Both men of strict integrity and truth.
Four other miners on another lease
Dwelt with the boys in harmony and peace.
Two strangers, who arrived the night before,
Had been invited, till the storm was o'er,
To share their hospitality. Their fate
Had raised the list of dead, perhaps, to eight.
Ere Steve had panted forth his final word,
The boys had risen up with one accord;
The rescue must be tried at any cost,