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Title: Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres
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{\vl Don't I work hard enough on de paddle, an'\par}
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{\vl No win' at all on de fronte side, an' current\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl she don't be strong,\par}
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{\vl Den w'y are you lak' lazy feller, too sleepy for\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl move along?\par}
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{\vl "I 'member de tam, w'en you jomp de sam'\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl as deer wit' de wolf behin',\par}
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{\vl An' brochet on de top de water, you scare\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl heem mos' off hees min':\par}
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{\vl But fish don't care for you now at all, only jus'\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl mebbe wink de eye,\par}
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{\vl For he know it 's easy git out de way, w'en\par}
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{\vl I 'm spikin' dis way, jus' de oder day, w'en I 'm\par}
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{\vl Crossin' de point w'ere I see, las' fall, wan very\par}
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{\vl Wen somebody say, "Phil-o-rum, mon vieux,\par}
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{\vl An' who do you s'pose was talkin'?  W'y de\par}
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{\vl "Phil-o-rum Juneau, w'y you spik so moche,\par}
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{\vl Can't be you forget, ole feller, you an' me\par}
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{\vl An' if I 'm lookin' so ole lak' you, I t'ink I\par}
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{\vl "You should feel ashame, for you 're alway\par}
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{\vl For I 'm tryin' to do bes' I can for you on\par}
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{\vl How offen you drown on de reever, if I 'm\par}
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{\vl W'en you 're takin' too moche on de w'isky,\par}
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{\vl "De firse tam we go on de Wessoneau, no\par}
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{\vl For you 're purty strong man wit' de paddle,\par}
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{\vl An' win' she can blow off de mountain, an'\par}
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{\vl But camp see us bote on de evening--you\par}
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{\vl "An' who 's your horse, too, but your ole\par}
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{\vl Who was your house w'en I 'm upside down,\par}
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{\vl Wit' rain ronnin' down ma back, Baptême! till\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl I 'm gettin' de rheumateez,\par}
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{\vl An' I never say not'ing at all moi-meme, but\par}
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{\vl "You t'ink it was right, kip me out all night\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl on reever side down below,\par}
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{\vl An' even 'bon soir' you was never say, but\par}
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{\vl Leffin' your poor ole canoe behin', lyin' dere\par}
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{\vl Watchin' de moon on de water, an' de bat\par}
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{\vl "Oh, dat's lonesome t'ing hear de grey owl\par}
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{\vl An' many long night she kip me awake till sun\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl on de Eas' I see,\par}
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{\vl An' den you come down on de morning for\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl start on some more voyage,\par}
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{\vl An' only t'ing decen' you do all day, is carry\par}
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{\vl "Dat 's way, Phil-o-rum, rheumateez she\par}
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{\vl Wan leetle hole here, 'noder beeg wan dere,\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl dat not'ing can never hide,\par}
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{\vl Don't do any good feex me up agen, no matter\par}
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{\vl For w'en we come ole an' our work she 's\par}
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{\vl Wall, she talk dat way mebbe mos' de day till\par}
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{\vl An' wan de young beaver, he 's mak' hees tail\par}
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{\vl I never see de canoe so scare, she jomp nearly\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl two, t'ree feet,\par}
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{\vl I t'ink she was goin' for ronne away, an' she\par}
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{\vl It mak' me feel queer, de strange t'ing I hear,\par}
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{\vl But soon as we fin' ourse'f arrive over dere on\par}
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{\vl I tak' dat canoe lak' de lady, an' carry her off\par}
{\advance\leftskip\parindentamount{}{\vl wit' me,\par}
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{\vl For I 'm sorry de way I 'm treat her, an' she\par}
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{\vl Yass, dat 's smart canoe, an' I know it 's true,\par}
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{\vl I 'm not de young feller I use to be, w'en work\par}
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{\vl An' I know I was comin' closer on place w'ere\par}
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{\vl W'ere de mos' worse current 's de las' wan too,\par}
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{\vl You can only steer, an' if rock be near, wit'\par}
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{\vl Better mak' leetle prayer, for on Dead Riviere,\par}
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{\vl But if you be locky an' watch youse'f, mebbe\par}
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{\vl An' firse t'ing you know you 'll ronne ashore,\par}
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{\vl To join the soldiers of Carignan, where down\par}
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{\vl And a necklet of jewels promised her, when\par}
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{\vl And ever the days passed swiftly, and careless\par}
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{\vl That the wolves of the southern forest had\par}
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{\vl Till the murderous eyeballs glistened, and the\par}
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{\vl Alas! for the men and women and little ones\par}
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