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Rh And cool his burning fever; and there came

In answer to his prayer a gentle hand

Bearing the draught of water; and a voice

Of sympathy in foreign accent bade

The sufferer take courage, and revive.

But death was at his heart, and gasping out

The name of her whom he had doubly murdered,

He quivered in his agony, and died.

And the kind Mexic woman, with a sigh,

Kept on her way in mercy, giving life

Alike to foe or countryman; and all

Raised their weak hands, and blessed her as she passed.

THE POST-BOY'S SONG.