Life — December 30, 1897 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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i SELSGORS THE WRECK OF THE JULIE PLANTE A LEGEND OF LAC ST. PIERRE. On wan dark night on Lac St. Pierre De win’ she blow, blow, blow, crew of de wood scow Julie Plante t scart and run bele "up on Wan arpent from de shore De Captinne An’ walk de hin’ deck too— He call de crew from up de hole He call de cook also. De cook she's name was Rosie, She come from Montreal, Was chambrémaid on lumber barge On de Grande Lachine Canal. on de front deck De win’ she blow from nor’ eas’ wes’, De sout’ win’ sh Wren Ros Mon Che: Den de Cay But still blow too, * Mon Cher Captinne, * hees skeet, De night was dark lak’ wan black cat, De wave run hij in’ fas", W'en de Captinne Rosie girl An’ tie her to de mas’, Den he also tak’ de life preserve An’ jump off on de lak’, And say“ ma Rosi I go drown for your sak’! fear, morning very 1 ha'f-pas’ two—t'ree—four— De Captinne—scow—an' de poor Rosie Was corpses on de shore. For de win’ she blow lak’ hurricane Bimeby she blow some more, Je scow bus’ up on Lac St. Pierre ‘an arpent from de shore. MORAL, Now all good wood scow sailor man Tak’ warning by dat storm An’ go an’ marry some nice F ¥ on wan beeg farm De win’ can blow urricane, An’ s'pose she blow some more. can’t get drown on Lac St. Pierre long as you stay on shore. The Habitant (Putnam’s.) —1W. H. Drummond's own version in * and Other French-Canadian Poems.” ARPER AND BROTHERS: John. By William McLennan, Jimty, and Others. By Margaret Sutton Briscoe lary to Bayne, aque Sicily. By William Agnew Paton of the Lion. By Molly Elliot Seawell. NEW YORK AND LONDoS, LAMSON, WOLFPE AND Coma: AND LONDON. BOSTON, NEW YoRK Vivian of Virginia. By Herbert Fuller, Mademoiselle de Berny. By Pauline Bradford Mackig Colonial Mobile. By Peter J. Hamilton, A. M. and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Human ure Explained. By N. N. Riddell, Ph. D, New York: The New York Phrenological Institute, Boston Mr. Bryce relates an amusing anecdote which he got from a missionary. A Basuto had returned to his ative country from the diamond mines, He described to the missionary his experiences there. On one occasion his eye had fallen on a valuable diamond in the clay he was breaking into fragments. While he was endeavorin; pick it up, he perceived the overseer approaching, ¢ having it by this time in his hand, was for a moment ribly frightened, the punishment for the theft being very severe. The overseer, however, passed on, “And said the Basuto, hat there was indeed a God, for He had preserved London Daily “Web let our glass-eater go. matter Somebody got him to sign the pledge, and he got so stuck up he wouldn't eat anything but mineral water bottles."— Detroit Free Pre kn Yor sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain. The Inter Fvnorrax Aorxrs—Meesre. Brentano, $7 Avenue de Opera, national News Company, Bream's Building, Chancery Lane, Paris: Saarbach’s News Exchange, 1 Clarastrasse, Mayence, London, E. C., England, Aozxts, Germany, Agents for Germany, “Kavtria and Switeerland: Neckwear, Silk Handkerchiefs, Mufflers, Shirts, Pajamas, MEN’ S FURNISHINGS. Bath Wraps, Smoking Jackets, Umbrellas. GLOVES. Sdvoadway LK 19th Street. NEW YORK. HOTEL VENDOME—BOSTON R U | N ART. Accessible location, excellent table, prompt DONT fet Whisky get the best of you. Get the BEST of Whisky, which is the GENUINE DISTILLERY BOTTLING of Ola Pepper Whisky AND OLD Henry Clay Rye BorTLep aNxD DISTILLED ONLY BY JAS. E. PEPPER & CO... Lexington, Ky. der th Formula for more than 100 YEARS. is guaranteed Upder:sbe “pbsolutely the PUREST and BEST in the world. Those who think that imported soaps must be the best do not know that the materials for Ivory Soap are the finest to be found any- where. The vegetable oil of which Ivory Soap is made is imported, almost in ship loads, from the other side of the world. ) BI “cAnETTES ‘0 FIOW < L We make other ‘Toilet Articles) service, . | besides LITTEE bd CIGARS, | Turtle Oil Soap. ALL.IMPORTED,| For Five Dollars we will send to TOBACCO, any address in the United States a handsome Ebony Toilet Set, consist- HIGHEST IN PRICE ing of acomb and three brushes, in| Black Leather Case. We pay post- FINESTIN QUALITY lage and charge for money order. If asc. a Bundle. r 10 in Bundle. Trial Package in Iouch by mail for ase H. ELLIS & CO., Baltimore, Md. ‘Tue American Tosacco Co., Successor. on examination you are not satisfied, you may return the goods. ROBERT LOW’S SON, 509 Kent Ave., Brooklyn. SAMPLE CASE, $15.0 Sent on trial, which, If not satistactary, ca be retarned and money will be refunded. Read and save the Coupons on on Old Pepper Whisky and ou Menry a) Clay Rye, and see who gets the $5,500 in addition to the $1.00 per dozen. comicbooks.com