And ravish wife and daughter.

" I under cover of tli' attack.

Whilst you are all at blows. From English Neighborhood and Tinack

Will drive away the cows.

" For well you know the latter is

The serious operation, And fighting with the refugees

Is only demonstration.''

His daring words from all the crowd Such great applause did gain,

That every man declai-ed aloud For serious work witli Wayne.

Then from the cask of rum once more

They took a heady gill, When one and all they loudly swore

Tliey'd fight upon the hill.

But here-- the muse has not a strain

Befitting such great deeds, " Hun-a," they cried, " liurra for Wapie !

And, shoutmg -- did their needs.

Canto II.

Near his meridian ppmp, tlie sun Had journey'dfrom the horizon.

When fierce the dusky tribe moved on. Of heroes chunlv as poison.

The sounds confused of boasting oaths,

Re-echoed through the wood. Some vow'd to sleep in dead men's clothes

And some to swim in blood.

i

TOE HUDSON.

At Irvine's nod,* 'twas fine to see

Tlie left prepared to figlit, The while the drovers, Waj-ne and Lee,

Drew off upon the right.

Whiuli Irvine 'twas Fame don't relate, Kor can the Muse assist hei',

Whether 'twas he that cocks a hat, Or he that gives a glister.

For greatly one was signalised. That fouglit at Chestnut Hill,

And Canada immortalised The vendor of the pill.

Yet the attendance upon Proctor They both might have to boast of ;