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Back from the Court of Greajt Britain and the Capital of France
■where well deserved honors havp been heaped upon him, comes Sir
Wilfred Laiirier to the land of hi a birth. AV'hat hosts of friends his
genial atlable manner has madL> for him. One bit of information
that he picked up there will always be of use to him in his life of j
work. That great English Prejia ration

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has been introduced to him, aniL he is coming back with the good
news for his fellow countrymen of its health-giving and h'alth-
kee|iint: powers, not knowing that during his absence, they have
made its acquaintance much to '.he betterment of their health. Kmi-
nent Physicians and prominent persons have testified to its eftlca-

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Sir Wilfrid's Progress

THROUGH

England and France

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Wilfrid de Great.

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Wen Queen Victoria call her peup's

For mak' some jubilee,
She sen' for men from all de worl' —

Dat mean her colonie.

But mos' of all she sen' dis word,

To dis Canadian shore,
" If Wilfrid Laurier will not come,

I not be glad no more !"

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Den Wilfrid— not bad fellow, iiim--

Lif , w'at you call, de haf,
An' say : "Ma Eeine, you mus' not fret,

'Bout little t'ing like dat.

" To Londres, on de day in June
You tole me, I will come,

And sliow you w'at is like de French-
Canadian genHIliomme !"

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Den Wilfrid sail across de sea,
An' Queen Victoria 's met,

An' w'en she 's see him, ah ! she is
Jus' tickle half to deaf !

An' w'en he 's kneel, as etiquette
Demand, for be correc'.

She tak' a sword into de han'
An' hit him on de neck.'

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An' w'en she do, she smile on him,
An' dese de words she say :

" Rise up, my true Canadian knight,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier !"

Den Wilfrid kiss de Royal han',

An' back off on de door,
An' bow, as only Frenchman can,

An' smile an' bow some more.

Nex' day, it ees a glorious sight,
At half-pas' twelf o'clock.

For see Sir Wilfrid ride on state
An' in chapeau de coque !

Lords Solsby, Roberts, Cecil Rhode',
An' Chamberlain, an' dose.

Were, w'at you call, "not in it," for-
Sir Wilfiid was de bo^s !

Oui, certainemenf, excep' de Queen
Herself, dat glorious day,

De greates' man on. Angleterre,
Is Wilfrid Laurier !

Sir Wilfiid cross de Channel, den,

For visit la patrie,
An' mak' fine spiches, two or free,

In de city of Paree.

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An' shak' de han' an' drink de vin

Wit' Faure, de i^residen",
An' show him w'at de kin' of man

Dis co'ntrie represen'.

An' A\'en Sir Wilfrid's voice dey hear
An' hees fine shape dey see,

De men of France was hall surprise',
De ladies hall epris !

Den Monsieur Faure, he rise an' say

" Sir Wilfrid Lnurier,
In de Le-gi-on d'Honneur you are

Un Grand Officier .'"

An' to Sir Wilfrid, front dem hall,
He mak' some fine address,

An' den, de ribbon wit' de star
He pin upon bees breas'.

.En href, our Wilfrid capture France,
He's capture Anglan' too !

I t'ink he will annex dera bot'
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