Poety.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2394, 12 November 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)

Poety.

ENGLAND.

Sea-kings, Mir fathers brave, tin the wild North Sea wave Won la-ling Fame - Still their brave Son* to-day Still everv ocean-way, Half the Globe owns our Sway, Wor-hip.* onr name. (lud bless onr Redcoats true ! (foil bless onr Jackets Bine 1 At duty’s cidl Undaunted—come what may “ Heady, aye, Ready,” they 1— Falkland will every pray “ (bid bless them all!” Round imr Imperial Throne Not Britain's sons alone Muster the Hoard : Far Australasian - Hindoo—Canadian Red-man—and African— Keep Watch and Ward. There Britain's Scepter bright, Emblem of Righteous Might, Mercy and Grace, Kids I lespols bend the knee, Rids the Oppressed go free, Darkness and Ei il lice, Hiding their face. There shines onr Royal Crown, Alfred and Kdwatd’s Crown, Symbol sublime, Henry and George’s Crown, Aim an Eliza’s Crown, Gracious Victoria’s Crown, Great for all Time. Hail! Queen of glorious days Whom Old and New World praise With reverent voice; Justice and Truth Divine Guiding the steps combine, Till two Worlds’ Love is thine, Queen of our choice. Berisli in that Green Isle Traitors !—till Kriii smile Happy once more. God grant our Trade revive I God grant the Flow survive 1 Till Man and Master thrive Well as of yore. Oil England ! Pioneer Of all good ! Mother dear! Champion of Right! Hold calmly on thy way— Content, what happen may, For thy one boast to say, "I follow Light.” Queen of Mankind to be, Ruler on every sea, From Pole to Polo ; “ Fear God,” thy motto high, “Honour the King,” thy cry, "Empire” thy destiny, While ages roll. —Sir Charles Dodswortb, in Public Opinion,

PAPA’S ANGEL,

In ins large arm-chair papa lay Half waking, half asleep, A little after close of day, When starlit shadows creep. The room was still, save for the sound The rosy lire made ; On papa’s face its glow stole round And danced and shone aud played. Then, of a sudden, papa saw Before him dimly rise A sweet, white form, so free from flaw He thought it from the skies. Her eyes were of a tender blue, Her face was like the morn When pink and pearl of fairest hue The early skies adorn. Her hair was like a cloud of gold, Her figure very small; As white as snow her garment's fold : Like down her footsteps fall. With little outstretched arms she stood— Thought papa, “Tis a dream” : So wondrous sweet and fair and good Did this bright being seem. He rose to clasp her, silent, mute, feist she should take her flight. When, “I’apa,” came like softest flute, “ 1 want to say good night.”

Fasnik H. Avkrv San Francisco, September 17, IAS 7.'

AT THE 13 ABY SHOW, Babies, half a dozen score, Five months old—or less, or more— Hanged in lines along the Moor. Babies clinked in fondling smothers, (lazed on jealously by mothers, Lightly scorned by suns and brother.?. Babies red headed, babies bald, Babies be-ssvaddled, babies bo-shawled : Babies that slobbered, babies that squalled, I (audit'd babies babies sprawling ; .Fallen babies, babies falling; Babies crowned with heads appalling. Babies goggling in their throttles ; Babies guggling in tbeir bottles ; Babies (lushing into mottles. Let r.s learn these infant gabies I Stranger, “quod petisti, babes”— Babies, babies, bailies, babies !

M.ME TlitU.ATof Paris left nearly all her property, about £IOO,OOO, to found a school for training girls in household duties.

Ax Ohio girl in a broach of promise suit showed up and had road 71) letters ■written to her within a courtship of 120 days.

It is reported that a volume relating to the historical and theological legends of Hawaii will soon be published, the authors being King Kalakaua and Kollin M. Daggett. BurKAi.o Bn.i. tells the editor of the London Court and Society Journal that his show will appear in the Coliseum at Home after Christinas. “ Fancy Red Indians in the Coliseum ?”

Tm; large Bible belonging to the wife of John Milton, anti which was used by herself and her husband for so many years, is now added to the library of the British Museum. Milton has annotated it in pen and ink. The Empress of Austria has a kind heart. While she was at Cromer this summer a fisherman was drowned there. She went to the cottage alone, broke the news as tenderly as possible to the widow, aud left her a purse containing £4OO. The Italian tenor, Frasehini, who recently died, left the sum of OJO.OOOf to his native city of Pavia, two-thirds of it going to a charitable institution, and onctliird as an animal subvention to a theatre which is to bear the name of the donor.

Latest intelligence is confirmatory of the great losses of sheep in Buenos Ayres within the past year. It is still alleged that over ‘20,000,000 sheep have died, and the losses estimated at over £0,000,000 which is at least 12 per cent, of the value of all the Hocks.

The claim in tho case of Frank Hugh O’Douncl against the Loudon Times is for TJO.OOO damages for libel fur that paper’s remarks about him in its article on “ Parueliism and crime.” Leading rarncllites will he called to testify during the prosecution of the case.

The Crown Prince of Austria is to receive the decoration of the Garter, and this investiture will cost the country no less a sum than £IOOO, for the royal outfit is given to the prince and the attendant fees arc all paid for him. Prince Henry of Battcnherg received a corresponding distinction, Her Majesty paying the fees in his case, but refusing to allow for the outfit. A newspaper writer animadverts on the senseless custom of giving the ornate nnd elaborate full dress, which it is said has never been worn by anyone within the memory ol man, except when a German prince put it on for an hour in order that he might be photographed in it.