THE TRAPPER 
Dedicated to 
T. ALEXANDER 
A Hunter and a Trapper’s life, 
I've followed all my life long- through. 
I learned by heart and now impart, 
The knowledge I have gained to you. 
The furs which deck my Lady’s neck 
I found them high on snow-clad hills, 
In forest shade, by rocky glade. 
And, too, by softly running rills. 
Mink, Martin, Beaver, Otter too, 
I found them by cool forest streams. 
The deer and bear, I found them where 
The morning rays o’er mountains gleam. 
In trapping on the animals’ trail 
And hunting through the wooded glen, 
I learned this truth in early youth. 
That nature is kind to nature’s men. 
By Mrs. Lillie McEvers. 
