> + <div class="align-None container frontispiece"> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"></div> + <div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 100%" id="figure-47"> + <img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-front.jpg" /> + <div class="caption figure"> + "O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you, an' w'y was you be so slow?" + </div> + </div> + </div> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 4em"></div> + <div class="align-None center container titlepage white-space-pre-line"> + <div class="align-center auto-scaled figure white-space-pre-line" style="width: 60%" id="figure-48"> + <span id="title-page"></span><img class="align-center white-space-pre-line" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-title.jpg" /> + <div class="caption figure white-space-pre-line"> + Title page + </div> + </div> + <div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 3em"></div> + <p class="pfirst white-space-pre-line x-large">Phil-o-rum's<br /> + Canoe</p> + <p class="medium pnext white-space-pre-line">and</p> + <p class="pnext white-space-pre-line x-large">Madeleine<br /> + Vercheres</p> + <div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 3em"></div> + <p class="medium pfirst white-space-pre-line">Two Poems by</p> + <p class="medium pnext white-space-pre-line">William<br /> + Henry<br /> + Drummond</p> + <p class="pnext small white-space-pre-line">Author of "The<br /> + Habitant," etc.</p> + <div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 3em"></div> + <p class="pfirst small white-space-pre-line">Illustrated by</p> + <p class="pnext small white-space-pre-line">Frederick<br /> + Simpson<br /> + Coburn</p> + <div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 4em"></div> + <p class="center medium pfirst white-space-pre-line">G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS<br /> + NEW YORK AND LONDON<br /> + The Knickerbocker Press<br /> + 1898</p> + <div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 4em"></div> + </div> + <div class="align-None center container verso white-space-pre-line"> + <p class="pfirst small white-space-pre-line">COPYRIGHT, 1898<br /> + BY<br /> + G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS<br /> + Entered at Stationers' Hall, London</p> + <div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 3em"></div> + <p class="pfirst small white-space-pre-line">The Knickerbocker Press, New York</p> + </div> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"></div> + <div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 61%" id="figure-49"> + <img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-001.jpg" /> + <div class="caption figure"> + headpiece + </div> + </div> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 4em"></div> + <p class="center large pfirst">PHIL-O-RUM'S CANOE.</p> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 2em"></div><!-- --> + <blockquote> + <div> + <div class="line-block outermost"> + <div class="line"> + "O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + an' w'y was you be so slow? + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Don't I work hard enough on de paddle, an' + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + still you don't seem to go-- + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + No win' at all on de fronte side, an' current + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + she don't be strong, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Den w'y are you lak' lazy feller, too sleepy for + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + move along? + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "I 'member de tam, w'en you jomp de sam' + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + as deer wit' de wolf behin', + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' brochet on de top de water, you scare + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + heem mos' off hees min': + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + But fish don't care for you now at all, only jus' + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + mebbe wink de eye, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + For he know it 's easy git out de way, w'en + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + you was a-passin' by"---- + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + I 'm spikin' dis way, jus' de oder day, w'en I 'm + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + out wit' de ole canoe + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Crossin' de point w'ere I see, las' fall, wan very + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + beeg caribou, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Wen somebody say, "Phil-o-rum, mon vieux, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + wat 's matter wit' you youse'f?" + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' who do you s'pose was talkin'? W'y de + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + poor ole canoe shese'f. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + O yass, I 'm scare w'en I 'm sittin' dere, an' + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + she 's callin' ma nam' dat way. + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "Phil-o-rum Juneau, w'y you spik so moche, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + you 're off on de head to-day: + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Can't be you forget, ole feller, you an' me + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + we're not too young, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' if I 'm lookin' so ole lak' you, I t'ink I + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + will close ma tongue. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "You should feel ashame, for you 're alway + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + blame, w'en it is n't ma fault at all, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + For I 'm tryin' to do bes' I can for you on + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + summer-tam, spring, an' fall. + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + How offen you drown on de reever, if I 'm + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + not lookin' out for you + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + W'en you 're takin' too moche on de w'isky, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + some night comin' down de Soo. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "De firse tam we go on de Wessoneau, no + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + feller can beat us den + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + For you 're purty strong man wit' de paddle, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + but dat 's long ago, ma frien', + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' win' she can blow off de mountain, an' + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + tonder an' rain may come, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + But camp see us bote on de evening--you + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + know dat was true, Phil-o-rum. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "An' who 's your horse, too, but your ole + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + canoe, an' w'en you feel cole an' wet, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Who was your house w'en I 'm upside down, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + an' onder de roof you get, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Wit' rain ronnin' down ma back, Baptême! till + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + I 'm gettin' de rheumateez, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' I never say not'ing at all moi-meme, but + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + let you do jus' you please? + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "You t'ink it was right, kip me out all night + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + on reever side down below, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' even 'bon soir' you was never say, but + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + off on de camp you go, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Leffin' your poor ole canoe behin', lyin' dere + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + on de groun', + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Watchin' de moon on de water, an' de bat + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + flyin' all aroun'? + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "Oh, dat's lonesome t'ing hear de grey owl + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + sing up on de beeg pine tree! + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' many long night she kip me awake till sun + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + on de Eas' I see, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' den you come down on de morning for + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + start on some more voyage, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' only t'ing decen' you do all day, is carry + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + me on portage. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "Dat 's way, Phil-o-rum, rheumateez she + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + come, wit' pain ronnin' troo' ma side, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Wan leetle hole here, 'noder beeg wan dere, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + dat not'ing can never hide, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Don't do any good feex me up agen, no matter + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + how moche you try, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + For w'en we come ole an' our work she 's + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + done, bote man an' canoe mus' die." + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Wall, she talk dat way mebbe mos' de day till + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + we 're passin' some beaver dam, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' wan de young beaver, he 's mak' hees tail + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + come down on de water Flam! + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + I never see de canoe so scare, she jomp nearly + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + two, t'ree feet, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + I t'ink she was goin' for ronne away, an' she + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + shut up de mout' toute suite. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + It mak' me feel queer, de strange t'ing I hear, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + an' I 'm glad she don't spik no more, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + But soon as we fin' ourse'f arrive over dere on + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + de 'noder shore + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + I tak' dat canoe lak' de lady, an' carry her off + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + wit' me, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + For I 'm sorry de way I 'm treat her, an' she + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + know more dan me, sapree! + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Yass, dat 's smart canoe, an' I know it 's true, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + w'at she 's spikin' wit' me dat day, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + I 'm not de young feller I use to be, w'en work + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + she was only play, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' I know I was comin' closer on place w'ere + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + I mus' tak' care, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + W'ere de mos' worse current 's de las' wan too, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + de current of Dead Riviere. