Derby Day in the Yukon, and Other Poems of the "Northland"

THE MALAMUTE
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.




Shake, Pard! I'm mighty proud o' you! (I'm know'd as Yukon Bill ); You blazed th' trail an' blazed it true;—— Some o' my friends I see y' knew On old Che-cha-ko Hill; But say, old man, y' clean forgot my friend, Swiftwater Bill!