THE MAID OF APIA.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 67, 11 January 1879, Page 3

THE MAID OF APIA.

Sic- has a dark and sparkling eye, To L-ive an idea, But she d.*.. nothing on the slv, 1 This maid of Apia.' Site litis a thick and tawny skin. Like those in Corea, 1 But so. in s.es through a thing 'too thin, This maid of Apia. And she bas fascinating ways, Not like Jacobs l.cah, For she ne'er any man betrays, This maid of Apia. She has a name, a sweet one too, Not your Dorothea; For she is fond, and she is true, This maid ol Apia, oft she calls mo "Lou Pule,"; Ken out of .lud.-a. And gives men kiss right gaily. This maid of Apia. She wear- an ulu round her neck. AS if ill l'eri'U, And her sweet self with flowers she'll deck, Tins maid of Apia. Sometimes in whispers low and soft, As if in I'lereali, She speaks to me over and oft. Tins maid of Apia. And she's a virgin true ami pure As any Cynthia, Whom none from virtue can allure, This maid of Apia. And if her face were only white, Why then, oh dear mo, all! I'd fall in love with her outright, This maid of Apia. AMD. Apia. January Gth, lo7!>. * Pronounced Apcea. * Pronounced Paylav.