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Show "" THE nRISTOL CELL. Vhen Georo the Becond in Albion's Isle ik'traded I he fait a, 't .wis a wea.y while JLth a ship Unit iwtibd f-om JUiouo Il.'ind's short IvuM r. Ill; u t: t.io colonist part once mora. And tie churdiuxn of E.i.itol, wbu'd hoarded well And Hni ucror.s sens for r. a Enjlidb bell, Had waited full many a mouth and luiuf For tliu cheer of their now built fcteeple'i sotig. But :it Ivst t;io u-xvt vc!-l :it Nowix)rt lay, And a l.-rav" I.UI- ;,ieo; s.iil 'd dowa the buy iwy tin i.:ll to 1;.-im.1 town, VUt :.Ui:i Mca ;. Michael's ultli wide rvnown. Yl:o:v-;u ih"ljr;;vtV':looi'H mc.i r.trnbercd only two, Tht ir '! id j v. tiu l or a K't!l:-on's ctvn-, Ar.'l tlicir bosom i swell!--! as tln-y fun!!y thoiifrlit Of liiii f.mi-3 fur tliiMu.-li'i-3 In tliu boll they briuj;iiL The Kl;y :k-v t IimA' -tl ho blui-to tlK-!!i. Al.d e'i :i "I i "-iciir" ri-i'lio-J a'J Island ili'iii Iu tlio beaut il ul f.pivad of tliosim lit ly-For ly-For wliua pri i - u ut work, It woria til it w;:y. 'Tlu ileuk U too Knvly a plaoc," they suul, 'I't1!-our ivliiho' cuijo: hiicii overheat! tsf I: .t it. th:.t them Its far lu-arJ p -al . Muy Kpeak for the rirflitxouj joy we foul." 6o ut to the cross tret's the b'--Il thoy ttwuns, l''o-f;'-tiii;r by iu-m'o ciii'elmrieo iu tomue; "What liiaiu-rl" en'-il brawny Wuldroti, "I Will stniio It ijiyuolf 'iii'iuli tho iin-liliii; nky I" Then aloft liospivl w ith ami;;bty slle To ivaliea t!i-i foiin.lK from the fclurtiU'ritisf elfr Of the elnireh's tre.M.ure; niip-eaN-r blltw Had failed to Wal-.tron'ti lot thuti tliu. "tiive ttir, koo.I helmsman.'" he cried ttlou:!. Ah ho reiu-'he-l the. top of tho sloinh-r nhroud, Anil praise to liiiua.-if for hi.s prowe-SH Kpuke, And curved his iirm for the wondrous strokt. I)-o-n-t';! Glorious tone! ilotv Its echoou ran Around and iktohs the horizon's Kpanl JiiJ ever u suiiml ;-o full and clear Ixrr.pture a liytening mortal's eurf "AK'tuiI" cried tin' steersman hi niad deliht, "Mt-ll a liiKtl-r nnt - froi:i tho metal smite!" And exultant his commd" eull.il bilek. "Hi it b)l A uil ilnHbil ehall hear it this time, I trowl'' Oil, the jiomlerou:; blo'v that descended tlle.n Tw.is iK-yond all telling of mou or pen: Forulack and ulii-s! by ij fortune's wliim It cracked the elntvuh lx-U frum top to riml Then v.oo for li e pit fid ho.iiewnrd Kill, And tlie rre.stl'alleu lieroea glum and pale, With an ea-'rrerovd on the wharf, to le met V ith naught hut a prayer to forgive and forg6it liew ulrij; of weleome turned to tears, A p'lymcut hi ivoithless weight for yeirs t.if the rish thrift What words for t!i" slinme That ashore with the crow and their cari;o camef In brief mea'-'iro tln lr tale they told. Hut they'd learned a leason that's nerer grown old: When pride, on land, nee., rlrer or bay. L at work. It run work in a wretched way. M. A. do Wolf j l!owe, Jr., In Youtlia Compan-l(.n. |