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + You can only steer, an' if rock be near, wit' + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + wave dashin' all aroun', + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Better mak' leetle prayer, for on Dead Riviere, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + some very smart man get drown; + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + But if you be locky an' watch youse'f, mebbe + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + reever won't seem so wide, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + An' firse t'ing you know you 'll ronne ashore, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + safe on de 'noder side. + </div> + </div> + </div> + </div> + </blockquote> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"></div> + <div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 38%" id="figure-50"> + <img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-005.jpg" /> + <div class="caption figure"> + tailpiece + </div> + </div> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"></div> + <div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 61%" id="figure-51"> + <img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-006.jpg" /> + <div class="caption figure"> + headpiece + </div> + </div> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 4em"></div> + <p class="center large pfirst">MADELEINE VERCHERES.</p> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 2em"></div><!-- --> + <blockquote> + <div> + <div class="line-block outermost"> + <div class="line"> + I've told you many a tale, my child, of the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + old heroic days, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Of Indian wars and massacre, of villages ablaze + </div> + <div class="line"> + With savage torch, from Ville Marie to the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + Mission of Trois Rivieres; + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + But never have I told you yet of Madeleine Vercheres. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + <div class="line"> + Summer had come with its blossoms, and gaily + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + the robin sang, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And deep in the forest arches, the axe of the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + woodman rang; + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Again in the waving meadows, the sun-browned + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + farmers met + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And out on the green St. Lawrence, the fisherman + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + spread his net. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And so through the pleasant season, till the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + days of October came + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + When children wrought with their parents, and + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + even the old and lame + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + With tottering frames and footsteps, their + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + feeble labors lent + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + At the gathering of the harvest le bon Dieu + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + himself had sent. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + For news there was none of battle, from the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + forts on the Richelieu + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + To the gates of the ancient city, where the flag + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + of King Louis flew; + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + All peaceful the skies hung over the seigneurie + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + of Vercheres, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Like the calm that so often cometh ere the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + hurricane rends the air. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And never a thought of danger had the Seigneur, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + sailing away + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + To join the soldiers of Carignan, where down + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + at Quebec they lay, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + But smiled on his little daughter, the maiden + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + Madeleine, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And a necklet of jewels promised her, when + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + home he should come again. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And ever the days passed swiftly, and careless + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + the workmen grew, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + For the months they seemed a hundred since + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + the last war-bugle blew. + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Ah, little they dreamt on their pillows the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + farmers of Vercheres, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + That the wolves of the southern forest had + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + scented the harvest fair. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Like ravens they quickly gather, like tigers + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + they watch their prey. + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Poor people! with hearts so happy, they sang + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + as they toiled away! + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Till the murderous eyeballs glistened, and the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + tomahawk leaped out + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And the banks of the green St. Lawrence + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + echoed the savage shout. + </div> + </div> + </div> + </div> + </blockquote> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"></div> + <div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 91%" id="figure-52"> + <img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-008.jpg" /> + <div class="caption figure"> + Like tigers they watch their prey. + </div> + </div> + <div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"></div><!-- --> + <blockquote> + <div> + <div class="line-block outermost"> + <div class="line"> + "O mother of Christ, have pity!" shrieked the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + women in despair; + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "This is no time for praying," cried the young + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + Madeleine Vercheres; + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "Aux armes! aux armes! les Iroquois! quick + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + to your arms and guns, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Fight for your God and country, and the lives + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + of the innocent ones." + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And she sped like a deer of the mountain, when + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + beagles press close behind, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And the feet that would follow after must be + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + swift as the prairie wind. + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Alas! for the men and women and little ones + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + that day, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + For the road it was long and weary, and the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + fort it was far away. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + But the fawn had outstripped the hunters, and + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + the palisades drew near, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And soon from the inner gateway the war-bugle + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + rang out clear, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Gallant and clear it sounded, with never a note + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + of despair-- + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + 'T was a soldier of France's challenge, from + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + the young Madeleine Vercheres! + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "And this is my little garrison, my brothers + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + Louis and Paul? + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + With soldiers two, and a cripple? may the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + Virgin pray for us all! + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + But we 've powder and guns in plenty, and + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + we 'll fight to the latest breath, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And if need be, for God and country, die a + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + brave soldier's death. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "Load all the carabines quickly, and whenever + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + you sight the foe + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Fire from the upper turret and loopholes down below, + </div> + <div class="line"> + Keep up the fire, brave soldiers, though the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + fight may be fierce and long, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And they 'll think our little garrison is more + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + than a hundred strong." + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + So spake the maiden Madeleine, and she roused + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + the Norman blood + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + That seemed for a moment sleeping, and sent + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + it like a flood + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Through every heart around her, and they + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + fought the red Iroquois + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + As fought in the old-time battles the soldiers + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + of Carignan. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And they say the black clouds gathered, and a + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + tempest swept the sky, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And the roar of the thunder mingled with the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + forest tiger's cry, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + But still the garrison fought on, while the lightning's + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + jagged spear + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Tore a hole in the night's dark curtain, and + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + showed them a foeman near. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And the sun rose up in the morning, and the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + color of blood was he, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Gazing down from the heavens on the little + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + company + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + "Behold, my friends," cried the maiden, + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + "'t is a warning lest we forget, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Though the night saw us do our duty, our + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + work is not finished yet." + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And six days followed each other, and feeble + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + her limbs became + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Yet the maid never sought her pillow, and the + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + flash of the carabine's flame + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + Illumined the powder-smoked faces, aye, even + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + when hope seemed gone, + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And she only smiled on her comrades, and told + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + them to fight, fight on. + </div> + <div class="line"> + + </div> + </div> + <div class="line"> + And she blew a blast on the bugle, and lo! + </div> + <div class="inner line-block"> + <div class="line"> + from the forest black. 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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the <a class="reference internal" href="#project-gutenberg-license">Project Gutenberg License</a> -included with this eBook or online at -<a class="reference external" href="http://www.gutenberg.org/license">http://www.gutenberg.org/license</a>.</p> -<p class="noindent pnext"></p> -<div class="noindent vspace" style="height: 2em"> -</div> -<div class="align-None container noindent white-space-pre-line" id="pg-machine-header"> -<p class="noindent pfirst white-space-pre-line"><span class="white-space-pre-line">Title: Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres<br /> -<br /> -Author: William Henry Drummond<br /> -<br /> -Release Date: July 07, 2012 [EBook #40152]<br /> -<br /> -Language: English<br /> -<br /> -Character set encoding: UTF-8</span></p> -</div> -<div class="noindent vspace" style="height: 2em"> -</div> -<p class="noindent pfirst" id="pg-start-line">*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK <span>PHIL-O-RUM'S CANOE AND MADELEINE VERCHERES</span> ***</p> -<div class="noindent vspace" style="height: 4em"> -</div> -<p class="noindent pfirst" id="pg-produced-by"><span>Produced by Al Haines.</span></p> -<div class="noindent vspace" style="height: 1em"> -</div> -<p class="noindent pfirst"><span></span></p> -</div> -<div class="align-None container coverpage"> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 65%" id="figure-46"> -<span id="cover"></span><img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-cover.jpg" /> -<div class="caption figure"> -Cover</div> -</div> -</div> -<div class="align-None container frontispiece"> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 100%" id="figure-47"> -<img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-front.jpg" /> -<div class="caption figure"> -"O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you, an' w'y was you be so slow?"</div> -</div> -</div> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 4em"> -</div> -<div class="align-None center container titlepage white-space-pre-line"> -<div class="align-center auto-scaled figure white-space-pre-line" style="width: 60%" id="figure-48"> -<span id="title-page"></span><img class="align-center white-space-pre-line" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-title.jpg" /> -<div class="caption figure white-space-pre-line"> -Title page</div> -</div> -<div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<p class="pfirst white-space-pre-line x-large">Phil-o-rum's<br /> -Canoe</p> -<p class="medium pnext white-space-pre-line">and</p> -<p class="pnext white-space-pre-line x-large">Madeleine<br /> -Vercheres</p> -<div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<p class="medium pfirst white-space-pre-line">Two Poems by</p> -<p class="medium pnext white-space-pre-line">William<br /> -Henry<br /> -Drummond</p> -<p class="pnext small white-space-pre-line">Author of "The<br /> -Habitant," etc.</p> -<div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<p class="pfirst small white-space-pre-line">Illustrated by</p> -<p class="pnext small white-space-pre-line">Frederick<br /> -Simpson<br /> -Coburn</p> -<div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 4em"> -</div> -<p class="center medium pfirst white-space-pre-line">G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS<br /> -NEW YORK AND LONDON<br /> -The Knickerbocker Press<br /> -1898</p> -<div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 4em"> -</div> -</div> -<div class="align-None center container verso white-space-pre-line"> -<p class="pfirst small white-space-pre-line">COPYRIGHT, 1898<br /> -BY<br /> -G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS<br /> -Entered at Stationers' Hall, London</p> -<div class="vspace white-space-pre-line" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<p class="pfirst small white-space-pre-line">The Knickerbocker Press, New York</p> -</div> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 61%" id="figure-49"> -<img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-001.jpg" /> -<div class="caption figure"> -headpiece</div> -</div> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 4em"> -</div> -<p class="center large pfirst">PHIL-O-RUM'S CANOE.</p> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 2em"> -</div> -<!-- --> -<blockquote> -<div> -<div class="line-block outermost"> -<div class="line">"O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">an' w'y was you be so slow?</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Don't I work hard enough on de paddle, an'</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">still you don't seem to go--</div> -</div> -<div class="line">No win' at all on de fronte side, an' current</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">she don't be strong,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Den w'y are you lak' lazy feller, too sleepy for</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">move along?</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">"I 'member de tam, w'en you jomp de sam'</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">as deer wit' de wolf behin',</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' brochet on de top de water, you scare</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">heem mos' off hees min':</div> -</div> -<div class="line">But fish don't care for you now at all, only jus'</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">mebbe wink de eye,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">For he know it 's easy git out de way, w'en</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">you was a-passin' by"----</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">I 'm spikin' dis way, jus' de oder day, w'en I 'm</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">out wit' de ole canoe</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Crossin' de point w'ere I see, las' fall, wan very</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">beeg caribou,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Wen somebody say, "Phil-o-rum, mon vieux,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">wat 's matter wit' you youse'f?"</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' who do you s'pose was talkin'? W'y de</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">poor ole canoe shese'f.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">O yass, I 'm scare w'en I 'm sittin' dere, an'</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">she 's callin' ma nam' dat way.</div> -</div> -<div class="line">"Phil-o-rum Juneau, w'y you spik so moche,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">you 're off on de head to-day:</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Can't be you forget, ole feller, you an' me</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">we're not too young,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' if I 'm lookin' so ole lak' you, I t'ink I</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">will close ma tongue.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">"You should feel ashame, for you 're alway</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">blame, w'en it is n't ma fault at all,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">For I 'm tryin' to do bes' I can for you on</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">summer-tam, spring, an' fall.</div> -</div> -<div class="line">How offen you drown on de reever, if I 'm</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">not lookin' out for you</div> -</div> -<div class="line">W'en you 're takin' too moche on de w'isky,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">some night comin' down de Soo.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">"De firse tam we go on de Wessoneau, no</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">feller can beat us den</div> -</div> -<div class="line">For you 're purty strong man wit' de paddle,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">but dat 's long ago, ma frien',</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' win' she can blow off de mountain, an'</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">tonder an' rain may come,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">But camp see us bote on de evening--you</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">know dat was true, Phil-o-rum.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">"An' who 's your horse, too, but your ole</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">canoe, an' w'en you feel cole an' wet,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Who was your house w'en I 'm upside down,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">an' onder de roof you get,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Wit' rain ronnin' down ma back, Baptême! till</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">I 'm gettin' de rheumateez,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' I never say not'ing at all moi-meme, but</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">let you do jus' you please?