In -Original Poetry.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 671, 8 April 1869, Page 3

In -Original Poetry.

(Adapted to Circumstances.) fFRE lives D. M,L—, describe him who can? ' An abridgment of all tLat is proper in man; who a bold game for a place in the State, Ind the Colony drives to destruction's sure fate. *ps! with taleuts like these, and an obdurate heart, tf 6 has other failings—a dupe to his art. Tike an ill-judging prophet the Aiaoris he fed, it the cost of the country, with sugar and bread; Twenty-two hundred rifles, with bullets, and more, we very soon lent them, to carry on war. Tn the "House" he's impolitic, simple.exacting, L s on iy that when he is out he is acting, And trying to get the Friine Minister's power Curtailed petitions, and blankets and flour. as aa orator, truly, he never will shine, Txcept with the natives, who always define Tlim " Kw ai Makarlni—on us you've got hold, so long as we're sure of the siller aud gold." or their aid, he's confoundedly sick, so be tries to decoy them by finessing and trick, with all reasons on earth to go out of his way, ire turns and he varies full ten times a day; Ho casts off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, forheknows when helikeshecanbuy themallbaok. of praise a mere glutton—his conduct inane, " guffaws " of the Herald, he mistakes them for fame; as his appetite now just amounts to disease, £„ e ppers the highest, so it's surest to please. Bit let us be candid, and speak out our mind; H voters applaud him. he pays thein so kind. Tie turned out C-l —o to let C—t-r in, Because his old friend had become short of tin. jj s T. didu't mind,, as an ex-Commissaire, To pass into retirement, without any care. 0 £ W; B. had to right-about-lace, Because, 'tis well known, he had too quick apace; so the German -was placed at the top of the tree, To fence nasty questions of the Eadical three. Three hundred a-year considered a cost To keep an ex-Super, old ft, in his postToo much for the man who'd the work all to do, go says Mac.: "Mr VV—b, and pray how do you do ? We're much pleased with you—that you very well know, But to give C—t-r the sack would be a very hard you've 'displeased my friend O-ra-d by voting for B. But I'll do all I can, you may believe me! " Buchananized K—h gets turned into the air, For at a Volunteer meeting he did take the chair! Thivt was his crime, and a constant practice Of doing his work in the Survey Office. Report old hands were all put to the rout, As the thousands, aome sixty, had nearly run out. And the Government couldn't afford more to pay Such large sums of money for work and no play ; jjut the truth is hid here—the storekeepers must (0 what profit is theirs while they get and forgive) ♦'There's K-n —y, N —t-n, and S-t n, and VV—d, We can't uo without them, for tiiey firmly have 0a our side the House," which they did as by rote When 13—h —ncams down with •• no confidence " vote. , 'jlow docs Napier re-echo the shouts that are raised, While Donald's bespattered—the public amazed ! lint, peace to his ashes, where'er they may lieWhere ihecarcaseis buried, the birds they will hie. Those dealers who owe their sue ess to his " till," w ill all be his fiatterers, go wnere he will, jieie larcha will receive him with open-mouthed love, jut Kooti and Waru his warn friends—above (?) Napier, April 6th. I'idds. ;