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A writer in the December number of the Edueatitmal Monthly says :â€"-The dislike of or want of taste for manuol labour among boys, and the preference for other employ meats rather than domestic work on the purc of our girls, is now bringing before the community a very serious problem, felt chiefly, we suppose, in our cities and towns, but doubtless extending also to the country districts. An anxious father or mother 001m? to the teacher with the question, " What shall I do with my son ?" and some. times wish the enquiry. ” What: is my daughter best fitted £0317: The buys must be clerks. agents, travel- lers, and to make it posuible in reach such a. high elevuiun they enter stores and wisely begin at the foot of the ladder; or they must enter a. profession, no matter if the father he a labourerâ€"{or what father is not A labourer of some sort? And the girls, the poor girls, whose, “ rights ” and “ duties ” are so much talked about they must wait in stores, be shorthand rep :rters or type writers, keep books, or even epeurl long wearisonie hours and days in the impure air of a knitting or other factory, a. tailor’a shop or some such crowded place, quite ir- respective of home surroundings. fitness for work, or training for future neefulnexa - . v- v. ., -- -. ._.__ The general effect of this state of affairs has now become very apparent. It is difli- oult to obtain a. situation for a boy; it is still more difficult for families of limited ‘ means who con only employ one domestic to find that very necessary help. In the remarks which follow are recog- nized no other “ class distinctions" than those which nature and Providence have established. It would be obviously unfair and unwise to infer that such positions as have been named are not desirable ways in which boys may be trained for obtaining a livelihood, or that girls do not fill the places referred to with credit and efliciency. The evil lies not in the kind of work, but in the overcrowding. in certain employments, to the utter neglect of others equally respect- able, important and honourable, for the saying of the father; is not yet worn out, “ Handsome is that handsome does." WORK FOB BOYS. In the list of work suitable for boys the oeonpation of a. farmer, “ a. tiller of the soil,” in all its various branches and modifi- cations, must stand pro-eminently first as the oldest, the most independent, the most health-giving, its surroundings fresh and sweet, the one in which some leisure for reading can always be secured, and in which a man of ability may rise to almost any position in the service of his country. Soy notâ€"It is hard work. Yes, the work 3,..- -__-.. L_,... A“ is Jhsrd. Did our readers ever know or hear of anything being gained that was worth the having without exertion or, if you prefer it. hard work. Some of the boys in every family should befm‘mers; if the father he a farmer, so much the better for the son, but if not, edL- cate your boy and send him to the country. Do not fear to let him begin at the begin- ning : his education will be of special ser- vice there. We place next on the list for boys a good honest trade. Builders of all kinds, masons, bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers, black- smiths. tinsmiths, ’machinists, engineers, skilled workmen of every description are (happily in this land) always in request. Send your healthy, well-developed sons to such employments. The enterprising and clever among them will rise. If the will or ability be there they can become master builders, and all the others can earn a com- petency with reasonably short hours and d wages. In such employments, equally with that of the sgriculturist, education is of special value. If your son's training at school has nnfitted him for work of this kind then there is something wrong either in the home or at the school. Do not cherish the mistaken idea. that y our son must not follow in his fathlr's fortsteps. at his father’s work. If he has enjoyed better educational advantages it is better for him, and for the work he will do : intelligent educated work- men are. and always will be, a power in the land Nature’s gentlemen are never de- graded by active work, while a rough man will be rough and rude anywhere. THE PRO “581033. Again, if you are able to educate your son, if his tastes lie in that direction and his abilities warrant the attempt. let him go on to fit himself for professional lifFevsr honourable in the hands of gond men. In this direction great care must be exercised ; there should be few second-class clergyman, teachers, lawyers or medical men. Do not, unless compelled by necessitous circum- stances, let your son go to swell the crowd of dry goods clerks. Only a very limited number should engage in this work, and these, for the good of all concerned, should be boys of a certain kind of ability and adaptability. who will be able to rise to positions of trust in the wholesale trade, or have the charge of clerks (young women always) in a department of the retail busi- ness. The vacations for boys which are alâ€" ways thronged are not the artisan employ- ments in which, under fair conditions, the industrious man succeeds, but there are too many speculators, insurance agents, travel‘ lers. bookkeepers and clerks, and indolent, inefficient