[Gocamino] received while I was out of town

[Davidem ... pietatis causa devote visitasse]

While I was out of town, this article from the Miami Herald 
were contributed for the library:

http://gocamino.oakapple.net/library/miami-herald.html

and Andrew Grant contributed the following verses; they were
held up because the message was way too big for gocamino 
in HTML format, but it fits fine as simple text.   People getting
the digest form of gocamino 
really hate huge MIME chunks in the middle of the
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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:24:57 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
From: "Andrew J H Grant" <granta5 AT blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "STJAMES GROUP" <saintjames AT yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <Gocamino AT oakapple.net>
Subject: Songs for the road

It seems to be the season for poetry and song so I thought I would
contribute.

When walking the Route St Jacques from Le Puy to Santiago last year, in
times of difficulty - going up hills and in the pouring rain - I used to
sing along to myself and thus lift my spirits.  My favourite song at these
times was one of Scotland's (not England as on some web sites) great
entertainers of some years back namely Sir Harry Lauder.  He was born not
far from where I live.  I attach the words of the song below as it is I feel
appropriate to any pilgrimage.  


The End Of The Road 
written and composed by William Dillon and Harry Lauder 

verse 1 

Ev'ry road thro' life is a long, long road, 
Fill'd with joys and sorrows too, 
As you journey on how your heart will yearn, 
for the things most dear to you. 
With wealth and love 'tis so 
but onward we must go- 

Chorus 

Keep right on to the end of the road, keep right on to the end, 
Tho' the way be long, let your heart be strong, keep right on round the bend
Tho' you're tired and weary still journey on, till you come to your happy abode, 
Where all you love you've been dreaming of will be there at the end of the road. 

verse 2 

With a big stout heart to a long steep hill, 
We may get there with a smile, 
With a good kind thought and an end in view, 
We may cut short many a mile. 
So let courage ev'ry day, 
Be your guiding star alway- 
repeat chorus twice 
  



I would like to wish all of you out there a good Hogmanay and a Very Happy
New Year in 2005.

Andrew Grant
Edinburgh, Scotland