ORIGINAL POETRY.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 173, 29 July 1870, Page 2

ORIGINAL POETRY.

Desibous as we are of encouraging local production, we have much pleasure in submitting the accompanyingeffusionfrom a local poet. Pity it were that an ode so elegant in diction, flowing in rhythm, and ranging so from sublimity to bathos, should be lost to the world through the non-appreciation of a contemporary: — to the Editor of the Herald. Papatoitoi July 27th 1870 Sir I see that the letter I rete to you on the 17th of this month is gon your lenth I have sent sevarels letters to you but saw no acount of them and as that letter is not suited to your columns I can uphold what is in that letter to bee correct therefor I have to state to you that I have petition the council 4 times and I have rote to his honour the superintendent mr. gillies 3 letters and has got verry litle satisfaction therefor A trick was don and don it was And wise was he that don it let no one no that nos it not But dont do it no more that done it I requist as a brtist soldier and A loyal subject to Her majesty that you wiU be so kind as to issue this theise fu verses in your valuable columns H Do-Ghebty come all you good peopl And lison on to me to I relate as true a tale As ever you did here consarning of a tragedy As you shall understand I never thought it was my lot to lose my cottage and land I have been many a yeare writing thinking for the beter when first this case it did began it was all a bout a letter I never don anything Desgraceful to meself or fa'milye But because I spoke of 2 pence it proved my Distance I have been so much tormented that my hart was feld with grife to see my fue potatoes throwing out on to the street my case went to the council Before men of great renone And many a trip the tok out of me By going to the town they made to me good promeses I thought it was no joke But it all went by without a lie gust lake a botle of sraok 0 thanks be to the almighty god that brought meself and family tlirou the man that don this deed on me He leves in otahuhu Hes name for to.make mension its no created for to say god will reward him for what he don Again the judgment day He is the man that don the crime And that he cant deny And ef he thought anything of himself He wood let me pas by there is one thing more I hare to say that I wood wish to mension 1 never don that heinous crime for him to stope my pension And a3 for meself that I can say A loyal subject I have been it is my prayers both day and night for god to save our queen H DOTJGHEBT-

Sir this will bee Verry interesting to your readers As I hop and trust that you will Be conferring upon me a favour of great magnitude be publishing my requist and you will obedent servant

Hugh Doughebtt