</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">"You t'ink it was right, kip me out all night</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">on reever side down below,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' even 'bon soir' you was never say, but</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">off on de camp you go,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Leffin' your poor ole canoe behin', lyin' dere</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">on de groun',</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Watchin' de moon on de water, an' de bat</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">flyin' all aroun'?</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">"Oh, dat's lonesome t'ing hear de grey owl</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">sing up on de beeg pine tree!</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' many long night she kip me awake till sun</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">on de Eas' I see,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' den you come down on de morning for</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">start on some more voyage,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' only t'ing decen' you do all day, is carry</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">me on portage.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">"Dat 's way, Phil-o-rum, rheumateez she</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">come, wit' pain ronnin' troo' ma side,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Wan leetle hole here, 'noder beeg wan dere,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">dat not'ing can never hide,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Don't do any good feex me up agen, no matter</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">how moche you try,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">For w'en we come ole an' our work she 's</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">done, bote man an' canoe mus' die."</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">Wall, she talk dat way mebbe mos' de day till</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">we 're passin' some beaver dam,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' wan de young beaver, he 's mak' hees tail</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">come down on de water Flam!</div> -</div> -<div class="line">I never see de canoe so scare, she jomp nearly</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">two, t'ree feet,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">I t'ink she was goin' for ronne away, an' she</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">shut up de mout' toute suite.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">It mak' me feel queer, de strange t'ing I hear,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">an' I 'm glad she don't spik no more,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">But soon as we fin' ourse'f arrive over dere on</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">de 'noder shore</div> -</div> -<div class="line">I tak' dat canoe lak' de lady, an' carry her off</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">wit' me,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">For I 'm sorry de way I 'm treat her, an' she</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">know more dan me, sapree!</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">Yass, dat 's smart canoe, an' I know it 's true,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">w'at she 's spikin' wit' me dat day,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">I 'm not de young feller I use to be, w'en work</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">she was only play,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' I know I was comin' closer on place w'ere</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">I mus' tak' care,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">W'ere de mos' worse current 's de las' wan too,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">de current of Dead Riviere.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">You can only steer, an' if rock be near, wit'</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">wave dashin' all aroun',</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Better mak' leetle prayer, for on Dead Riviere,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">some very smart man get drown;</div> -</div> -<div class="line">But if you be locky an' watch youse'f, mebbe</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">reever won't seem so wide,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">An' firse t'ing you know you 'll ronne ashore,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">safe on de 'noder side.</div> -</div> -</div> -</div> -</blockquote> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 38%" id="figure-50"> -<img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-005.jpg" /> -<div class="caption figure"> -tailpiece</div> -</div> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 61%" id="figure-51"> -<img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-006.jpg" /> -<div class="caption figure"> -headpiece</div> -</div> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 4em"> -</div> -<p class="center large pfirst">MADELEINE VERCHERES.</p> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 2em"> -</div> -<!-- --> -<blockquote> -<div> -<div class="line-block outermost"> -<div class="line">I've told you many a tale, my child, of the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">old heroic days,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Of Indian wars and massacre, of villages ablaze</div> -<div class="line">With savage torch, from Ville Marie to the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">Mission of Trois Rivieres;</div> -</div> -<div class="line">But never have I told you yet of Madeleine Vercheres.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -<div class="line">Summer had come with its blossoms, and gaily</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">the robin sang,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And deep in the forest arches, the axe of the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">woodman rang;</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Again in the waving meadows, the sun-browned</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">farmers met</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And out on the green St. Lawrence, the fisherman</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">spread his net.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">And so through the pleasant season, till the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">days of October came</div> -</div> -<div class="line">When children wrought with their parents, and</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">even the old and lame</div> -</div> -<div class="line">With tottering frames and footsteps, their</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">feeble labors lent</div> -</div> -<div class="line">At the gathering of the harvest le bon Dieu</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">himself had sent.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">For news there was none of battle, from the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">forts on the Richelieu</div> -</div> -<div class="line">To the gates of the ancient city, where the flag</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">of King Louis flew;</div> -</div> -<div class="line">All peaceful the skies hung over the seigneurie</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">of Vercheres,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Like the calm that so often cometh ere the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">hurricane rends the air.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">And never a thought of danger had the Seigneur,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">sailing away</div> -</div> -<div class="line">To join the soldiers of Carignan, where down</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">at Quebec they lay,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">But smiled on his little daughter, the maiden</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">Madeleine,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And a necklet of jewels promised her, when</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">home he should come again.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">And ever the days passed swiftly, and careless</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">the workmen grew,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">For the months they seemed a hundred since</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">the last war-bugle blew.</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Ah, little they dreamt on their pillows the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">farmers of Vercheres,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">That the wolves of the southern forest had</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">scented the harvest fair.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">Like ravens they quickly gather, like tigers</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">they watch their prey.</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Poor people! with hearts so happy, they sang</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">as they toiled away!</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Till the murderous eyeballs glistened, and the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">tomahawk leaped out</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And the banks of the green St. Lawrence</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">echoed the savage shout.</div> -</div> -</div> -</div> -</blockquote> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 91%" id="figure-52"> -<img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-008.jpg" /> -<div class="caption figure"> -Like tigers they watch their prey.</div> -</div> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<!-- --> -<blockquote> -<div> -<div class="line-block outermost"> -<div class="line">"O mother of Christ, have pity!" shrieked the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">women in despair;</div> -</div> -<div class="line">"This is no time for praying," cried the young</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">Madeleine Vercheres;</div> -</div> -<div class="line">"Aux armes! aux armes! les Iroquois! quick</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">to your arms and guns,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Fight for your God and country, and the lives</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">of the innocent ones."</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">And she sped like a deer of the mountain, when</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">beagles press close behind,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And the feet that would follow after must be</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">swift as the prairie wind.