professional men. "â€"5,, amy; assist and relieve the mother of an except the supervision, and add greatly to the completeness of home life. Speaking generally, no work can be done more be‘ oogzing. . L__-_A_ 3L 3, ,,,,,, salty thatfitlfilie dungbtérs of the house should add to the income of the family or bnwme For the farmer there is unbounded wealth of land to cultivate and much variety of em- ployment ; for the artisan class there is room everywhere, and in professional life there is always room at the ” top.” Why then should parents fear that young women are taking the places their sons should oc- cupy when there is such an unbounded field before tnem .' And now we venture to my WORK FOR. GIRLS. In homes of moderate means where there are one or two daughters who are old enough, the work of the household should be done by them. No training is more healthful, useful or necessary ; but in order to encour- age and afford partial independence, anallow- ance equal at least to the wages of a. good servant should be made to them. This sum should be paid with regularity and gener- osity. It will be found to amount in most cases to more than is received by young ladies who keep books or copy letters. This arrangement will secure comfort and econ- ", ,, , ,£,II a; few words upon the delicate question (if employment for girls. O' - ‘ In not a few cases, hO‘ZVGYel} “7 13 116068- mkimvs AND GIRLS. self supporting. No work for young ladies is more suitable, honourable, or useful than teaching. To be a properly qualified teach- er means natural aptness to teach, and much steady hard work to obtain the necessary standard of qualification ; but it also implies more, far more than these. not simply enough education to reach a certain standard, but culture, refinement, and above all. tact and good sense. And our country will never be safe until we cease to turn out teachers by machine-examination, and aim at securing hi h natural qualifications combined with on true and refinement. Alluv ".4- - e__-__.. Many young ladies will devote themsel es to bookkeeping (and do it: well) or ty writing or copying, or they will attend in stores, and excel in such work; but in all cases it is absolutely necessary that great care be taken to preserve the self-respect and modesty of our daughtersâ€"~these are above all price, and must not be trifled with. In stores they should, when at all possible, have a. department to themselves. under pro- per and mature supervision. In ofiiues they should always be by themselves, nonin a. cor- ner among general and frequently noisy and mixed OfliJB work. Influences adverse to the growth of the crowning flower of women- hood should be securely banished. With such safeguards young ladies will discharge with much acceptance and efficiency the duties in these and in HIV other employ- ments requiring lightness of touch and no» curacyAin detail. 1 1- , :.: _____ _, _ _ Again, in canes where natural disposition and liking point. in that direction, no em- ployment can be placed higher than that of the trained nurse. new in Canada, but great. ly in demnnd, and for the well bein of so- ciety, difficult to over-estimate. or in- formation reguding the training schools of our country, our readers are referred to an article on the subject in the May number of this magazine. There remains still a large class of girls in our cities and towns, the children of hard working fathers and mothers, who cannot se:ure more than a limited education. and who from surrounding circumstances cannot hope to be able to fill positions such as have been indicated, but who, nevertheless, form an important, influential and eminently use- ful class of the community, and one whom all the others can ill afford to do without. This class of girls must, while still young, go out to earn money, and they crowd in troops into factories of all sorts chiefly be- cause in these employments they can be at home when the day’s work is over, and be as it were more independent than if they were living in what is called domestic ser- vice. The scarcity of domestic help is an; evil, but it is not the only evil caused by this state of matters. Such girls are under ‘ fed. poorly clothed, and utterly unfltted : both by training and physical power to take ‘ their places as heads of families, as in the natural course of events they must soon do. The untidy. illvmanaged home which can be seen any n. inter day is ample proof of this ; but sad to say that is only a. small part of the evil. Now,'where lies the blame? Who is re sponsible? is the public education of the country at fault? Are we trying to educate all up to the same level? Are passing ex- aminations and never-ending promotions held up before the young rather than doing their duty? Is being smart and answering well and getting on, held up before our children rather than the fear of God and the fifth commandment ? Or does the fault lie in the home training, and is Bible study ignoredâ€"both at home and at school? Are 1 heads of families doing their duty ‘? \Vel ask in all seriousness a. number of questions which can only be answered by the mistress ‘ of a house where domestic help is required. ‘ TREATMENT OF SERVANTS. Can you blame the girl who has a home for wishing to go there when the day’s work is over ? Are you making your home as at» ‘ tractive to your maid as it should be Y Has she a clean, comfortable room that she can call her own with all necessary appoint- ments?