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COLONEL FREDERICK HALE OF PORTLAND.

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HERE were lots of busy rooters, ill last winter's State-house scrap; Old Portland sent a fighting-guard, an bound to change the map; An hot-foot for Augusta, the old Dome to move away From the banks of the bosky river, to the shores of Casoo Bay. I remind me or the contest: for I saw a round 01' two: "l'was a corker, while it lasted and I want to say to you That, among all the busy boosters, in this game of ·push and shove. Portland had no better fighter. than the gentleman above. He's been luch.--y, in his birthrigllt; for he bears distinguished name, That has stood in honored places, for the citizens of Maine; But I tell you tins much, certain, that if' he came from ranks un!,;:nowll. With his zeal and his ambitions, he would make his way alone. And up here in Androscoggin, we've special baSis for such claim, Since the Hales all came from Turner-which assures any man of Fame.

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