</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Alas! for the men and women and little ones</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">that day,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">For the road it was long and weary, and the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">fort it was far away.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">But the fawn had outstripped the hunters, and</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">the palisades drew near,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And soon from the inner gateway the war-bugle</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">rang out clear,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Gallant and clear it sounded, with never a note</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">of despair--</div> -</div> -<div class="line">'T was a soldier of France's challenge, from</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">the young Madeleine Vercheres!</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">"And this is my little garrison, my brothers</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">Louis and Paul?</div> -</div> -<div class="line">With soldiers two, and a cripple? may the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">Virgin pray for us all!</div> -</div> -<div class="line">But we 've powder and guns in plenty, and</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">we 'll fight to the latest breath,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And if need be, for God and country, die a</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">brave soldier's death.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">"Load all the carabines quickly, and whenever</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">you sight the foe</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Fire from the upper turret and loopholes down below,</div> -<div class="line">Keep up the fire, brave soldiers, though the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">fight may be fierce and long,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And they 'll think our little garrison is more</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">than a hundred strong."</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">So spake the maiden Madeleine, and she roused</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">the Norman blood</div> -</div> -<div class="line">That seemed for a moment sleeping, and sent</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">it like a flood</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Through every heart around her, and they</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">fought the red Iroquois</div> -</div> -<div class="line">As fought in the old-time battles the soldiers</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">of Carignan.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">And they say the black clouds gathered, and a</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">tempest swept the sky,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And the roar of the thunder mingled with the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">forest tiger's cry,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">But still the garrison fought on, while the lightning's</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">jagged spear</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Tore a hole in the night's dark curtain, and</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">showed them a foeman near.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">And the sun rose up in the morning, and the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">color of blood was he,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Gazing down from the heavens on the little</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">company</div> -</div> -<div class="line">"Behold, my friends," cried the maiden,</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">"'t is a warning lest we forget,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Though the night saw us do our duty, our</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">work is not finished yet."</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">And six days followed each other, and feeble</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">her limbs became</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Yet the maid never sought her pillow, and the</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">flash of the carabine's flame</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Illumined the powder-smoked faces, aye, even</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">when hope seemed gone,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And she only smiled on her comrades, and told</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">them to fight, fight on.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">And she blew a blast on the bugle, and lo!</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">from the forest black.</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Merrily, merrily ringing, an answer came</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">pealing back.</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Oh, pleasant and sweet it sounded, borne on</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">the morning air,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">For it heralded fifty soldiers, with gallant De</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">la Monnière.</div> -</div> -</div> -</div> -</blockquote> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<div class="align-center auto-scaled figure" style="width: 99%" id="figure-53"> -<img class="align-center" style="display: block; width: 100%" alt=" " src="images/img-010.jpg" /> -<div class="caption figure"> -"Saluted the brave young captain."</div> -</div> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<!-- --> -<blockquote> -<div> -<div class="line-block outermost"> -<div class="line">And when he beheld the maiden, the soldier of</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">Carignan,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And looked on the little garrison that fought</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">the red Iroquois</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And held their own in the battle, for six long</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">weary days,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">He stood for a moment speechless, and marvelled</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">at woman's ways.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">Then he beckoned the men behind him, and</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">steadily they advance</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And with carabines uplifted the veterans of</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">France</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Saluted the brave young Captain so timidly</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">standing there,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">And they fired a volley in honor of Madeleine</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">Vercheres.</div> -<div class="line"> </div> -</div> -<div class="line">And this, my dear, is the story of the maiden</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">Madeleine.</div> -</div> -<div class="line">God grant that we in Canada may never see</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">again</div> -</div> -<div class="line">Such cruel wars and massacre, in waking or in</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">dream,</div> -</div> -<div class="line">As our fathers and mothers saw, my child, in</div> -<div class="inner line-block"> -<div class="line">the days of the old régime!</div> -</div> -</div> -</div> -</blockquote> -<div class="vspace" style="height: 3em"> -</div> -<div 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- :PG.Title: Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres
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- :DC.Title: Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres
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- :DC.Created: 1898
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- :alt: "O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you, an' w'y was you be so slow?"
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- Phil-o-rum's
- Canoe
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- Madeleine
- Vercheres
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- Two Poems by
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- William
- Henry
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- Habitant," etc.
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- G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
- NEW YORK AND LONDON
- The Knickerbocker Press
- 1898
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- COPYRIGHT, 1898
- BY
- G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
- Entered at Stationers' Hall, London
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- PHIL-O-RUM'S CANOE.
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- | "O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you,
- | an' w'y was you be so slow?
- | Don't I work hard enough on de paddle, an'
- | still you don't seem to go--
- | No win' at all on de fronte side, an' current
- | she don't be strong,
- | Den w'y are you lak' lazy feller, too sleepy for
- | move along?
- |
- | "I 'member de tam, w'en you jomp de sam'
- | as deer wit' de wolf behin',
- | An' brochet on de top de water, you scare
- | heem mos' off hees min':
- | But fish don't care for you now at all, only jus'
- | mebbe wink de eye,
- | For he know it 's easy git out de way, w'en
- | you was a-passin' by"----
- |
- | I 'm spikin' dis way, jus' de oder day, w'en I 'm
- | out wit' de ole canoe
- | Crossin' de point w'ere I see, las' fall, wan very
- | beeg caribou,
- | Wen somebody say, "Phil-o-rum, mon vieux,
- | wat 's matter wit' you youse'f?"
- | An' who do you s'pose was talkin'? W'y de
- | poor ole canoe shese'f.
- |
- | O yass, I 'm scare w'en I 'm sittin' dere, an'
- | she 's callin' ma nam' dat way.
- | "Phil-o-rum Juneau, w'y you spik so moche,
- | you 're off on de head to-day:
- | Can't be you forget, ole feller, you an' me
- | we're not too young,
- | An' if I 'm lookin' so ole lak' you, I t'ink I
- | will close ma tongue.
- |
- | "You should feel ashame, for you 're alway
- | blame, w'en it is n't ma fault at all,
- | For I 'm tryin' to do bes' I can for you on
- | summer-tam, spring, an' fall.
- | How offen you drown on de reever, if I 'm
- | not lookin' out for you
- | W'en you 're takin' too moche on de w'isky,
- | some night comin' down de Soo.
- |
- | "De firse tam we go on de Wessoneau, no
- | feller can beat us den
- | For you 're purty strong man wit' de paddle,
- | but dat 's long ago, ma frien',
- | An' win' she can blow off de mountain, an'
- | tonder an' rain may come,
- | But camp see us bote on de evening--you
- | know dat was true, Phil-o-rum.
