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Let poets write their pretty songs,
Let patriot boast of country dear;
But better far the man who longs
.To make his village record clear.
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Muses of classic rhyme disdain
To lend enchantment to our theme: ,
Lord Byron, Burns apd Thomas Paine
Have •not a line from -which to glean.
Immortal verse was sung long since
Qp Scotland`s Tweed and Ireland's Shannon
There's neither poet nor patriot. prince
To, sing the praises of our Dungannon.
Between Belfast and struggling Nile,
Upon the road that leads to town,
A village is for stir and style
That's hard to beat for miles around.
The streets arefew, but they are clean,
The sidewalks, somewhat out of date.;,
11e- stores are- few, the shops between
In other towns are hard to mate.
Old Ireland here lives o'er again
In name and accent, tongue and taste,
For sure, Dungannon is its•name —
A firstrate place for man or baste.
The old stage -coach goes rumbling by,
The farmers drive their produce far;
It's curious, but we know not why .
They voted down the electric car.
Nature has given us fine location,
Fields around are rich and rare;
If we only had a station
'We should be beyond compare.
Churches there are, one, two and three --
Enough. to make all sinners saints;
A schoolhouse small
Where Allen rules without complaint.
Doctors too, are here galore,
Medd and Bice, and T. E. Case,
Tending both the rich and poor,
Some for cash and some for grace.
Ploughs and harrows, stoves for Sally,d
Kept by friendly Jimmy Rose;
Thompson Will and Will .McNally
Make their living by their blows.
Charlie Elliott was with Young,
Walkom with Ben Crawford strives
Princely merchants, spurning wrong,
To serve the public each one tries.
In winter -time you needa robe,
In spring arid summer whip and collar --
Dan Sickle reads the Daily Globe,.
He can fit you without bother.
In home and store, in town and kirk,
How dark the night without a light;
So in our town is one Habkirk
Whose oil, is simply out of sight.
Suits to order, up to mark,
Or a mortgage, loan or money —
Call upon our townsman Clark
Or upon our wealthy. Johnnie.
Tins and kettles,. lamps and shades
At Whyard's emporium you will find;
Breadandbiscuit., pie and cakes,
At Treleaven's to your mind.
Don't forget that Mr. Ward ... .
Keeps an office on . main street;
He's a man that takes no part.
In low cunning or deceit. '
Little Tom is sure to boot you -
If you pay him cash enough;
Long Will Sproul is sure to suit you
When you can no longer cough.
If you want a day's diversion
Call upon the liveryman;
He can take you to the station
Faster than most others can.
If you want a splendid ration
Two hotels are inthe place;
Drinking rum will curse a nation,
Drinking beer brings sure disgrace.
Adam Th9mpso , • Harry Jones,
William l'bse nd Cliff O'Neill
Will forsake thei former homes
When ,the bell of marriage peal.
Off the main street, on a side street,
Useful knowledge you will find.;
On the corner, all the fresh meat,
- Kept by Mike and Joseph -kind.
If a house you wish to frame,
Or a 'barn to hold your hay,
Begi, , surely has the fame .
Of doing work that's sure to stay.
Mitchell, Mole and Elliott will
-Stand alone among the rest,
Thinking doubtless that the bill
Smaller is without the nest.
-If perchance, some name is missed
From this immortal screed sublime,
You'll surely find it on a list
Of greaterlength; so do not whine.
Enough, of men has now been: said,
We turn -us to a happier theme,
For sure. our , village would be dead
Were there no girl --to claim as queen,
To make a dress, to tplm a hat,.
To sort our mail, to teach our school,
The ladies here; can do just that --
That is the right to vote and rule.
We're glad to welkonte those who eozne
We're sorry when some. go .away.
We hope for all, when work' is done,
A starry crown, a eioudless day.
Let ,us be kind and just and true, . ,�
For kindness melts the hardest heart;
:Justice and truth, twin sisters too,.
Are sure to win the better part.
Three things are sacred and sublime,
Love, life and sweetest liberty;
Three things are deathless and divine,
Love, life and God's eternity.
We'll love, aid work,, and pray, and wait,
As long as Father thinks it best,
And then through pearly golden gate
We'll enter in with loved ones blest.
Working, loving, praying, waiting,
Whilethe sun is in the sky,.
Trusting, hoping, hoping, trusting,
We need not be afraid to die.
—Written by the late Rev. C. M. Rutherford,
minister of Erskine Presbyterian Church.
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0111 1844 Robert Davidson and his bride, Martha Menary came from Dungannon,
Ireland and took up land in 'Ashfield next to William Mallough and Martha's
sister, Jane Menary Mallough. Martha Is shown here with her two grand-
_ daughters, Kathleen, centre, and Evelyn Reed.
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