SELECT POETRY. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. FOULLY ASSASSINATED, ATEIL 14, 1565. You lay a wreath on murdered Lincoln’s hier, You, who with mocking pencil wont to trace. Broad for the self-complacent British sneer. His length of shambling limb, his furrowed face. His gaunt, gnarled hands, his unkempt, bristling hair. His garb uncouth, his hearing ill at ease. His lack of all we prize as debonnair, Of power or will to shine, of art to please. You, whose smart pen hacked up the pencil’s IdtugU, Judging each step, as though the way wore plain; Reckless, so it could point its paragraph. Of chiefs perplexity, or people's pain. Beside this corpse, that hears for winding-sheet The Stars antt Stripes he lived to rear anew, Between the mourners at his head and f>-et. Say, scurril-jester, is there room for you. Yes, he had lived to shame me from my sneer. To lame my pencil and confute my pen— To make me own this hind of princes peer, This raii-spliiter a true-horn king of men. My shallow judgment I had learnt to rue. Noting how to occasion’s height he rose, How his quaint wit made home-truth seem more true How, iron-like, his temper grew by hlows. How humble yet how hopeful he could he; How in good fortune aud in ill the same Nor hitter in success, nor boastful he. Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fame. He went about his work—such work as few Ever had laid on head and heart and hand— As one who knows where there’s a task to do, Man’s honest willmust Heaven's good grace commandWho trusts the strength will with the burden grow. That God makes instruments to work his will, If hut that will we can arrive t < know, Nor tamper with the weights of good and iIL So he went forth to battle, on the side That he felt clear was Liberty’s and Eight’s, As in hjs peasant boyhood he had plied His warfare with rude Nature’s tnwarting mights— The uncleared forest, the unbroken soil. The iron-bark, that turns the lumberer’s axe, The rapid, that o’erbears the boatman’s toil, The prairie, hiding the mazed wanderer’s tracks; The ambushed Indian, and the prowling bear— Such Were the needs that helped his youth to train; Eough culture—bat such trees large fruit may bear. If but their stocks be of right girth and grain. Bohe grew up, a destined work to do. And lived to do it; four long suffering years’ 111-fate, 111-feeling, ill-report, lived through. And then he heard the hisses change to cheers. The taunts to tribute, the abuse to praise. And took both with the same unwavering mood; Till, as he came on light, from darkling days. And seemed to touch the goal from where he stood. : A felon hand, between the goal aud him, Beached from behind his back a trigger prest,— And those perplexed and patient eyes were dim. Those gaunt, long-laboring limbs were laid to rest! The words of mercy were upon his lips. Forgiveness in his heart aud on his pen, When this vile murderer brought swift eclipse To thoughts of peace on earth, good-will to men. The Old World and the New, from sea to sea. Utter one voice of sympathy and shame! Sore heart, so stopped when it at last beat high. Sad life, cut short just as its triumph came. A deed accurst! Strokes have been struck before By the assassin’s band, whereof men doubt If more of horror or disgrace they bore; But thy foul crime, like Cain’s, stands darkly out. Vile hand, that brandest murder on a strife, Whate’er its grounds, stoutly and nobly striven And with the martyr’s crown crownesl a life With much to praise, little to be forgiven. —Punch, May 6. IVTEW ZEALANDINSURANCE COMPANY -i-T FOB FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE Capital, £1,000,000 With unlimited Liability of the Shareholders Directors; Thomas Henderson, Chairman. Samuel Browning, Deputy Chairman Alfred Buckland J. H. Burnside Hugh Coolalian William C. Daldy John Graham Auditors: George B. Owen Thomas Russell C. J. Stone William C. Wilson James Willamson George E. Elliott | Richard Ridings Marina Surveyor s W. C. Daldy. This Company is now prepared to grant Policies and effect insurance from Loss or Damage by Fire upon Houses and other Buildings, Goods, Wakes, Merchandise, and Manuactubes, and Farming Stock of every description. The Company will also take MARINE RISKS, both in Coasting and Foreign Trade. The Directors respectfully request public support for this local institution. The rates are the same as those charged by other companies. Whilst insurers have the security of a capital more than equal to any contingency which may arise, together with the unlimited liability of a large body of wealthy shareholders, the profits of the Company are retained in the Colony. Tables of Rates, Printed Forms of Proposals, and all other information, may be obtained from SAMUEL BEQG, Agent for Napier. PACIFIC MARINE INSURANCE CompstSYDNEY. CAPITAL £500,000. Directors : J■ L. Montefiore, Esq., Chairman. James Byrnes, Esq. I A, B. Smith, Esq. Henry Prince, Esq. j J. R. Young, Esq. London Agents—Messrs. Young, Lark, ai Bennett, 29, Gresham-street. TRANSACTIONS can be effected with tl Company in MARINE INSURANCE at tl lowest current rates of premium. Marino losses may be made payable in Loado C. ML SMITH, Manager. London Agents— Messrs. Young, Lark, at Bennett, 29, Gresham-street. Melbocrks Agents— Messrs. Smith, Strachi and Co, Queen-street. KINROSS & CO, Agents for Napiei, N GA I OS! NGA I O SI! can be, liad in any quantity on application to Air P- SEARLES, Napier.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 296, 10 August 1865, Page 4
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