- |
- | "An' who 's your horse, too, but your ole
- | canoe, an' w'en you feel cole an' wet,
- | Who was your house w'en I 'm upside down,
- | an' onder de roof you get,
- | Wit' rain ronnin' down ma back, Baptême! till
- | I 'm gettin' de rheumateez,
- | An' I never say not'ing at all moi-meme, but
- | let you do jus' you please?
- |
- | "You t'ink it was right, kip me out all night
- | on reever side down below,
- | An' even 'bon soir' you was never say, but
- | off on de camp you go,
- | Leffin' your poor ole canoe behin', lyin' dere
- | on de groun',
- | Watchin' de moon on de water, an' de bat
- | flyin' all aroun'?
- |
- | "Oh, dat's lonesome t'ing hear de grey owl
- | sing up on de beeg pine tree!
- | An' many long night she kip me awake till sun
- | on de Eas' I see,
- | An' den you come down on de morning for
- | start on some more voyage,
- | An' only t'ing decen' you do all day, is carry
- | me on portage.
- |
- | "Dat 's way, Phil-o-rum, rheumateez she
- | come, wit' pain ronnin' troo' ma side,
- | Wan leetle hole here, 'noder beeg wan dere,
- | dat not'ing can never hide,
- | Don't do any good feex me up agen, no matter
- | how moche you try,
- | For w'en we come ole an' our work she 's
- | done, bote man an' canoe mus' die."
- |
- | Wall, she talk dat way mebbe mos' de day till
- | we 're passin' some beaver dam,
- | An' wan de young beaver, he 's mak' hees tail
- | come down on de water Flam!
- | I never see de canoe so scare, she jomp nearly
- | two, t'ree feet,
- | I t'ink she was goin' for ronne away, an' she
- | shut up de mout' toute suite.
- |
- | It mak' me feel queer, de strange t'ing I hear,
- | an' I 'm glad she don't spik no more,
- | But soon as we fin' ourse'f arrive over dere on
- | de 'noder shore
- | I tak' dat canoe lak' de lady, an' carry her off
- | wit' me,
- | For I 'm sorry de way I 'm treat her, an' she
- | know more dan me, sapree!
- |
- | Yass, dat 's smart canoe, an' I know it 's true,
- | w'at she 's spikin' wit' me dat day,
- | I 'm not de young feller I use to be, w'en work
- | she was only play,
- | An' I know I was comin' closer on place w'ere
- | I mus' tak' care,
- | W'ere de mos' worse current 's de las' wan too,
- | de current of Dead Riviere.
- |
- | You can only steer, an' if rock be near, wit'
- | wave dashin' all aroun',
- | Better mak' leetle prayer, for on Dead Riviere,
- | some very smart man get drown;
- | But if you be locky an' watch youse'f, mebbe
- | reever won't seem so wide,
- | An' firse t'ing you know you 'll ronne ashore,
- | safe on de 'noder side.
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- MADELEINE VERCHERES.
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- | I've told you many a tale, my child, of the
- | old heroic days,
- | Of Indian wars and massacre, of villages ablaze
- | With savage torch, from Ville Marie to the
- | Mission of Trois Rivieres;
- | But never have I told you yet of Madeleine Vercheres.
- |
- | Summer had come with its blossoms, and gaily
- | the robin sang,
- | And deep in the forest arches, the axe of the
- | woodman rang;
- | Again in the waving meadows, the sun-browned
- | farmers met
- | And out on the green St. Lawrence, the fisherman
- | spread his net.
- |
- | And so through the pleasant season, till the
- | days of October came
- | When children wrought with their parents, and
- | even the old and lame
- | With tottering frames and footsteps, their
- | feeble labors lent
- | At the gathering of the harvest le bon Dieu
- | himself had sent.
- |
- | For news there was none of battle, from the
- | forts on the Richelieu
- | To the gates of the ancient city, where the flag
- | of King Louis flew;
- | All peaceful the skies hung over the seigneurie
- | of Vercheres,
- | Like the calm that so often cometh ere the
- | hurricane rends the air.
- |
- | And never a thought of danger had the Seigneur,
- | sailing away
- | To join the soldiers of Carignan, where down
- | at Quebec they lay,
- | But smiled on his little daughter, the maiden
- | Madeleine,
- | And a necklet of jewels promised her, when
- | home he should come again.
- |
- | And ever the days passed swiftly, and careless
- | the workmen grew,
- | For the months they seemed a hundred since
- | the last war-bugle blew.
- | Ah, little they dreamt on their pillows the
- | farmers of Vercheres,
- | That the wolves of the southern forest had
- | scented the harvest fair.
- |
- | Like ravens they quickly gather, like tigers
- | they watch their prey.
- | Poor people! with hearts so happy, they sang
- | as they toiled away!
- | Till the murderous eyeballs glistened, and the
- | tomahawk leaped out
- | And the banks of the green St. Lawrence
- | echoed the savage shout.
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- | "O mother of Christ, have pity!" shrieked the
- | women in despair;
- | "This is no time for praying," cried the young
- | Madeleine Vercheres;
- | "Aux armes! aux armes! les Iroquois! quick
- | to your arms and guns,
- | Fight for your God and country, and the lives
- | of the innocent ones."
- |
- | And she sped like a deer of the mountain, when
- | beagles press close behind,
- | And the feet that would follow after must be
- | swift as the prairie wind.
- | Alas! for the men and women and little ones
- | that day,
- | For the road it was long and weary, and the
- | fort it was far away.
- |
- | But the fawn had outstripped the hunters, and
- | the palisades drew near,
- | And soon from the inner gateway the war-bugle
- | rang out clear,
- | Gallant and clear it sounded, with never a note
- | of despair--
- | 'T was a soldier of France's challenge, from
- | the young Madeleine Vercheres!
- |
- | "And this is my little garrison, my brothers
- | Louis and Paul?
- | With soldiers two, and a cripple? may the
- | Virgin pray for us all!
- | But we 've powder and guns in plenty, and
- | we 'll fight to the latest breath,
- | And if need be, for God and country, die a
- | brave soldier's death.
- |
- | "Load all the carabines quickly, and whenever
- | you sight the foe
- | Fire from the upper turret and loopholes down below,
- | Keep up the fire, brave soldiers, though the
- | fight may be fierce and long,
- | And they 'll think our little garrison is more
- | than a hundred strong."
