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St. Andrew.

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Read at Anniversary.             Our ancient custom to renew,             We meet to honor St. Andrew,             He was of the Jewish nation,             A fisherman by occupation;             No warlike knight with lance and sword             But humbly following his Lord;             And Scotia she justly claims             Her soil contains his last remains,             In early times the Pilgrims drew             Into the shrine of St. Andrew,             For miracles it gained renown,             And thence sprang up St. Andrew's town;             Now clansmen twine round maple leaf,             When rallying at the call of chief,             And time will come when we'll be one,             And proud of name Canadian,             But Scotia must not be forgot             For sake of Chalmers, Burns and Scott,             But here upon Canadian soil             A man may own where he doth toil,             For here each may enjoy the charm             Of owning fine prairie farm.     Entwining of the thistle around the maple tree, Scotia's sons have indented their names deep in Canadian history. The names of McDonald, McKenzie, Cameron and Mowat stand conspicuous, and Brown second to none. For wealth, enterprise and benevolence those Montreal Scotsmen stand high, Sir Donald A. Smith, Sir George Stephens and Duncan McIntyre.

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