The Council's Farewell To The Straker

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 February 1916, Page 3

The Council's Farewell To The Straker

+ J.lio County Council has so id tJi Straker waggon.—Ams item. farewell to thee, Straker, Thou an going at last, On a hard bitter world Ouco Hgain you are cast. S 11 When you catuo to us young. We were quite innocent, J But we've learned much since then, '' As our garments we ve rent. They were woven <ji hopes, 1 Based on theories that you Soon would give us granu roads ' At a cost that ne'er grew. And you looked, oh, so tine, As you fussed tlirough the town, Ot that fust sunny morn, That you took us all down. T'or 'twas quickly tie found, ' While you chewed up our coke, You so piled up expenses, | That the bunk you near broke. | We repaiied and we patched both outside and in, I But the ratepayer.-; cursed - | Said our action was sin. And our enguioer grew Heart sick and .so weary. That everyone wondered Could again he be cheery. from the north.to the sotitli. • From the hills to tlie sea, 'Tuas your cough and your wheeze. That we all had to dree. Excuses we made -score.-. And we schemed all we knew. Still for sure every month Your accounts camo t(> view. But it could not go on, So we "laid you aside: Our last hopes disappeared. On the outgoing tide. Since you've stood in the yfli'd, In sunshine and rain, Whenever we saw you Through our minds went a pain. If we prayed. 'twas that one Might be led with his cash. I.ly grim Fate o'er Ihe road We had travelled so rash. After yenr* he has come. And we wish hint the best. While we fervently hope. He's a deep money chest. Farewell to thee. Straker, Though no more hero vou'tv seen. One round t-hmisarid. ■= int rest,' Will keep memories green. ' -THE O. 1..