The Archive · 1899

"OLD PROBABILITIES."

To the Editor of the Day News, Sin,—We have distinct Howse' great their clamour, whatso'er their claim, Ssu not the old King under any name Here is naught unproven—here is naught to learn.

It is written what shall fall, if the Ki return, y the Sicawei 10th November, He shall mark our goings; question whence we came, Set his guards about us, all in Freedoin's name, He shall take his tribute, toll of all our tion of what the rewonably be expected tobe.' Weather fable o change," has always seemed ta prognusticaadvantage to the or, in that it is perfectly safe, aS we suppose the weather is always ble" " What is likely is a very diffe utter and not so easy to foretell. But now that th- ice has been broken (perhaps it's too early in the season for the ase of such a figure, but let it pass) may we not hope that our weather will be taken out of the ies, of which some of us tow much. and good, clear-cut uesses—if riv more—he given of what the ware, He shall change our gold furarms—arms.

we may not bear, He shall break his Judges if they-cross his wordt He shall rule above the Law calling on the Lord.

He shall heed our whispers, for the night shall bring Watchers' neath our window lest we mock the Hate and all div ion; hosts of hurrying spies Money poured in secret, carrion breeding flies. likely to be on the morrow Strangers of his council, hirelings of his These shall deal our Justice: sell—deny November—delay.

We shall drink dishonour, we shall eat abuse For the Land we lask to—for the Tongue we use,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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