DEB OAK AND DER VINE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 453, 8 April 1909, Page 4

DEB OAK AND DER VINE.

I don’d vas preaching voman’s righdls, Or anyding like dot, Und I likes to see all beoples Shust gondented mit dheir lot ; Budt I vants to gondradict doi shap Dot makes dis leedle shoke ; “ A vowan vas der glinging vine, Und man, der shtnrdy oak." Shnst go oup to der paseball groundts, Und see dhose "shtnrdy oaks” All planted roundt nbon der seats— Shust hear dheir laughs and shokes ! Dhen see dhose vomens at der tubs, Mit gloihes oudt on der lines ; Vhich vas der shtnrdy oaks, mine friendths, Und Vhich der glinging vines ? Ven sickness in der householdt comes, Und veeks und veeks lie shtays, Who vas id fighdt him mitondt resdt Dhose veary nighdts und days ? Who beace und gomfort alvaysprings, Und cools dot fefered prow ? More like id vas der tender vine Dot oak he glings to now. Maype, vhen oaks dhey gling some more, Und don’d so shturdly peen, Der glinging vines dhey half some shance To helb run life's masheen, In belt und sickness, slioy and pain, In calm or shtormy veddher, 'Twas beddher dot dhose oaks and vines, Should alvays gling togeddher.