- Do you speak freely to her and ask her about her friends at home 7 Do you en- 'conrage her to confide in you and tell you of her joys and sorrows? Do you try to make her understand that her presence is necessary to the comfort of the house? Do you expect her to do all the work or only what she can reasonably manage ‘2 Do you help her or see that she is helped? Has she timeto sit down a little every day or only at her meals? Has she {nice clean table linen for her own use? Does she know that in ordinary circumstances she will have an afternoon (int every week ? Do you invite her to lay aside a. part of her earnings every month ? Do you encourage her to mend her clothes and show her how to do it? Do you take for granted that she will like to read a little, and see that she has proper books? These are only a few of the points that might be touched, and it frequently happens that one or all of. the advantages and‘ privileges named are abused ; but as a rule if we were able to answer the questions in the afiirmatiue and set ourselves to devise means to remedy some of the evils a. better state of matters would ultimately prevsiL Domestic servants will be esteemed and re- spected and they willlearn to respect them- selves. Parents of all ranks in life. teach- ers of all degrees, the Education Depart. ment and those in authority must work to- gether, and when all is done it may take a. generation or two to efl'ect a. change. But it will come. And now let us repeat, our sons must not become efieminate and seek for shelter- ed, eusy work; let them strike out and aim at what is manly and honourable. Let it never be said that they are crowded out by girls. The employments suitable to both are in the main essentially different. Let a. large number of our daughters be encoureg. ed to stay at home and help their mothers For those who must earn money, and who are educated with that end in View, let proper provision be made to secure good work under suitable surroundings and con- ditions. Let all the members of the commu- nity strive to make domestic service honour- able, inviting and. desirable. “ Let us look not every man on his own things, but also on the things of others.” A St. Paul man, who has a well-stocked fish pond, has tamed a big trout so that it comes at his call, eats from his hand, and shows its delight by jumping out; of the water and turning in'the air with very plain manifestation of joy. Dr. Kenealy, who acted for the Tichborne claimant as legal counsel, left a family of several children and a. snug fortune. An American relative now claims the money, and the new claimant is said to have good chances. DOMESTIC SERVICE. Pugillsm. and What Prominent Men Say About It. 2. What is the moral effect of it upon our young men? 3, Do you think that boxing is a proper art of the physical training of young men '3 f not, what would you substitute for it '1 The following extracts from the answers received will be printed to-morrow :â€" REV. ROBERT COLLY RR. 1. Your first question misleads. You should have said “ the great interest in pugilists and pugilism taken by some people in England and America,” and the ansWer to that would be :â€"Becauee such people nourish brutal instincts like those of the old Romans, overlaid by a thin veneer of civility. and the modern pugilist takes the place to them of the ancient gladiator. 2‘ Brutal only, and that continually. 3. I think the art of boxing may be so well guarded as to do no harm to the boxer : and then it may be a good thing some day to be able to trounce a. brute soundly right then and there for insulting a Woman or for cruelty to a. child. I have more than once wished I coulrl use my fists as well as I can use my tongue. 1. tht in your opinion is the reason {or the great interest in pugilism and pugilisbs taken by the} American and English people ? l. I suppose that the savage is not yet wholly worked out of the blood. 2. As an exhibition, altogether debnsing. 3. As an exercise with gloves, I think 11; admirable. GEORGE W. CABLE. 1. All men are apt to be overfond of power and supremacy. and to show a keen interest in contests for it. But Britons and Americans do not believe in killing man, except such as are enemies of mankind, nor even beasts unnecessarily, except as wild game. Pugilism is on a Very low key, a competitive test; of physical strength, skill aLd endurance, and of a certain cour- age, fortitude and tenacity. 2. The moral effect cannot but be bad. Not only does it put the lowest physical and the lowest: mental graces foremost and exalt the idea. of supremacy by force, but it is a test and display of skill in the infliction of ferocious cruelty. 3. Boxing, even as a mere exercise, sug- gests always and only the methods of force, cruelty and violence, offensive and defen‘ sive. Any skilful gymnastic trainer can find forms of exercise to supply its place. RICHARD K. FOX. 1. Pugilism greatly interests English- men and Americans because it involves courage, skill and manliness, and because it isa. form of contention which does away with weapons, depends upon individual qualities, and is regulated by honorable and equitable rules. 