The Reception.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4449, 9 April 1883, Page 2

The Reception.

The Eayclimasbun, Auckland, Satherda. Me dear Edittur,— Havin' eshcaped from bein' implycated wid the Maori preshners in "another Faynyun plot," I put me shteps. in the direction ay the railway, station to see tbe. bouldJJarvoys, our Governor, arrive, an* I've put me muse in thrim for a rhyme on the owspicious occasion. His Ax* sellincy kern an tuk off his hat to the multy chewed (furrin) an' findin' the sun hot, an divil a dhrap to quinch his thurst wid, he put his caubeen on his ould noddle agin, and replied gracefully to thim.

Och! sure Hwas a beautiful day, „ „ The aan shone on Whitaker's poll, The town an' the ships luk'd quite gay, As meself down Queen street tuk a schroll. When we got near the station, begob! The bould aojer-like throops were there massed, An' meself thought it was a bad job That the* didn't Bhaloot as we passed; Sez Biddy to me, " Shaun avick, "What's thim sharp things shtuck into the'x-'guns ? " " Ye Gommoch, why thud's what the' shtick " In theMowries.the Faynyuns, an' Duns." Bould McCosh, wid his Philips was there, But the divil a much could we see, <, Though Biddy an' I tuk a care To gitforrard, an' not pay a fee. Ther* were Counshillors, Harbor Board mm, Prieshts, parsons, an' other quaro folk; Ther' wore Jay Pays, also Upper Tin, An' they all luk'd--" Wellibhisisnojoke." Johnny Bryce tuk the " Guv "•' be tha hand, An 1 he wishpered, " Now keep up yer pluck, " Take yer hat off, an' make a bould shtand, " Go in, Billy, and win, while ther's luck." Whin Philips read out the addhress He said that they welcomed him there , An' they thought, faith, the divil a less, That he'd always act quite on the shquare. Sir William was shtuck for a bit, To reply to so civil a speech, But at lasht he dishcovered the wit, An' he said all that kern in his reach. The parties dhruv off in a lino, All the cabs in the city were hired, An' so shlow they wint doin' it fine, Ted have thought all the horses wor tired ; Ther' wor flags on the houses an' ships, While the guns were all makin' a noise; His Axcellincy sez, " Well these thrips " Are delighful to Billy Jarroys." Shaun thb Post.