- |
- | So spake the maiden Madeleine, and she roused
- | the Norman blood
- | That seemed for a moment sleeping, and sent
- | it like a flood
- | Through every heart around her, and they
- | fought the red Iroquois
- | As fought in the old-time battles the soldiers
- | of Carignan.
- |
- | And they say the black clouds gathered, and a
- | tempest swept the sky,
- | And the roar of the thunder mingled with the
- | forest tiger's cry,
- | But still the garrison fought on, while the lightning's
- | jagged spear
- | Tore a hole in the night's dark curtain, and
- | showed them a foeman near.
- |
- | And the sun rose up in the morning, and the
- | color of blood was he,
- | Gazing down from the heavens on the little
- | company
- | "Behold, my friends," cried the maiden,
- | "'t is a warning lest we forget,
- | Though the night saw us do our duty, our
- | work is not finished yet."
- |
- | And six days followed each other, and feeble
- | her limbs became
- | Yet the maid never sought her pillow, and the
- | flash of the carabine's flame
- | Illumined the powder-smoked faces, aye, even
- | when hope seemed gone,
- | And she only smiled on her comrades, and told
- | them to fight, fight on.
- |
- | And she blew a blast on the bugle, and lo!
- | from the forest black.
- | Merrily, merrily ringing, an answer came
- | pealing back.
- | Oh, pleasant and sweet it sounded, borne on
- | the morning air,
- | For it heralded fifty soldiers, with gallant De
- | la Monnière.
-
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- | And when he beheld the maiden, the soldier of
- | Carignan,
- | And looked on the little garrison that fought
- | the red Iroquois
- | And held their own in the battle, for six long
- | weary days,
- | He stood for a moment speechless, and marvelled
- | at woman's ways.
- |
- | Then he beckoned the men behind him, and
- | steadily they advance
- | And with carabines uplifted the veterans of
- | France
- | Saluted the brave young Captain so timidly
- | standing there,
- | And they fired a volley in honor of Madeleine
- | Vercheres.
- |
- | And this, my dear, is the story of the maiden
- | Madeleine.
- | God grant that we in Canada may never see
- | again
- | Such cruel wars and massacre, in waking or in
- | dream,
- | As our fathers and mothers saw, my child, in
- | the days of the old régime!
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You may copy it, give it away or re-use it -under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this -eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license. - - -Title: Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres - -Author: William Henry Drummond - -Release Date: July 07, 2012 [EBook #40152] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: US-ASCII - - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PHIL-O-RUM'S CANOE AND -MADELEINE VERCHERES *** - - - - -Produced by Al Haines. - - - - -[Illustration: Cover] - - - -[Illustration: "O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you, an' w'y was you -be so slow?"] - - - - - [Illustration: Title page] - - - - Phil-o-rum's - Canoe - - and - - Madeleine - Vercheres - - - - Two Poems by - - William - Henry - Drummond - - Author of "The - Habitant," etc. - - - - Illustrated by - - Frederick - Simpson - Coburn - - - - - G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS - NEW YORK AND LONDON - The Knickerbocker Press - 1898 - - - - - COPYRIGHT, 1898 - BY - G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS - Entered at Stationers' Hall, London - - - - The Knickerbocker Press, New York - - - -[Illustration: headpiece] - - - - - PHIL-O-RUM'S CANOE. - - - "O ma ole canoe, wat 's matter wit' you, - an' w'y was you be so slow? - Don't I work hard enough on de paddle, an' - still you don't seem to go-- - No win' at all on de fronte side, an' current - she don't be strong, - Den w'y are you lak' lazy feller, too sleepy for - move along? - - "I 'member de tam, w'en you jomp de sam' - as deer wit' de wolf behin', - An' brochet on de top de water, you scare - heem mos' off hees min': - But fish don't care for you now at all, only jus' - mebbe wink de eye, - For he know it 's easy git out de way, w'en - you was a-passin' by"---- - - I 'm spikin' dis way, jus' de oder day, w'en I 'm - out wit' de ole canoe - Crossin' de point w'ere I see, las' fall, wan very - beeg caribou, - Wen somebody say, "Phil-o-rum, mon vieux, - wat 's matter wit' you youse'f?" - An' who do you s'pose was talkin'? W'y de - poor ole canoe shese'f. - - O yass, I 'm scare w'en I 'm sittin' dere, an' - she 's callin' ma nam' dat way. - "Phil-o-rum Juneau, w'y you spik so moche, - you 're off on de head to-day: - Can't be you forget, ole feller, you an' me - we're not too young, - An' if I 'm lookin' so ole lak' you, I t'ink I - will close ma tongue. - - "You should feel ashame, for you 're alway - blame, w'en it is n't ma fault at all, - For I 'm tryin' to do bes' I can for you on - summer-tam, spring, an' fall. - How offen you drown on de reever, if I 'm - not lookin' out for you - W'en you 're takin' too moche on de w'isky, - some night comin' down de Soo. - - "De firse tam we go on de Wessoneau, no - feller can beat us den - For you 're purty strong man wit' de paddle, - but dat 's long ago, ma frien', - An' win' she can blow off de mountain, an' - tonder an' rain may come, - But camp see us bote on de evening--you - know dat was true, Phil-o-rum. - - "An' who 's your horse, too, but your ole - canoe, an' w'en you feel cole an' wet, - Who was your house w'en I 'm upside down, - an' onder de roof you get, - Wit' rain ronnin' down ma back, Bapteme! till - I 'm gettin' de rheumateez, - An' I never say not'ing at all moi-meme, but - let you do jus' you please? - - "You t'ink it was right, kip me out all night - on reever side down below, - An' even 'bon soir' you was never say, but - off on de camp you go, - Leffin' your poor ole canoe behin', lyin' dere - on de groun', - Watchin' de moon on de water, an' de bat - flyin' all aroun'? - - "Oh, dat's lonesome t'ing hear de grey owl - sing up on de beeg pine tree! - An' many long night she kip me awake till sun - on de Eas' I see, - An' den you come down on de morning for - start on some more voyage, - An' only t'ing decen' you do all day, is carry - me on portage. - - "Dat 's way, Phil-o-rum, rheumateez she - come, wit' pain ronnin' troo' ma side, - Wan leetle hole here, 'noder beeg wan dere, - dat not'ing can never hide, - Don't do any good feex me up agen, no matter - how moche you try, - For w'en we come ole an' our work she 's - done, bote man an' canoe mus' die." - - Wall, she talk dat way mebbe mos' de day till - we 're passin' some beaver dam, - An' wan de young beaver, he 's mak' hees tail - come down on de water Flam! - I never