2. Its moral efl'ect is distinctly good. Young men who become familiar with the pugislist‘ic code are slow to quarrel, always forbeariag. capable of great self-restraint, and inured to patience, accuracy and prompt decision. Per contra, vicious and immoral habits, debauchery of all kinds, and a. reck- less manner of life must all be abandoned by the young man who would excel as an amateur pugilist. . ‘ . .- JOSIAH QUINCY, 0F BOSTON. 1. The survival in them of ancestral sav- ag‘fry: DR. WM. A. HAMMOND. l. I am of the opinion that the great in- terest in pngilism and pugilists taken by the American and En lish people is inherent, and is due to heregitary transmission from ancestors who always within the historic period have taken pleasure in rough sports and in personal combats. 3. I consider boxing an essential part of every young man‘s physical training, above all in an English-speaking country. It is the physicalexpression of contestant individual. ity, and goes further to burnish up the virile habit than any other gymnastic exercise I know. 2. T135 moral effect of pugilism on our young men is, I think, upon the whole, 309d: ... m. u It has very much the same effect as a. bat- tle upon those ‘who witness it or read de- scriptions of th s courage. endurance and skill of the combatants. The question \s to whether the battle is a. righteous one or not is never taken into consideration any more than itia with those refined, intelligent, ed- ucated and religious people who witness prizefights or who read descriptions of them. I haze known several excellent clergyman and many other virtuous men who, while in cold blood condEnming prizefighting as a barbarity, nevertheless read the detailed de- scriptions of them published in the daily press, and who rejoiced or were chugrined as the champion of the country was victorâ€" ious or was defeated. I do not think that any young man of good character and virtuous qualities could be made worse by witnessing & prizefight, provided it was fairly conducted. A 3. Boxing should'constitute a part of the physica} training of youpg mgfx. It is from every consideration, if a choice is to be made, preferable to fencing It af- fords better exercise for the muscles of the body, requires quite as much skill, and brin 3 many of the higher quelities of the min into quite as great a degree of|activity. Moreover, a man always has his fists ready to defend himself from the assaults or to at- tack those whom he thinks have justly in- curred his resentment. 00L. '1‘. w. HIGGINSON. 1. This may be true of the English peo- ple, a race of much coarser fibre than our own, and in many respects, in my judg- ment, behind us in real civilization; but I have yet to be satisfied that it is true on any large scale among sober and orderly Ameri- cans. It is certain the prominence given to the details of prize-fighting in some news- papers, otherwise admirably conducted, is exceedingly abhorrent to many men as well as to nearly all women. But so far as this interest exists, it is partly due to respect for courage or for anything that passes for cour- age, and partly to the same untamed brutality which enjoys dog-fighting or cock- fighting. In England it is further re-enforc- ed by the habits of an artificial and blase society, which is always greedy {or some novelty, whether it be a new prizefighter or “ Buffalo Bill.” What is the boasted courage of that ring? To stand up a few hours, not; to be, at the worst, knocked down violently a. dozen times, with almost an absolute certainty that neither life not limb will be seriously endangered, and that the same combatants may give another exhibition, uninjured, a Bad, so far as it has any, Yes, and an excellent form of exercise. GEORGE W'ILLIAM CURTIS. week or two later. There is not a skirmish in battleâ€"nay, there is scarcely a. drunken brawl between Western cowboysâ€"than is not a matter of more serious danger. Gun- powder is an enemy which makes small account of Queensberry rules. and he who fights where that weapon is used fights in earnest. The bloodiest primfight in but a sham fight in comparison : it has the anal- ity of war without; its seriousness; it does not even train men for war. If I were re- cruiting a company or a regiment, asin 1862, I should rather enlist, ten sober, steady young men from Mr. Baldwin‘s Christian Union or Father Scully’s Gymn- asium than twenty professional pugilism, and any man of actual experience would say the same. â€"§. I think that “ the moral effect of it. upon our young men" is not: merely brutaliz- ing. but utterly misleading, making them look for examples of courage in the wrnnP direction. 3. In spite of all this, I regard this as “ 9: proper part of the training of young “1803 This is because it is one of the best forms of physical training. In a world still some 'what brutal, it is worth a man's while, » evenior the sake of others, to have some notion how to defend himself even without weapons. Nor is there any more necessary connection between boxing lessons and prize- fighting than between a domestic game of cards and the gambling saloon FROM ANTHONY COMSTOCK. 1. Those Who find delight in pugilistic sport are, in my judgment, largely in the minority. They frequent these places for the excitement and what they can make by gambling upon the results. I do not regard those who sneak into prize fights under the cover of night to witness these criminal pro- ceedings as representing any decent element in society. They may have money and posi- tion, but they cannot fairly be said to re- present sny decent portion of the communi- ty. They represent themselves. 