ONLY A WOMAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 220, 17 September 1887, Page 4

ONLY A WOMAN.

Only a wonmn ! A delicate woman ! Who starts lit the si^ht of a mouse ; Whose weight is I'oui score, (Not many pounds more), And }et what a powoi in the house ! Calmly, scicnely, she oiders her household With almost a soldierly cJ i ill ; From chaos hhe's bunging, Yet .iil the while ringing, Sweet uidei, her part to fulfil. Only a w >iu;ui ! A soft hearted wonun, \Yho->e blight tears aiu ieady to How ; And Net, w hobe- biii.ill h.tnd Is mad i- to command In I'ei unmanly bpli<-i'L' lioro below. Small t!nii_,-> may try her and miljo her tfinpui, An 1 y«.t with great ti uilb slie'll list', And bh.une even man, With siime u li dtjvibed plan That m.i-t have dioppud down fiom the hUie-). Only a worn in! A f.ir-M^litud wonnn. Who hii i\ e>> to make men of her boj 6. W ho iisidrf their yot.n^ he<ttLs. Tiio u hile bhu impai td True pimciples in with their joys. Tiaiuiug her daughteis— their constant companion — Soft leading them each by the hand, Teaching them truths In their innocent youths, Tlwt their names may be gold in the land. Only a woman ! A beautiful woman, Now gliding thiough chamber and hall, Her laughter and song 1 , That to home life belong, Hobs many u heart of itt> thrall. Joy of her children — queen ot her husband — Who else may claim such a thtone, Stiong and enduring, Sweet peace iiibiuiug, Who but fttir woman alone ?