MIDSUMMER DAYS.
Th« small boy seeks the shady creeks with feait and hook and rods. But the hornet crawla inside his breeks, And prods, and pro^s, and t>rors. In vain he clappeth his freDzud hands , • * Where the vicious foe assails. ,, HI* lungs vociferous ho expands, , . And wails, and waiJs, and wails. fhe -watermelon, so hard and green, - , ' Its deadly work begins, The doctor sees,' with smile serene, Ana grins, and. grin*, and grins. ' tramping peddler, with monstrous pack ■ O' threads and needles and pins, In tbft farmhouse y » r d reels off hia clack, i And chins, and cnins, and chins. i ' i r^ e ,f? 8 V« <^ ok « when dft y d « tn break, ,^4^*lf? l ? ks tce coffee gronnds, \ '**wni Iron maul «ho good beefsteak ' jj-J*hec.poand8, and pounds, and poandOt t *Ae*th thp harvest moon, m »JOTt)^themes for lyrics fln l 4s, TrWUP SS?* 5 * »e twisiB i in tflhe, * T ' i W &t mVA' aA^ 'aad grinda, and gtinds. -
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 176, 30 October 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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162MIDSUMMER DAYS. Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 176, 30 October 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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