TIKKD MOTHERS.
/^ Mttl» l o'lmw Ic.in^'ipnn voin kn^f 1 ; Your lif-d kuo«> lha( hi^^'tnmi'hioboar. Ji child's tit? ir in-fc aro lnokirrr lovina;l\' From undorne.ith the thatch oL' lanulcd hair Por'iap-^ you do not hood the velvet tom-li Of warm, n.m\t fingers folding yoius sn tiL-ht ; You 'lo not piizo this luWins: ovennucb. You aimost are too tiivd to pray to-niglit. But it i* blcs-ednp' 3 " ! A veal" ')U'o T d ; d not -<"c it -'R I R'^e to-day. We are so drll and Hiank'e-s, ;.nd In ) slow Tn catch ihcMiPshine, till it s'ius aw.iy ; And no'v it t >tr-iM'joto me Tb-it while T wore tho bad»o of motherhood. J. d.l not ki s more and renderly Tln« Uttlo child that brought me only good. And if, some ni»ht, when you sit down to rr-«t You mi*« tho eH)->w from your tired knoo, The restl.-a-, curly head from ofl: your broa^t, The Hsninii: tongue, that chattered constantly ; J.f firm ynur own the dimpled hands had slippi d, And ne'er would nestle in your palm n train, If the white feet into the grave had tiipped, I could not blame you for your heart- ache then. I wonder so that mothei's fret At little children clinging to their s^own^; Or that the foot-prints, when the days are wet, Ai'p ever black enough to make them ft own. If I could ever find a little muddy boot, Or cap, or -jacket, on mv chamber floor, If I could kRs a lo^y, restless foot, And hear it patter in my home once more ; If T could nvnd a bi^ken cart to-day, To-nmnnw make -i kif"^ to i each the sky, Theie is no woman in G-od'o world could say Slu 1 was more blissfully content than I, But oh ! the dainty pillow next my own Is never imupleo: by ;i shining head ; 5Jv Mrdling from itsivst is ilmvn, The little boy [ u>eil to kiss is dead !
NEW 25UALAHD RAILWAYS, CAMBRIDGE— TE AROHA £XD BOTO, ItUALIK^S. ; Ti?ie-Table on 4.np aftee Februaby Ist, \BB9-
BRANCH LINES. KORTH— Week Days*. a.m. Liehtield dej. a 6,15 Pntaiuru Junct. ... ** Tuanningj „ if Oxfoid „ 7 2 Okoroire ... . * Man'^iuhara ••• <>- >< J' f , . ,- 7.45 Wahfiioa ° AValton ° Kiwitahi ° IMoirin'.ville ... hl-J"! 1 )il Z TtTAToIiH . ... deplWo"" .cJ^Whlliou „ ° ggWuitoa , * «ij cS T.itna o Hciua , , ,» r ' ©(^ Almiciy'b *■ Moi )in^ville ai"i , b5.55 ~' JMorritibVille depj 9.5 Llotiunaoho , ... „ ' <k Eureka ° Rnakura Junct, ..._ __ L -_ L _an JU^ «5 iCHmbrirtj-e"" de] hU.u" $£ Hautapu , f '£ q Fen court „ ' •^ a3 Tamaliere ... , „ §fq Mon<;aonui q Ruakura .l unct , firi 1>9.45 = Ruakura Junct. ••• dep 'J. 52 Hamilton ({last .., Hamilton West , - „ ;10.7 Frnnkton Junct .., -n'lol2 Aiu-kland ... ... ai"r 435 SOUTH— Week Days. a.m. Aitkland ... ... dep 8.0 ' p. in Frankton Junction . dej 2.0 Hamilton West . „ 2.10 Hamilton E*st , *■ RM.ikui.i Junction ... an 2.20 'a> " Ku.iUura J iiuct ... dep a 2.20 $A Mongaonui ... „ * •SgTamaliore „ '* •q eg Feneouit „ |pq Hautaim , *.. ° q ICambridge 11 . ... ai r a 8.15 Ruukura Junct ... dep 2 30 Eureka . ... „ ° Motumaoho ,. f ... '-' Moirinqville an .1.10 Moiiinsvillu ~. ... dep a 3.20 AA Mnirny's „ ° 8 q Tatua o liana ... „ » *A je Waitoa , ... „ ° ®q Wnilioii ... . „ n Te Aroha -^L-ii!" 1 i 4i 4 ° Morrinsvill/e ... ... de| b.j.20 Kiwitahi .., . *" Walton , „ '* Waharoa . . ° "'ituniHta , . „ 4.35 Mangawhara . . „ ° Oknroire . „ *' Oxford „ 5.25 Tauniangi , . „ ° PutKinin Junction . tr I.ichfield ... ... an b6 15 a — Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Pahiidajs only, b— runs on Mondays, ■\YednG-da^, and Piidaysonlj-. The other trains iuii d-iily. An asterisk* opposite a Station denotes that grains do not stop unless mjuirecl to pi<jk up or set down passengers Notice should be fiiven to the gaard at the previous stopping Station by any passengers desiring to alight At .StatifWS opposite whiek an yslgusk is
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 343, 16 February 1889, Page 8
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594Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 343, 16 February 1889, Page 8
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