Show I I BEST KNOWN POEM OF i CANADAS POET POE LAUREATE I I II Dr William Wilam Henry iI Drummond of ot I Montreal who died at Cobalt Cobalt Ont last lat week week Is known know as a the poet peet laureate laurete of or Canada Dr Hr Drummond was In Montreal I when smallpox broke out among the men employed at a 1 mine largely owned by him himI I He hastened to Cobalt Cebalt Cobalt but the exertion was too toC much for him He le was wa stricken I with paralysis and died Dr D Drummonds Drummond I best known kown poem Is The Wreck of o the Julie JUle Plante which is reproduced here hereOn hereOn hereOn On wan dark night nIgh on Lac Lc St Pierre I Do win WIn she blow blow blow An de ae crew of da do wood scow Julie Jule Plante scant an run un n below For de win she blow lak la hurricane she blow some more moreAn mor moreAn An A de scow sc w bus up on Lac St Pierre Wan Van from de shore De walk on de fronte deck dek An walk de bin hin deck too too deck He call cl de crew orew from up de hole He call cal de cook also De cook name was Rosie cook She come from Montreal Was chambermaid on op 01 lumber lumbe barke barks barksOn On de do Grande Lachine canal De win she blow from De Do wn sout win she blow blo too Wen Rosie Roie Ro lc cry C Mon ilon cher Mon cher chen wat shall I do doDen doY doDen Den de trow de big But still sti de scow she dreef De Do D crow crew cr w fie ne fe cant pass on de shore Becos Becs he los bees hees skeet sheer De night was dark lak Ink wan black cat De D wave run high an fas faa Wen de tak de Rosie Roste girl An tie her to de mas masDen ma masDen Den he also alo tak de life preserve An jump jum oft off of on de Ink lak lakAn lk An say ay Goodby Good by ma Rosie dear I go g drown for your our sak Nex morning very ver early erly Bout haf pas two free De Do scow an de poor por Rosie Was Vas corpses corse on de do shore For Je le win she blow lak hurricane she blow some more moreAn moreAn moreAn An de scow bus up on Lee Lac Lc St Pierre Wan arent from de short shore Now all al good wood scow sailor man manTak manTak manTak Tak by dat at storm stormAn stormAn stormAn An go an n marry marr some nice French girl An leev leer on wan big farm De Dc win can blow Ink lak hurricane An she blow some spose more You cant get drown drw on Lac St Pierre So long you OU stay on shore |