THE GOLD DIGGER.
I've wandered over many lands, And in strange adventtires been; But a jollier life than the digger leads I never yet have seen. Though working from earliest dawn till eve, And the gold, perhaps, scantily found, They never despair, but will " set in fair," And toil at the new found ground. What though they have hardships oft to endure, They still keep the end in view, And ever they hope to make '• a pile," Ere they bid this land adieu. And is a " mate " in distress or need, What hand so ready to aid As the one that delves for the sparkling gold, And wields the mattock and spade. And then when the " washing up " is done. Comes the little jaunt to town, And, oh! the rollicking games they play, Till they've finished the last half-crown. And then they're off to the " claim " again, To commence their toil anew; With pockets light, and hearts the same, But friendly, kind, and true. So the digger leads a jolly life In this land, with its hidden wealth; And with pipe and song, in the evening long, We will drink to the diggers' health. L.J.
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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 649, 23 April 1870, Page 2
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195THE GOLD DIGGER. Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 649, 23 April 1870, Page 2
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