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Show the TEnrrn.vxcE cri- LI till rEESi.ll. 1 am only a journfymen pnnler. And I wort at tin- ira; .til un;l'l. For our p.-er conn-s out in the u-orull", At the wry urt waruics ol ,iBhi, I've a wifo anil 1'tp six little rliil(lrn. Ai.d homo Clint is corv, lliouU Mtmll. lli-ayen kuavs lii-'W hnr.l. lhroU(,li llie wiulir, 1 have wcrkt-d to take caro of ilum all: In ttic heicat ff Hi ffomin'i Eilit mo voire it 1 Ihonelit of llmt matter witli pain. For I fi'uri-J its rttVi't on ( ur won, en. And I spiAo on Ike tul'jett to Jaue. l!u( r-he poinlwl at once to thp cliilJrcn. iKortune lie?" ibpm! we hud only fuurj; Ami be sniil in tbp upari,.t nivpotJ, ' I bato ticvpr n moment rr voting, An.1 I all ik-siiv to to do: F.t, my dear, 1 am mure than ooulouli'd To leave the lan'-uiakint; to you," But to-Iay, wbn I came lo inj dinner, All lho childruo wtrouut on the Hired, And Tltbiti our lonely. colJ collage, Was no ghost of a moracl to cat. But the eccnp In (lie slrri't d II tho tU ry; Near the f-noe. in (lip Minliylit .,f nt uii, Sorrimndid by Juf and old I'ullloe, My Autubtua was ktijiiny; salouii Doaliug out some cold tea to hl brother , Who is sfcoud my bright, r.iin-ti Jim; Anil lew down in the mud of rbo rnvvincuC Kneeled our babies, engaged iu a hymn. Then 'ipoXo up our last tie dtro, baby Nel lie; "Tnko'a Sriiik!" sboiilVl'out our'Anjnia, ' "You shall have the boat liquor that's mink;." ''Bnt,'' said Mary, our drar plfest dangliler, And I liMeco'l like ono Ptrickc-D duruli, ' For the iake of your awoet little children, Throw away all your braudy and rum.'' For the sake of my sweet little children, I liu lo Ulioivd by u I t;lit and lv ii ; But uot for your suki-i, blved .isrliiif-, Uavo I iut rum and braudy away Little Mary was holding a piper, 'T was a pltdpo piHteu up by lho fiur; And n-iih the puucJl tho Euutenco nis priu'cil "We do aware to drink licki't no mure." Oh! how full wsre my birdlinjr irith wjrdcr, As softly towards tuein I came, Aekioj; Mary to give Uio the paper, And I signed to tho p!cJi:o my own name. |