FAREWELL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 204, 12 September 1874, Page 2

FAREWELL.

Farewell to her who long hath been My hope—my guiding star, Her faith, through oceans roll between, Shall guide me from afar. Though Fate has torn her from my gaze, And there is none to eheer, Still will 1 think of happy days, And her I love so dear. MY WISH. I wish that two vowels were joined In wedlock, holy and true, For I’ve already made up my mind That the vowels must be I and IJ. I wish that those vowels could woo; I turn myself round wit h a sigh, Yet nought can I make of the two For reversed they come U and I. O.

Prayer v. Profanity’.—A worthy minister of Fintray had a factotum whose notions of asking special blessings were very limited. On one occasion he wanted some stones and thought a number lying on a piece of fallow ground belonging to the glebe would suit him. Having got the minister’s permission to take them, John yoked his cart; but the ground was too soft for man and beast. The minister seeing the quandary John was in, advised him “to offer up a prayer for frost.” Next day t here happened to come a severe frost, and John was busy at work. The minister happened to pass, and, observing the man actively engaged, said to him, “Well, John, your prayer has been heard.” John’s reply was at. least candid. “Umph! Weel, sir, it wad need : it’s nae aften I seek a favor.”

Vary ihb Monotony.—Home life is apt to become monotonous, and monotony means humdrum. The ladies of a family hold this matter in their own hands, for men, living an active out-door life, frequently settle down Io inactivity during their evenings, unless roused by some pleasant episode into liveliness. It is a wife’s privilege to make the home lively, and to give variety and interest to home life. It is surprising how very little invenlion it requires to do this. All that is wanted is just an excuse for liveliness. A lit tie variety in the amusement of the children, if there be any ; a little delicacy at table, or at any unexpected hour in the evening, some little novelty of dress, or the bringing in of tin agreeable visitor. When people go travelling they discover how many things they had at home which before they had barely thought of. Just so, when our friends are absent, they show us in their letters so many qualities of observation and sympathy and expression, which had remained undeveloped right under our noses. Somebody has discovered that change of situat ion has a wonderfully stimulating influence on the mind. We have to accommodate ourselves to new circumstances, and this friction rubs off some of the rust which made us half insensible.

The Napier Wellington Correspondent, under date, sth September, says : — It has leaked out that Air Vogel has arranged to leave for London by the way of Sydney, with th * ostensible object of raising the new loan of four millions, which was aut horised to be raised last session of the General Assembly. This information is authentic.