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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 251, 13 December 1878, Page 3

A REVERIE. (Saturday Advertiser.) Ah, tranquilly sleeping in nature's soft keeping , , The hot sun above, Tliis seed «f our sowing is evermore growing A pledge to our love Will tho plentiful shower* and long summer hours Bring burdens of fruit? Or will winter winds chill, and bitter frosts kill This stem and its root ? Will buds and bright blossoms be hopes in our bosoms, And light to our life ? Or will em with its morrow of anger and sorrow, Darken with strife ? The hours of light laughter and thought that comes after, Shall surely be thine, But deeds of tby doing, and loves of tby wooing, Oh, who shall divine ? Ah, infantine beauty, quite dreamless of duty, And free from all care. No vows or entreating—thy little heart beating Is guileless of prayer. Ah! peacefully slumber, for soon sbalt tlion number The days of unrest, When joy shall seem sadness, and mirth be but madness. „ And sleep shall seem best. Oh, seed-time and reaping, oh, bright hopes anil weeping— Twin comrades alway, The joy that gives warning, the night chasing morning. The dark-seeking day. I felt that she listened, and looking, saw glistened Her eyes with big tears. \ I drew myself nearer, spoke softly to cheer her, And scatter her fears. Though grief come unbidden, and years are still hidden, The past is our own ; No future can rue it, no power can undo it— Not God on His throne. We have loved, we are loving, and time is but proving The strength of our tie ; If sorrow comes nearer love's eyes see the clearer— /•■ Ah, love cannot die. The air is all trembling, black clouds are assembling, The torrents will come ; Ah, dearest and nearest, through tears we see clearest, Come quick, let us home. E. S. H.

TTTANTED, about 20 ACRES VV GOOD LAND, with sea frontage, within a few miles of Akaroa. Apply, in the first instance stating price and full particulars, to the undersigned. E. C. LATTER. Barry's Bay, Dec. 9, 1878. AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL. NOTICE TO PAY RATES. ALL RATES NOT PAID on or before the 31st December, 1878, will be SUED for, J. F. ROBERTS, Rate Collector. PENINSULA JOCKEY CLUBrpHE members of the Peninsula -L Jockey Club are requested to MEET at Haines' Hotel, Hill-top, on SATURDAY, 28th instant (the day of the County Council meeting, for the despatch of ordinary business and arranging for annual meeting at Lake Ellesmere. N.B.—Owners of two-year-olds are requested to attend for the purpose of arranging for a sapling stakes. Meeting at 3 p*m. (By order). A. INNES M'GREGOR, Secretary, pro tern. AKAROA REGATTA. HpHE final MEETING of the ComJ- mittee will be held at Bruce's Hotel, TO-MORROW evening, at 8 P-m. ' At this meeting all ENTRIES for the different races must be made (vide rule 7, appended to programme), for which purpose the Secretary will be in attendance from 8 till 11 p.m. REFRESHMENT ROOMS, MR. T. B. CHADWICK begs to announce that he has OPENED a commodious and comfortable room, adjoining the Medical Hall, where Lemonade, Ginger Beer, and all kinds of summer beverages may always be obtained. Visitors to the Regatta please give a call. ■ * ' FOR SALE. A PEDIGREE BULL, five years old, bred by — Bluett, Esq., of Leeston. Apply to . W. BIRDLING, , Barry's Bay ; or BIRDLING BROS., Litt c River.