3IO The Canadian Horticulturist. 



LOVING THOUGHTS ON MR. CROIL. 



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H, can it be, my friend is gone, 



No more he'll hail the " robin's song ; " 

 And the glory of the rising sun 

 He'll hail no more ; his journey's done ! 

 Sing on " wee birdies," sing his requiem, 

 He's gone beyond our earthly ken ; 

 Great was his soul (his soul's still great) — 

 Worthy was he on earth ; he's worthy yet. 

 Who knew him longest, loved him best ; 

 Love follows to his blissful rest ; 

 His life sublime, without a stain, 

 And resolute his racy brain. 

 No stranger to nature ; or nature's end. 

 For nature's Ruler was his friend ; 

 Sweetly may the lilies bloom 

 Around his sacred, dreamless tomb. 



GRANDMA GOWAN 



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