. ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁an ▁old ▁and ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁L ett ▁still ▁had ▁the ▁conv iction ▁to ▁pen ▁a ▁dam ning ▁ind ict ment ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁polit icians ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Cart w right ▁and ▁Sol omon ▁White , ▁and ▁journalist ▁Er ast us ▁W iman ▁for ▁their ▁support ▁of ▁free ▁trade ▁by ▁reci pro city ▁and ▁for ▁re kind ling ▁the ▁old ▁Canada ▁Anne x ation ▁Deb ate ▁of ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century : ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁bad ger , ▁mus k rat ▁and ▁sk unk ▁making ▁tre ason able ▁mis re present ations ▁to ▁all ure ▁Canad ians ▁from ▁their ▁alleg iance ▁and ▁supporting ▁the ▁bald ▁head ed ▁e agle , ▁the ▁unfortunately ▁selected ▁em blem ▁in ▁the ▁Yan kee ▁Esc ut che on , ▁[ to ▁be ] ▁the ▁pl und ering ▁har py ▁who ▁wants ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁Canadian ▁O sp rey ▁of ▁his ▁dinner . ▁ ▁Chron ic ler ▁L ett ▁chron ic led ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁By town ▁and ▁Ott awa ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁published ▁his ▁only ▁collection ▁of ▁poetry , ▁Rec ol lections ▁of ▁By town ▁and ▁Its ▁Old ▁In hab itants ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁The ▁Rec ol lections ▁are ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁extended ▁po ems ▁mostly ▁in ▁rh ym ing ▁couple t ▁form ▁describing ▁By town ' s ▁notable ▁residents , ▁their ▁locations , ▁characters ▁and ▁occup ations , ▁port rayed ▁on ▁a ▁detailed ▁historical ▁and ▁ge ographic