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Southland Times, Issue 682, 12 June 1867, Page 3

i OEiaiNAL POETET. I ■ " - ■ * -, | • THE MINSTREL'S HOME. (From the German "of " Adolf Ham.") Bx JoHjf G. Smith. Through the hxnd with looks so hoary j ; Roamed a minstrel old and poor, Many a wild romantic story He had sung from door to door. ' Many a hamlet, town, and city, •. = .Listened to his melting lays, Many a look of love and pity, Spake the wandering minstrel's praise* From his home he long had parted, : ■ - Courted glory but in vain, Lonely now and broken-hearted, Sought he childhood's home again. Wayside cross or crystal fountain, Could arrest his steps no ra ore>_ For 'beyond "yon lofty "mountaitf" Lay his sunny home of yore* : • Home was in his bosom ever, Lit. with many aßplendent ray; . .. . Home by him forgot wa3 never, ; ■ -' - -■ : - ■• • - , 'Iwas the theme of many a lay. Oft he sang of scenes of childhood, Cot beneath the spreading tree, Meadows green and tangledwildwood, ■ Song of bird and hum cf bee. In a dell where streamlet" flowing, Sang its hymn at evening's close, In a dell where breezes blowing Lulled the minstrel to repose. -. . There he sat in peaceful slumber, By his side his aged lyre, Which had echoed many a number vV Fraught with wild seraphic fire. On his locks the dewa of even Softly fell like holy bahnj -.-. . And the starry choir of heaven, O'er him sang their vesper psalm. Weary, wayworn wanderer wak6n, Wake, tne night has, passed away, >. - . \ Poor and lonely,' and forsaken, Wake — no longer must thou stay. Ah! no more shall tones of gladness Soothe the aged minstrels- breast; From a life of care and sadness He has found' a" blissful rest. """ Never more with anguish riven, ' '.-. On earth's highway shall he roam,. 'Mid the*glittering choir of heaven, There, oh ! there's the minstrel's home. ' Government: Advertisement : Superintendent's Office, - Southland; 11th June, 1867. ! rpENDERS will be received at this office until ; ' noon, of ihe 17th inst.,.for sweepings chim» nies, &c., in the various buildings, of the Pro-: ■fincial Goveiiiment., ; ; By order , W..H..AYLMER,. .. : Clerk.to Superintendent. ■ . Hospital Subscribers TITO^piTAL SUBSCEtPTIdNS. Amount previously advertised £66 15 0 MpssrsGedi Ofct/ subscription 11 6 „ Jas. Taylor „ 10 0 „ Jas. Pollock (Mataura) „. 1 0 « „ John Gellatly, subscription ...110 , r Mitchell'^ Co. ,V ' 1 0 0 „. H.. Graham r „ % . , 10 0 ', „ J. Morton, Trespass Fees . ■ . • from Pubhc Pound - - 10 0 „ J. R. Cuthbertsoh,from Fencers for breach of .contract - 3>3 0 ■ """ „ Wm." Steel, "proceeds of "Annual Concert - .:.•■'..•■.:'• 512 0 „ J, C. O'Toole, amount re- .-.;..' ceived for overtime on Sundays, at Customs . - - 3 5; 4 „ W. S. Trotter, donation 5 0 0 „ Wafeon, from Mrs Hunter, donation •' :".•.? • / • 10.0. „ A. J. Elles, subscription 2 2 0 „ W.Sutherland - H II 6 „ DrGrigor » 110 „ Philip Hall „ 10 .0 „ F. Sloane . „ 5 0 „J. Henderson „ . 5 0 „ John Taylor „ 5 0 ' „ David Roche „ 10 0 }i —Geddes it 10 0 „ W. Beveridge „ 10 0 ;„ W. Adamsoh » 10 .0 .„ Wm. Stevens "„ 10 0 Subsidy from Provincial Govern* : ment for month of April • 33 6 8 £132 13 0 r.-i.- ■■■■:■ Business rlTotice. :; > , j GREAT CLEARING SALE | BOOTS AND SHOES, &c, &c. Change in Business Premises. - : THOMAS SLOAN, DEE jSTKEET, I TTAVING; determined to increase ihe acepmmo- | JLL' datiori ? aF6jfded by his present premises, : has resolved; to reduce his extensive assortment of Boots, Shoes, &0., and for. one month from date, a GREAT .CLEARING SALE Of his superior stock' will be held, the goods xc"marked and sold at less than COST PEICEI! An extensive assortment of superior articles have just been opened out that must be disposed of even at a FEAEPTJL SACEIPICE To enable the advertiser to make the contemplated change and room for conr.ng invoices. . " P.S.^— As Stock will on this occasion be taken, T. Sloan has to uvge the necessity of all outstanding debts being liqi 1 ''dated within tlio time uatuscl.