Help In Need.

        A poor man's horse it ran away,
        Soon man upon the roadside lay,
        With his leg all badly broken,
        Of sympathy some gave token.

        One said your trouble grieves my heart,
        But with his money would not part,
        Another said, while heaving sighs,
        It brings the tears into mine eyes.

        But a good true hearted man,
        His heart with kindness it o'er ran,
        The poorest man among the three,
        A pound he did contribute free.

        Others gave in empty feeling,
        But this poor man he did bring healing,
        The giver only Lord doth prize,
        Who helps afflicted for to rise.

James McIntyre

James McIntyre was a Canadian poet, most notable for his poetry concerning cheese, cheese-making, dairying, and dairy products. Often referred to as 'The Cheese Poet,' McIntyre's work is celebrated for its earnestness and unintentional humor, making him both a beloved and an infamous figure in literary circles. He emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1851 and settled in Ingersoll, Ontario, where he became a successful businessman and community leader.

James McIntyre

Local Sketches.

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The Shires On The Moray Frith.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

Land Clearing.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

Lines On A Typewriter.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

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The Good Samaritan

He comes from out the ages dim,
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I, who was always counted, they say,
Rather a bad stick any way,
Splintered all over with dodges and tricks,
Known as "the worst of the Deacon's six;"
I, the truant, saucy and bold,
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        Gent on sidewalk held out his foot
        While boy in gutter brushed his boot,
        But at this time, how sad, alas,
        An unruly horse did o'er him pass.

        The child for friends he sad did lack,
        They said he was but a shoeblack,
        Kind hearted man the poor child bore,
        To a soft cot in back of store.

        And brought from hospital ward
        A skilful nurse the lad to guard,
        She often listened for his breath,
        As he was passing the vale of death.

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Effusion.

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Delving the ditch a livelihood to earn,
Or lumping corn out in a dusty barn;
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And sitting down with weary hand to write;
Ah, little did I think, as then unknown,
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Would be one day applauded and approv'd,
By learning notic'd, and by genius lov'd.
God knows, my hopes were many, but my pain
Damp'd all the prospect which I hop'd to gain;
I hardly dar'd to hope.--Thou corner-chair,
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With an incident in which he was concerned
In the sweet shire of Cardigan,
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For five-and-thirty years he lived
A running huntsman merry;
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Is red as a ripe cherry.
No man like him the horn could sound,
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In those proud days, he little cared
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