VIII THE COUNTRY DOCTOR

An w'en off across de mountain some wan's sick an want de docteur, ‘* Mus' be fine trip crossin' over for watch de sun go down,

Makin' all dem purty color, lak w'at you call de rainbow !"

Dat's way de peop' is talkin' was leevin on de town !

But it isn't alway summer on de contree, an’ de docteur

He could tole you many story of de storm dat he's been in,

How hees coonskin coat come handy w'en de win' blow off de reever, For if she's sam’ ole reever, she's not alway sam old win’ !

An de mountain dat's so quiet w'en de w'ite cloud go a-sailin'

AU about her on de surnmer w'ere de sheep is feedin' high,

You should see her on Dceember w'en de snow is pilin' ‘roun’ her ! An’ all de win’ of winter come tearin' t’ro0 de sky ! L.

Ok ! le bon Dieu help de docteur w'en de message come to call heein, From hees warm bed on de night tam for visit eome poor man, Lyin' sick across de hill side on noder side de reever, An he hear de mountain roarin’ lak de beeg Shaw-in-i-gan !

Ak !'well he know de warniug, but he can't stay till de morning, So he's hitchin' up hees leetle horse, an’ put eem on berlot,

Den w'en he's feex de buffalo, an' w'issle to hees pony.

Away t'roo storm an hurricane de contree docteur go !

0 ! de small canadian pony ! dat’s de horse eun walk de snow-dreef y Dat's de horse can jin' de road too, he's never been before ! Kip your heart up leetle feller, for dere's many mile before you,

An 's purty hard job tellin' w'en you see your stable door !

Y'ass, de docteur he can tole you if he have de tam for teilin’ AU about de bird was singin' before de summer lef'

For he's got dem on hees bureau, an' he's doin' it hes'ef too, An de las’ tam I was dere—1ne—1I see dem ail mese'f !

octeur.

reever,

her !

heein,

-dreef