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-_— | canny “n 8 terrible erg yteous coro wa ert ie. } pis! ® tnd when he ose to De Farcasiic } abe : } ge rubted it in and mace it drastic, | ae oie aie Se citen } 1 at how [ns ‘ ; ‘ iaiTiv i&eD i And ot ¥ yee : “ ; The Tories WHEL they LEAVE in sass ! } ae rs ones { Ani af er vea i est i Wost basely did the part fo Hic wat eudch S «4 evalu ; ; . . : i 4 baitle ost, Whi a vay bhithy pain, ' hod how it must Dave Orone his heart j @lbina that he and they must part Dd : “hey cared nO /onger pow for him ' To jead them aud to get them in. j Q ie Ther tasted had the swerts of office | 7 tithtin tha eAher | Had got a peep Wilhin 1@ Cofiers, Some more toe Sam Wished ¢o tare | ‘ - ° ' . ted go they called ia Kuward B ake. le ‘learned ix Large, ponders yus, alle, learned in law, The party found hit “ao j ackdaw Tp pisy with; 80 the r hopes aud fears

Dad rise and fall iy Wi the hanging years,

And after he was duly tried

They Seemed as vel unsatiefied.

Their trade proposals he did spurn

Aod Set them thinking at ‘“*Malvern,”

Now for some years he condescended To lead them, and their defended, And thea at last he got the biues,— He would no longer fill the shoes.

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Two Jeaders had been vainly tried

fo ouat the “Tories,” and they sighed, Like “Israel” under bondage cruel

They did not seem to like their gruel.

And as they in the wilderuess

Didery to Moses in distress,

So did the Grits, a helpless crew,

Siga for someone to see them through.

So far as policies did go

Trey drifted round just like the snow, Avd very like it, melt away :

Some, bad one every other day.

Meantime a new man was called in

Who went to work with might and vim, An orator, a Frenchman bern—

Was leading now the hosts forlorn.

Some thought that trade was too restricted Commercial union was depicted;

While come iv their verbosity

Wished Unrestricted —’procity.

losettle things, a new invention

Yow was tried. They held convention. Who do you think presided o’er it?

Why crafty little Ollie Mowatt,

Right here they passed strong resolutions ind wént through various evolutions;

The weather which was boiling hot Sought visions of another spot.

And after all was cut and dried

They gave a mighty cheer and cried,

Witt Laurier and Sir Richard Cartwright We ought to win the next great fight.

dnd then then they separat«d all, letermined that vo cup of gall

When next they entered in the fray) They'd drink. And for that object pray.

And they were right, it came to pase When Laurier did write the mass,

te tory party mutineed and scarcely were there two egreed.

%, when the rival forces met Twas seen the “Tory sun had set. | What wrecked the party ? Some say al thaps they went too much on creed.

The grits are in, the Tories out

And for Sir Wilfred they now shout,

‘ow what produced the great dispersion ? ltather think it was coercion.

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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, JULY 28, 1897