2. Brutalising. 2. Yes, if it is not carried to (xtremes and does not lead to the brutal exhibitions which have disgraced this countrv and England during the past few years. JAMES BARTOF, THE IIISTORIAN. 1. The recent revival of interest in prize- flghts may be a recreation against overcul- ture in special direcrions, which tend to of- feminaay and the diminution of the human animal. We have one Emerson. and pos- sibly that necessitates one Sullivan, al- though it was Emerson himself who said that the first condition of a successful life is to be a good animal. It is true these noted pugillsts are not good animals. There are plenty of men in Harvard University who are far better animals than Sullivan or Ki1< rain, and would better stand any fair test of manhood than they. 2. I hope you young men are not such fools as to get any harm from reading about the pummelling which these good-natured giants bestow upon one another for the public amusement. The worst efl’ect seems to arise from the betting on the results. Probably, however, that is confined to a. comparatively small class of men who derive a. precarious livelihood from it, and idle persons like the Prince of \Vales. That Prince is, ez-oficio, a. relic of barbarism, and his patronising of Sullivan is an indication that the whole thing is absolute, as he is himself. 3.UI see no objectim to it, if young men have a. taste for it. Some of the most em- inent men of recent times found both pleas- ure and advantage in it in the days of their youth. Anything is better than nambyâ€" pamby weakness. Religious Herald: It is one thing to de- pict a. useful life and quite another to live it. Once a. cardinal always a cardinal is the rule in the Catholic Church ; even the Pope is powerless to disrate him. California has sent east seven solid emin- londa of raisins, each train composed of twenty cars, thus far this season. One who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do. He has lain down to die. A law he been passed in Waldeck, 6‘rer- many, forbidding the granting of a. marriage license to a person addicted to the liquor habit. A new style of carving knife has been in- vented which works on the plan of season. If it can find the joint in he leg of a. duck we’ll agree to buy one and join the church. Jim Waldron, living near Arcadia, BL, is having a cage 30 by 40 built: on his farm, and intends to engage in the business of raising Wildcats. An old sea. captain thinks that he has a. good answer for the question, “ ‘Vhere do sea. birds obtain fresh drinking water ?" He says that; he has often seen biras farfrom land that could furnish water flying around and under storm cloudsdrinkingthedropsofwster “they fell. and chattering likeducks in spend on a hot day. Thev will smell a. rain squall 100 miles away and fly for it: with firemendous speed. President Carnot is said to have sent assurances to Berlin that while he is Presi- dent no French Government will be allowed to adopt a. warlike policy. It takes sixteen days for a. Laplander to many the girl of his choice, but after he has got her the mother-in~law can approach his house only at the peril of his life. A Minnesota. prophet said that there was “ ground for Parthquakes January lst and January 10th.” Of course there was. There is always ground for earthquakes, and there ought to be a. hole in the ground for the crank who makes foolish predictions. The London firemen are about to be uni- formed for duty in asbestos cloth, a. materi- al which has already been adopted by the Paris fire brigade with satisfactory results. Equipped in this incombustible apparel, the fireman is practically master of the flame; It’s rare to see a. man mowing on the ice, but such a. sight was possible the other day at Mount Vernon, Me. After a. swamp froze up, enough grass remained above the ice to warrant a thrifty farmer cutting it and drawing it; home for bedding for his horses. Miss Kitty C. \Vilkins, the horse queen of Idaho, is somewhat tall, with a high fore- head, regular features and rather light hair, being somewhat of a blonde. Her eyes are dark and her manners very charming. A1- together she impresses one as a very intelli- gent young lady of about 28. She owns nearly 800 horses. MISCELNANEOUS. Paris in the Sixteenth Century. Some curious documents just found in the archives of the Psris prefecture of police throw an interesting and instructive light on the manner in which the streets of Pixie were guarded during the night in the six- teenth century. To begin with, there were stringent rule. to the effect test each house should only have one door and should be re- gularly inhabited. This being the case, it was a. comparatively msy task to order thd the dwellers in the different houses should in turn keep an eye on what was going on in their respective streets. They were not compelled to trump up and down the pure ment like the modern policemen; the su- thorities were satisfied if they looked through their windows and Watched all that was going on below. If the slightest cry was raised they opened their windows and rang their bells until their neighbours