Miscellany.
AN AFFECTING FAREWELL.
A gentleman who has been making an involuntary stay of a few days in Akaroa \ pours out his feeling in leaving it in the following pathetic veises:— Farewell Akaroa, a wanderer bids thee A lasting good bye to thy sea-beaten tihore; His last earnest wish as downhearted he leaves thee, Is that his sad eyes may behold the_t no more. Farewell to your churches, hills, saw mills and hotels (Six of the latter is too many by half), , Where well known topers and pseudo-like < Bwells Pass All their time when not on the wharf. Farewell dearest Mary, full of virtues so rare, Truth, Beauty and Innocence, all are combined ? How I envy the man such a prize will ensnare, As I earnestly hope, he'll be loving and kind. No more may the light of your lustrous eye, Lighten my w<ork as I helped you along Your words and looks of approval and innocent glee, And your nightingale voice as you chanted a song. Akaroa, Dec. 22, 1880.
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 463, 31 December 1880, Page 3
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171Miscellany. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 463, 31 December 1880, Page 3
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