POETRY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 275, 10 March 1877, Page 4

POETRY.

THE NATIVE MEETIK*. | To-day'* Saiwdety Jtdmtiim has the following contribution from its witty con" tribwtcr "Paddy Murphy," of Laxnbton Quay, WeßingtQO, in reference to the recant native meeting with the Hon. Dr. Pollen i I wa» bothered unite complaitly, So didn't write ye lately, t The Docthor an' meaelf wint oat a fiabin For Maori fiata t ye see, An*, me boy, 'twixt you an' me, Be gom, we succeeded in oar mission, Och, be gog, 1 cot a swell At Finch's tine hotel In Afoxandhra City, proud and fair O, Meaelf is mighty sorry That I can't describe the wharry Ay that bovrfd an* brave ould warrior, Te Wharo. Sore meaelf an* Major Mair Wid the Ministher was there, Assxmbled wid the cockatoos an' aquatthers That Eve around that place Yer aowl, we had a case At whiskey, an' a feed av thripe an' throtters. Whin the feed came to a close, Sea Rewi— ** I suppose, Bear Docthor, I'm not privileged to bore But wid yer lave I'll bring (He spoke jjuat like a King) A party little grievance now before ye. '* Me bit ©' land is aould " Sea the Docthor—** So l r m tonic!." Thin aes Rewi—-"Faix the ground was quite adjacent, But some dirty spalpeen mane Has chated me, that's plain, Be the mortial, I have: not been thrated dacint." Thin the Docthor aes, ** Av coorac, We met here to diacoorae On Maori rights, an' keep ye in ycr places," Thin givin' me a wink, He sea, " Faddy, d'ye think 2a it safe to back oulJi Gay Fawks for the Races 'P He mint Dunaycttn Cup, So I tuk another sup Av whiskey, an' I gintty wLiapered—- ** Daniel, Jist back the Bower or King, At ye want to join the ring, 'Or Punga, she's as game as any Spaniel. ' Thin takin' out his book, He laid heavy on the Hook, Wid Rewi an' Ti Nikau (knowing stagers, They called the myar " hoot"), So we settled the dispute, An* the Docthor aes I'm witness to the wagers. Paddy Mctrtuy. Lambton Qtw*y, Wellington, Marti» \ ISTT.