see de canoe so scare, she jomp nearly - two, t'ree feet, - I t'ink she was goin' for ronne away, an' she - shut up de mout' toute suite. - - It mak' me feel queer, de strange t'ing I hear, - an' I 'm glad she don't spik no more, - But soon as we fin' ourse'f arrive over dere on - de 'noder shore - I tak' dat canoe lak' de lady, an' carry her off - wit' me, - For I 'm sorry de way I 'm treat her, an' she - know more dan me, sapree! - - Yass, dat 's smart canoe, an' I know it 's true, - w'at she 's spikin' wit' me dat day, - I 'm not de young feller I use to be, w'en work - she was only play, - An' I know I was comin' closer on place w'ere - I mus' tak' care, - W'ere de mos' worse current 's de las' wan too, - de current of Dead Riviere. - - You can only steer, an' if rock be near, wit' - wave dashin' all aroun', - Better mak' leetle prayer, for on Dead Riviere, - some very smart man get drown; - But if you be locky an' watch youse'f, mebbe - reever won't seem so wide, - An' firse t'ing you know you 'll ronne ashore, - safe on de 'noder side. - - - -[Illustration: tailpiece] - - - -[Illustration: headpiece] - - - - - MADELEINE VERCHERES. - - - I've told you many a tale, my child, of the - old heroic days, - Of Indian wars and massacre, of villages ablaze - With savage torch, from Ville Marie to the - Mission of Trois Rivieres; - But never have I told you yet of Madeleine Vercheres. - - Summer had come with its blossoms, and gaily - the robin sang, - And deep in the forest arches, the axe of the - woodman rang; - Again in the waving meadows, the sun-browned - farmers met - And out on the green St. Lawrence, the fisherman - spread his net. - - And so through the pleasant season, till the - days of October came - When children wrought with their parents, and - even the old and lame - With tottering frames and footsteps, their - feeble labors lent - At the gathering of the harvest le bon Dieu - himself had sent. - - For news there was none of battle, from the - forts on the Richelieu - To the gates of the ancient city, where the flag - of King Louis flew; - All peaceful the skies hung over the seigneurie - of Vercheres, - Like the calm that so often cometh ere the - hurricane rends the air. - - And never a thought of danger had the Seigneur, - sailing away - To join the soldiers of Carignan, where down - at Quebec they lay, - But smiled on his little daughter, the maiden - Madeleine, - And a necklet of jewels promised her, when - home he should come again. - - And ever the days passed swiftly, and careless - the workmen grew, - For the months they seemed a hundred since - the last war-bugle blew. - Ah, little they dreamt on their pillows the - farmers of Vercheres, - That the wolves of the southern forest had - scented the harvest fair. - - Like ravens they quickly gather, like tigers - they watch their prey. - Poor people! with hearts so happy, they sang - as they toiled away! - Till the murderous eyeballs glistened, and the - tomahawk leaped out - And the banks of the green St. Lawrence - echoed the savage shout. - - - -[Illustration: Like tigers they watch their prey.] - - - - "O mother of Christ, have pity!" shrieked the - women in despair; - "This is no time for praying," cried the young - Madeleine Vercheres; - "Aux armes! aux armes! les Iroquois! quick - to your arms and guns, - Fight for your God and country, and the lives - of the innocent ones." - - And she sped like a deer of the mountain, when - beagles press close behind, - And the feet that would follow after must be - swift as the prairie wind. - Alas! for the men and women and little ones - that day, - For the road it was long and weary, and the - fort it was far away. - - But the fawn had outstripped the hunters, and - the palisades drew near, - And soon from the inner gateway the war-bugle - rang out clear, - Gallant and clear it sounded, with never a note - of despair-- - 'T was a soldier of France's challenge, from - the young Madeleine Vercheres! - - "And this is my little garrison, my brothers - Louis and Paul? - With soldiers two, and a cripple? may the - Virgin pray for us all! - But we 've powder and guns in plenty, and - we 'll fight to the latest breath, - And if need be, for God and country, die a - brave soldier's death. - - "Load all the carabines quickly, and whenever - you sight the foe - Fire from the upper turret and loopholes down below, - Keep up the fire, brave soldiers, though the - fight may be fierce and long, - And they 'll think our little garrison is more - than a hundred strong." - - So spake the maiden Madeleine, and she roused - the Norman blood - That seemed for a moment sleeping, and sent - it like a flood - Through every heart around her, and they - fought the red Iroquois - As fought in the old-time battles the soldiers - of Carignan. - - And they say the black clouds gathered, and a - tempest swept the sky, - And the roar of the thunder mingled with the - forest tiger's cry, - But still the garrison fought on, while the lightning's - jagged spear - Tore a hole in the night's dark curtain, and - showed them a foeman near. - - And the sun rose up in the morning, and the - color of blood was he, - Gazing down from the heavens on the little - company - "Behold, my friends," cried the maiden, - "'t is a warning lest we forget, - Though the night saw us do our duty, our - work is not finished yet." - - And six days followed each other, and feeble - her limbs became - Yet the maid never sought her pillow, and the - flash of the carabine's flame - Illumined the powder-smoked faces, aye, even - when hope seemed gone, - And she only smiled on her comrades, and told - them to fight, fight on. - - And she blew a blast on the bugle, and lo! - from the forest black. - Merrily, merrily ringing, an answer came - pealing back. - Oh, pleasant and sweet it sounded, borne on - the morning air, - For it heralded fifty soldiers, with gallant De - la Monniere. - - - -[Illustration: "Saluted the brave young captain."] - - - - And when he beheld the maiden, the soldier of - Carignan, - And looked on the little garrison that fought - the red Iroquois - And held their own in the battle, for six long - weary days, - He stood for a moment speechless, and marvelled - at woman's ways. - - Then he beckoned the men behind him, and - steadily they advance - And with carabines uplifted the veterans of - France - Saluted the brave young Captain so timidly - standing there, - And they fired a volley in honor of Madeleine - Vercheres. - - And this, my dear, is the story of the maiden - Madeleine. - God grant that we in Canada may never see - again - Such cruel wars and massacre, in waking or in - dream, - As our fathers and mothers saw, my child, in - the days of the old regime! 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