MY OWN DEAR WIFE.
I married you,“wife; in the spring of Wo, Wo have fought tl>e world together ; Sometimes it was alien up-hill load, And gloomy,; stormy weather, Dear wife, Gloomy and stormy weather. But ever your hand in mine I found, {, With sweet and strong endeavour ; A step at a time, a step at a time, But onward, onward ever, Dear wife, ’Twae onward, onward ever. So in the prime of my life I stood With weallii and an upnght name ; And felt I could grasp with worthy hand The blessings of power and fame, Dear wife, The blessings of power and fame And now when I gather the fruits of life, , t And stand where I longed to stand, I never forget a n oinent, dear, What you were to my heart and hand, Sweet wife, To my head, and heart, and hand. You never failed me at any time, Then how could l be untrue 1 The gold we made, the honor and fame, Are they not all for you, Sweet wife, » a .Are they not all for you ? Dearest! you never were half so dear, Nor half so fair in the past. ■ Whatever betide, be sure you’ll be •First love of my heart and last, • Sweet wife,' First love of my hea't and last.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 436, 11 January 1890, Page 8
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218MY OWN DEAR WIFE. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 436, 11 January 1890, Page 8
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