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" Come, wander with me," she said, 

 " Into regions yet nntrod ; 



And read what is still unread 

 In the manuscripts of God." 



And he wandered away and away, 

 "With Nature, the dear old nurse, 



Who sang to him night and day 

 The rhymes of the universe. 



And whenever the way seemed long 

 Or his heart began to fail, 



She would sing a more wonderful song, 

 Or tell a more marvellous tale. 



So she keeps him still a child, 

 And will not let him go, 



Though at times his heart beats wild 

 For the beautiful Pays de Vaud ; 



Though at times he hears in his dreams 

 The Ranz des Vaches of old, 



And the rush of mountain streams 

 From glaciers clear and cold ; 



And the mother at home says " Hark ! 



For his voice I listen and yearn ; 

 It is growing late and dark, 



And my boy does not return !" 



CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



ELEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING. 1th March, 1857. 



Colonel Baron de Rottenborg, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Tke following Donations received since last Meeting were announced ; and the 

 thanks of the Institute voted to the Donors : 



1. From B. Gibb, Esq., of Montreal, per A. H. Armour, Esq., : 



" Two small mummy Crocodiles, from the mummy Pits of Upper Egypt." 

 "Some Egyptian Papyrus from Ancient Thebe3." 

 " A small piece of mummy cloth." 



2. From the Regents of New York State Library." 



Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York, Holland 

 Documents, 1603, 1656. Vol. I. 



4. From Messrs. Gould and Lincoln, per A. H. Armour, Esq., : 

 Annual of Scientific Discovery, 1851. 1 vol. 



5. From Hon. J. M. Brodhead, Washington, per A. II. Armour, Esq., : 



" Official Army Register, United States, for the year 1857." Pamphlet. 

 " Navy Register of the United States, for the year 1857." Pamphlet. 



The follovnng Gentlemen were elected Members : 

 John McNaughton, Esq., Lancaster, C. W. 

 John Morris, Esq., Toronto, C. W. 

 Dr. Samuel Stratford, New Zealand, Corresponding Member. 



