The Voyageur and Other Poems

Unless dere 's oder folk dere, Mebbe wan or two or t'ree, Canayen is comin' workin' on de State-- Den you see petite Marie Leetle Joe an' Angelique, Hormisdas an' Dieudonné, But...

THE VOYAGEUR BRUNO THE HUNTER PRIDE DIEUDONNÉ (GOD-GIVEN) THE DEVIL THE FAMILY LARAMIE YANKEE FAMILIES THE LAST PORTAGE GETTING ON PIONEERS NATURAL PHILOSOPHY CHAMPLAIN PRO PATR...

Comin' an' goin' mos' all de tam, Helpin' dem all along, Jus' lak de ole sheep watch de lamb Till dey are beeg an' strong-- Not'ing lak dat I be seein' yet, An' it 's hard to be...

An' de chil'ren yell, an' de checker-boar' Don't do her no good at all-- An' nobody never jump before Lak de crowd w'en dey hear de call, Dat was de familee,--bet your life I 'm...

Dat was de lesson ole Pierre Nadeau Tell to me offen, so long ago-- Poor ole Pierre! an' I 'm tryin' too, Tak' hees advice, for I know it 's true, But far as it goes we 're all...