JEAN-EUGÈNE MARSOUIN

® À Dedication.

To Jean Eugène Marsouin, with best wishes fer his success

es a poète Canadien-Frangçais.

M y dear old boy, you speak of love, hope, tenderness and passioti, Away from artful voices of society and fashion ; You understand the stalwart heart ; you know who brings you SOrrOW ; And who’ll present his face today, and show his back tomofrrow.

We’vewalked alongthe crowded streets and through the hills together ; We'’ve heard the song old nature sings in June and August weather ; And, like two lovers on we go and share each others sor- ToW ; We ‘‘shake’”’ the heart's good will to-day, and meet again to-morrow.

No pretty creeds estrange our hearts ; we are each others brother ; Our minds dwell on those thoughts that are akin to one another.

Then let us ‘‘shake’” again, old boy, in happiness or sorrow, And smile at woes that come today ; they'1l steal away to- Imorrow.

J. KENNETH TOLKEIN.

(1) Extrait de The Inn of Gahnobway par J. Kenneth Tolkien, Bennallack Litho, éditeur, Montréal, Canada.

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