<h2 id="c3">THE ORIOLE’S MISSION.</h2>
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<p class="t0">Sweet little bird on yonder tree,</p>
<p class="t0">Fly to the town with song of glee</p>
<p class="t0">And comfort there some lonely soul,</p>
<p class="t0">Thou sweetest, dearest oriole!</p>
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<p class="t0">Perch on an open window sill,</p>
<p class="t0">And then pour forth thy mellowest trill.</p>
<p class="t0">What griefs thy carol will console,</p>
<p class="t0">Thou sweetest, dearest oriole!</p>
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<p class="t0">A tale of hope to each sad heart</p>
<p class="t0">Thy notes of love will soon impart;</p>
<p class="t0">And in their memory will roll</p>
<p class="t0">The sweet strain of the oriole.</p>
<p class="lr">—<span class="sc">Christine B. Moray.</span></p>
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