RANDOM REMARKS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 194, 27 September 1909, Page 2

RANDOM REMARKS.

This district is evidently inspiring its residents with the "divine afflatus" judging from the efforts appearing in the "Chronicle" from time to time. Springtime, which is proverbial for it crop of poets, may have something to do with the epidemic, but as a loyal King Countryman, the writer holds the opinion that such a district is in itself quite sufficient to inspire a soulful person with poetic thoughts. A correspondent, however, has s more prosaic thought on the subject. Hesends the following contribution v itr, the explanation that it is "another argument in favour of the e=tat'. lishment of a lunatic asylum handy to 7:Awamutu." The verses which " ore written by a visitor speak for themselves, but a mistake has evidently been made with the name : Do you know the town of Te-a-pu? Do you ken its folk so fine? Have you seen its massive buildings and its avenues of lime? "A' mon, it is a bra fine toon," the pride of all the land, With all the progress of the world just ready to your hand. Its streets are laid in sections, quite destitute of mud, With drainage scheme so perfect it laughs at storm and floods. The daintiest maid can walk the town, her dress without a stain, And looking at her loveliness, you gaze and gaze again. It's beaux are really up-to-date with names of the Court; Their style and speech would shame one city taught; They walk their proud and fearless way, secure in manly strength, And pity lesser mortals from their towering six foot length. The Mayor, well, words cannot define his manners so urbane, And all who visit Te-a-pu cannot but help exclaim: "If all our mayors were like this one, how happy we should be! Like birds within their little nests a happy famiiie."

The town board is composed of men both erudete and shrewd, Their breadth of knowledge compasses from culture to the rude. Music's gentle solace is here without a doubt. From gentle Moilie's twitter to the deep Bathuso shout. And the dancers! 0 the dancers! On the light fantastic toe A rythmic song of movement, so gracefully they go. The tradesmen so polite and bland careless of gain or debit, One simply wishes for a thing and there you get —the credit. The hotels "are quite up-to-date, the gourmand's filled with joy When he gazes at a menu that would rival the Savoy. They are writ in Thanes—English with perhaps Teutonic touch But no matter what the language the tucker's good enough. The sporting mob so plucky, are famed both far and rear. The manufactures too are great from useful flax ro beer. O, ye who have ret s:cn it seek Te-a-pu and live And taste the ; \.- and sorrows the township has i? ykve.