ORIGINAL RHYMES.
TO THE " NELSON -EVENING MAIL." Little messenger of stories,. -...' .",\- .'. i - - Which ( float- through fhe .-public mind, --. Thou art laid, again,- before us;~" ' ' Let us see what we canfind Of another day's .transactions . ' Of this busy world of ours,;, .: What enjoyments and attractions Every, day updn us show'rs..- • ' •-''- - Let us see who's dead or married, Wfiat good ships are .gone to'-sea^ ." . Who, in business has 1 miscarried, 0 '■"■■'-■'■■ Who got. drunk while on ; thg ."-spree." Thou art but a'little lever, "'' '"' "* " Yet'thou.art.a.goodly pow'r, ." -.■'■'■ What is. good from bad to sever,, . . And delight a passing hour. : --• • - ■' Welcome, welcome, thou art ever, When from labor we are free ; We enjoy thee as a 'fay.or- ' : " While we sip our ev'ning tea. Go, and prosper on thy journey, ' • i!o\v thou hast commenced thy race. ; . Prom the right road never tur'ri thee "' Till thou win'st the foremost place. - Linger not upon thy mission,; On thy worst encounters smile ; Man has little worth jpossession , Save the fruits. of weary toil. . Long be thou a welcome comer, To delight us do not fail ; ' May thy name be no misnomer While thou art "'The Evening Mail." Ne_lson, .March, i.8.66. . ... ' Bal^ageigu-
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 7, 12 March 1866, Page 3
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192ORIGINAL RHYMES. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 7, 12 March 1866, Page 3
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