BATTLE OF THE WHATAWHATA ROAD BOARDS.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1282, 16 September 1880, Page 2

BATTLE OF THE WHATAWHATA ROAD BOARDS.

Fierce was the contest at Whatawlutn. Terrible was the clang of arms. Brightly flushed the steel of combats. As the lightening' s flash, the din of thebattlo is borne on the morning's breeze, Fiercer grows the strife, .and louder the battlecry. •Strong and mighty is the phalanx of "Corner" men. High-souled and re&olute are the sons of the "Corner." Yal* iant are their arms and deadly their blows. Bravo are the men of Whatawhata. Stout in the battle are they. Worthy sons of Mnrs arer'the heroes of Whatawhata. Thrice-renowned are they. O muse ! lend thine aid. Worthy thy task to record the battle of the Boards ! Undaunted as lions, Cornelius and dirolus mingle in terrific combat. Loudly shouts Carolus, "the Corner for ever!" " Whatawhata" is the battle cry of Cornelius. Victory alternates. Long as the trees in the forest are the limbs of Carolus; huge is his sword. .Stout as the oak is the frame of Cornelius. Firm are his feet on the ground. " Whatawhata, victory!" resounds through the woods. Great is the fall of Carolus. An acre of ground does he cover. "Remember the glories of Brian the

Brave" shquta.tfalfticitM "St George and the Dragon," cries Henricus. Back lon (the; breeze, c»mrth» ,ochoes . of *tkeir (tyipptp^ ,jlslsnd vale, resopm). Mindful Iqf | aniqiqntj glory we, the son; of l^in and, the son olj $lbioiv , wWWfttf the feats of arms they accomplish. Trembles ; Mother Earjfcb. (beneath lthei? feet.; Red is the^ plajn with the bloocl, of ,t<he son of ijrin and $he son, of, Albi,on. ( .In fragments, fly .their, bright swords : shattered are they from the strife. Hand to hand the heroes now engage. > P/itricius pre- , vailed. .... "The, Corner ,|or ever!" shouts Majorus. f 1 Wh^tawhttt»'* ,,is uhe battle cry for Cruillielmu s T, .Huge is the frame ! of Majorca, ,a!nd nighty is hia, valour. Conspicuous was always , his prowess. Supple were the limbs of Guillieliuus. I / Braye his , heart an 4 qareful his training, i "ty&tawfeata!" ''The Corner !" and fierce grows the combat. Bray^y -wields j ,Majp ( rus r&efriendty awota. Dexterous is liuiuielmus in* shielding off; jfcjie Wowb. Cunning is hw right, hand in, wielding the »,word against the foe. Now falls' the son j of the |V Corner* Nov." the Son of •'■WKatewhata.?* tl&MjrJs in the 1 ib'atauoß.'', 1 , ""tiowta.' with Whatawhata," ahoU the 'Soils' of 'the Corner. "Down With the 1 Corner," cry &c Sons of Whata■whata. The, astonished .hills .givebaok the eehbes of'the'li* Xipud as thunder roafea ' ii. ' I'laahea lijce; lightning, the B'wordfl" 'of ' th^' 'combatant, r As fall 1 Jhighty' trees of 'the forest, so fall 'the heroesj Majorns anaGuillielmus. Like streams" f»m t)Lb in6'ttnta'in' ' flowed the- ' w^qm bl6od' from 'ttjei!f 'wbiip.ds. Sort, tie fti/WfbdFjr He on 1 tHe plain. * '," , ' , "The, Corner ioc ever!" cties Carp'en'ljWA. '/'"Wfiafckwliati I !'* Is'^fie shout of > AWhttrhs.,.'W6W!nsr sons of Mars are Arthuru^'and Carpente^iM. ' Op , the classic Plains of Waipia. they dwell. Flocks and herds they tend; well built are their castfes. Generous at home, and brave. .in battle are Cwjpenterius ? »ud Xrfchutus. '" 'Not inpre tenowned'^ in war'W^'Wer./Mflery Prank and 1 fio^dd ' ' Hdn. " ,' ' tT^torn , was the gr,oulnd fey their ' ieet.' ' 'Inch af ter ( inch of space was loht and won. fell the loftVf^esJwfore.thwJ^ Fk^hed the fire rigttt'«ii**itfroni thehf roears. Waipa stood, amazed. Brave Arthurus .i,» on^iis knefet. ''A'sliqut'ot )dy and yicto|ry a|rose f roni the^ariks of thp *' Corner." TJn1 daunted y'&'is the ' lion-hearted Arthurus. His nimble 1 1 feet befrienfl him. Greet, once more, he makes the brave Carpenterius,bite Ihe dust beneatji his feet. Fallen iatjarpentenrio, but not^slain.lUsounds the air with Werce shotit from all his foes iA*xiouaj*reali his firfends. Quicker thtnWwoifyto is on iis feel again. Varying as the winds are <the fortunes of «\e iotaibat«ritB> "Viroundfid »r% th«yl (KsHausttd faljbs Arthurus on • the verdant plajn. Carpenterius by his ; friends) i 3 Hrn4- away. J Gep^evdl and fierce becomes Tiow the on the banks of tile meandering Wiiipa. Waipa's flood becomes swollen with -th^, blood of combatants, . A thousand souls speed their flight, to Hade* Teyrible, is the slaughter on the banks of :the Waipa. Bages yelj jbhe of , biittlp. Vallelbus and Crawfordius and the elder Fergussoniua prodigies of valor perform. Whatawhata is the home of those chiefs and , their battle-cry, Kennethius and Georgius shed their, blood for the Corner. Renpwjned chiefs and daring .are Kennethius an,(,\ Ueorgjias. Mar^iqus chafes and shouts and wields his valiant sword for Whatawhata. In pour myriads of the men of Whatawhata. Reinforcements are few from the Corner. Thick becomes the battle around the Castle. Thinner grow the ranks of the squadrons from the Corner. , Fierce ,is the fight for the treasure and, tlje, books. The forests resound with the clang of arms and the shouts of combatants- Numbers prevail for , Whatawhata. Valor can, effect no more for the Army of the Corner. Fresh heroes, thick as leaves in the fovest, rush , in to aid the men of Whatawhata. The swift-foot«d .heroes -of :the Corner fled UkQ dcciv Worthy; of, sjtory ar? their feats of arms.; The Banshee's wail is heard at Wh^tawhat*. Orcus is rich with thc,souls of the slain.