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red man's story; far and wide

ed the unwritten annals of his race;

Tener at the Sachem's side,

ed the hunter through his wild-wood chase.

s head the soaring eagle screamed;

The wolf' long howl rang nightly; through the vale e lone bear; the panther's eyeballs gleamed Tramped th The bison's gallop thundered on the gale.

Soon o'er the horizon rose the cloud of strife,

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Two proud, strong nations battling for the prize :
nich swarming host should mould a nation's life;
Which royal banner flout the western skies.

Long raged the conflict; on the crimson sod
Native and alien joined their hosts in vain ;
he lilies withered where the lion trod,

Till Peace lay panting on the ravaged plain.

nobler task was theirs who strove to win
The blood-stained heathen to the Christian fold;
free from Satan's clutch the slaves of sin;
These labors, too, with loving grace he told.

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Halting with feeble step, or bending o'er

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-breathed roses which he loved so well, hile through long years his burdening cross he bore, From those firm lips no coward accents fell.

brave bright memory

! His the stainless shield

No shame defaces and no envy mars!

When our far future's record is unsealed,

His name

will shine among its morning stars.

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FRANCIS PARKMAN

(1822-1893)

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give if possible the impression, for it more than an impression, of a life which in its flicts and its victories manifested throughout heroic qualities. Such qualities can be shown inways, and the field of battle is only fields of human endeavor where heroism Francis Parkman was born in Boston tember 16, 1822. He came of a well-known family, and was of a good Puritan stock. He was rather a delicate boy, with an extremely active mind and of a highly sensitive, nervous organization. Into everything that attracted him he threw himself with feverish energy. His first passion, was only about twelve years old, was for chemistry, and his eager boyish experiments in this undoubtedly injurious to his health.

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