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Title: Derby Day in the Yukon
and Other Poems of the "Northland"
Author: Yukon Bill
Release Date: September 19, 2010 [eBook #33758]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)
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DERBY DAY IN THE YUKON AND OTHER POEMS OF THE "NORTHLAND"
[Illustration: THE MALAMUTE]
DERBY DAY IN THE YUKON
and other Poems of the "Northland"
by
YUKON BILL
Toronto
The Musson Book Company
Limited
Copyright, 1910, by
George H. Doran Co.
So, go you, little broken Song,
And carry to some heart in bitter pain
Only my lute's light laughter; make thou strong
The weak of heart, and bid them smile again!
THESE RHYMES
OF THE NORTHLAND ARE AFFECTIONATELY
INSCRIBED TO MY PARDS, B. AND B.,
WHO HELPED ME TO CARRY MY
PACK OVER LIFE'S TRAIL.
Y. B.
On the Trail, 1910.
CONTENTS
Page
GREETING 11
DERBY DAY IN THE YUKON 17
THE MALAMUTE 23
RED-JACKET 29
UP AGAINST IT
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