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"Then came I to a land I knew no man had ever seen, A haggard land, forlornly spanned by mountains lank and lean; The nitchies said 'twas full of dread, of smoke and fiery breath, And no man dare put foot in there for fear of pain and death. THEN I CAME TO A LAND I KNEW NO MAN HAD EVER SEEN A HAGGARD LAND FORLORNLY SPANNED BY MOUNTAINS LANK AND LEAN THE NICHES SAID TWAS FULL OF DREAD OF SMOKE AND FIERY BREATH AND NO MAN DARE PUT FOOT IN THERE FOR FEAR OF PAIN AND DEATH
d of velvet--well, it was done at last. There were the tents of Dawson, there the scar of the slide; Swiftly we poled o'er the shallows, swiftly leapt o'er the side. Fires fringed the mouth of Bonanza; sunset gilded the dome; The test of the trail was over--thank God, thank God, we were Home! The Ballad of Gum-Boot Ben _He was an old prospector with a vision bleared and dim. He asked me for a grubstake, and the same I gave to him. He hinted of a hidden trove, and when I made so bold To question his veracity, this is the tale he told._ "I do not seek the copper streak, nor yet the yellow dust; I am not fain for sake of gain to irk the frozen crust; Let fellows gross find gilded dross, far other is my mark; Oh, gentle youth, this is the truth--I go to seek the Ark. "I prospected the Pelly bed, I prospected the White; The Nordenscold for love of gold I piked from morn till night; Afar and near for many a year I led the wild stampede, Until I guessed that all my quest was vanity and greed.  THE BALLAD OF GUMBOOT BEN BY RAPID SERVICE READ FOR LIEBERVOX DAT ORG BY HAIDEY PRICE HE WAS AN OLD PROSPECTOR WITH A VISION BLARED AND DIM HE ASKED ME FOR A GRUBSTAKE AND THE SAME I GAVE TO HIM HE HINTED OF A HIDDEN TREASURE TROVE AND WHEN I MADE SO BOLD TO QUESTION HIS VERACITY THIS IS THE TALE HE TOLD I DO NOT SEEK THE COPPER STREAK NOR YET THE YELLOW DUST I AM NOT FAIN FOR SAKE OF GAIN TO IRK THE FROZEN CRUST LET FELLOW'S GROSS FIND GILDED DROSS FAR OTHER IS MY MARK O GENTLE YOUTH THIS IS THE TRUTH I GO TO SEEK THE ARK I PROSPECTED THE PELLY BED I PROSPECTED THE WHITE THE NORDEN SCOLD FOR LOVE OF GOLD I PIKED FROM MORN TILL NIGHT AFAR AND NEAR FOR MANY A YEAR I LED THE WILD STAMPEDE UNTIL I GUESSED THAT ALL MY QUEST WAS VANITY AND GREED
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