THE BROWNIES IN THE
) POLAR REGIONS.

Hits EIGHTEENTH STAGE.
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Ds on. their homeward way at last
' The Brownies through wild regions passed,
Where ice was piled and breezes blew
That baffled many a daring crew.
But Brownies, brave in every clime,
Pushed on, nor lost one moment’s time.
Fresh from the sunny Land of Tea
They tramped across a frozen sea,
Where fish to few temptations rise,
And have small practice catching flies.
Said one: “This land of northern lights
And shooting stars and lengthy nights
Of which explorers often rave,
Or dream about the icy wave
That lies around the Pole so vast,
Where no one yet has anchor cast,
Is, after all,. scarce worth the cost
Of noble lives that still are lost
As expeditions strive in vain
From year to year this point to gain.
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