foaiowed suit. The alarm Hp end from street to- street, and soon all the bells in Paris were ringing, the windows were lit up, and the inhabitants, armed to the teeth, salliedr forth, herring the road to the malefactors, who were almost always arrested. I need hardly explain that tne Paris of those days, was liliputien in comparison with what it is. now ; but what an uncomfortable way they had of keeping the peace in the sixteenth- century ! The remedy was positively worse: than the disease, for it was hard that the inhabitants oi one street should be awaken- ed out of their first sleep because the dwell- ers in a. remote avenue imagined that some- thing wrong was going on. One would fancy that in some quarter or another some noise at least must have been made every night. The slumbers of the Pariaians gene< rally must often have been wofully curtail- ed, not to speak of the volunteer watchman for whom " all night sittings” were a stern reality. Papal Influence. The great powws seem to be desirous of making friends With the Pope. The Pope is without an army, but there is no part of the civilized World in which he does not away an extraordinary influence. France has been exerting herself to make friends with his Holiness. while the Duke oiNor- folk has been carrying flattering messages from Queen Victoria to the Pope and from the Pope to the Q'leen. Every now and then Bismarck makes a move in the direction of conciliating the Vatican. and altogether the amount of deference paid to the head of the Roman Catholic church is worthy of re- mark. As far as Irish politics are concerned, it is apparent that the Vatican is not anx- ious to interfere to any marked degree as be- tween the priests and the people. To do so would be certain to provoke general discon- tent, if not to wenken the hold of the church upon the people. The church has a way of trying to stem the tide of a. move- ment, and then, when it finds that it is im- possible to stem it, of turning about and allowing itself to be carried along. In Ireâ€" land the priests are so commited to the Nationalist movement that it would be a. ditficnlt matter to tea: them away from it. They are full of p‘vriotism. and in helping on the fight for home rule believe that they are serving both their God and their coun- try. It is not to he wondered at thet the Nationalist idea. has taken such‘ a strong hold on the minds of the people when they see their spiritual lenders keeping so well to the front. As has been Well snid, therein no indication that the Vatican is anxious to come to the front to pull the Tory chestnuts out of the Irish fire. The Nihilist Tschernofi‘ and'several other prisoners, charged with an attempt on the Czar’s life, have been condemned to death. It is'estimated that 750,000 people were drowned and 3,000,| 00 left homeless by the overflow of the Yellow River in China. The friction between the Vatican and Quirinal is very great, and all hopes of an amicable understanding are abandoned. 81-. Jon, N. 3., 1887‘ The report issued fo the shareholders of the gambling banks at Monaco informs them that there were seventy-six suicides during the past season. It is reported that Prince Bismarck, feel- ing the approaches of old age, has selected Count Ha‘zfeldt as his successor. In two London churches actors have been invited to read the lessons for several and cessive Sund‘ays lately with great satisfac- tion to the audiences. Our live stock shipping trade last year was fairly satisfactory. For the mos: part good prices were obtained and casualties in transportation were not above the average. The export of cattle reached upwards of 65,000 head, the greatest number ever known. Sheep, however, showed a. great falling off from recent annual exportation, the total being 35,000. or the smallest num- ber on record since 1878. My Own Canadian Home. KY 3. G. NELSON. Though other skies may be as bright, And other lands as fair ; Though charms of other climes invite My wandering footsteps there, Yet. there is one, the peer of all Beueutb bright heaven's dome ; 0! thee I sing, 0 happy land, My own Canadian home. Thy lakes and river-F. as " the voice 0! many waters " mine To Him who planned their vast extent A symphony of praise. Thy mountain peaks o’erlook the oloudaâ€" They pierce the azure skies ; Thpy bin thy POOH be strong and trueâ€" To great Mhuvemenm risa A noble heritage is ours, So grand and fmr and free ; A fenile land wnere he who tolls Shall well rewarded be, And he who joys in nature‘s charms, Exulting, here may vlew Ecenoe of enomntmrnt strangely fair, Sublime in form and hue] Shall not file race that tread thy plains, Hpurn all that v ould enulave? Or the who hattle with thy tides. sbsl not that race he brave? Shall not Niagara’s mighty voice Inspire to nomonshivb? 'Twere easy savh a land to love, Or for her glory die. And doubt not nhnuld the foeman‘a hand Be armed to rrrike at thee, The trumpet: 03'] throughout the land Need scarce repented be 1 As bravely as on Queennmn’s Heights, 01' us in Lnndy’a Lime. Thy sons wull battle for thy rizbta And freedom’s cause muintain. Did kindly heaven ufi’ord to me The choice where I would dwell, Fair Canada, mu choice should be The land 1 10 e so well. Hove thy hillu and vdleys wide, Thy walk-1's flush and foam ; )Iav God in Iova o’er then preside. My nwn Canadian home!