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diff --git a/40152.txt b/40152.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 757ec31..0000000 --- a/40152.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,817 +0,0 @@ - PHIL-O-RUM'S CANOE AND MADELEINE VERCHERS - - - - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost -no restrictions whatsoever. 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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