THE NATIVE VISIT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 554, 9 February 1878, Page 2

THE NATIVE VISIT.

(from an old correspondent.) i am away onto the Wycatto iv. J.i cur Jawrg Gra an party, aftur the hospittel kumitey refewsed me the billet of l.erlektership, at which i cood maik munney, i sawt " fresh feels anil j aschurs nil," and having suksessfly applide for the billet of r rivut sekraturry, clieef intorprettur, and korruspoudint for scvrul papurs, i hav gon on the wor path, thare is Joimy Shean, J. C. Brown, oJe Jawrj, miself, and a few uther important magnaits of the land, forming rathur a selekt fammerly party, at present wo ar having a big time, seeing lots ■ c nioivreesand niowveyesses, some of the -J, kasts being pretty. The nobul savidj shines forth ill awl the splendur of (in sum leases) his breef cloathing. Mr. Thomas Wliero, as i beleev his naim is (he is called T Wheorn up hear), is a nvjst oblijin savidj. he lends his kannoo and sevrul nobil warryurs of a mnddee kuller to heav it along. Mister Iteewee is a nice man : so

[ is his wife, part of the purformunce wos as good as a sirkuss. sew soon as we sot l our fut on the land of the mowree, awl |. the femails let oat sum peekewlyur > sownds, wich thay kawl a tangee, for the A repoas of the soles of the nobil savidges who have gon to the liappee hunting ' grounds, this purformuns lasted sum tliyme, then won robul duskeo hewed I. warryur sed " herry my," to wicli i ro- (. plide " yes if it doan't nine." Tlien won (. not at awl objckshunnabul looking t ereeehur of the femmynine sect, sed cum, l cum, cum, and forgetti 11 the wife of mi busum, tho onlj' temprilly, i sed " rita j yew ar mi gentil gazel," and I went, j but wos met Li a look of minguld surprise and skorn, which let me down. then old .Jawrje bloo his noas impressivlee, } and enquired for Potato (wlio was a Mowree king) and his newmurus wives £ (which lam led to belcev was in a kind L . of frendlee way only), then Mister Tywyo sed "cum, cum, cum (i stood as 1111moovabul as a rock), bring your rools (i j felt that my 2 foot rool was saif in my pocket, but did not offer it). Then lie T sed (turnin to the peepul) " this is old 5 Jawrje, and this is Mister Empsey." then a cheer went up that neerly rent in '. twain the glawreeus furmamunt of hevvin. ' he sed " tliay hav cum with Jonny Shean and ole Fisher and a few moar to have a \ fli round on a holliday trip, as the seshun is out." Hear a chearfooi sound isshood from the head of a party who appered to suffer; when this song wos dun, Sur '< Jawrje resited a bit of Tam O'Shantur, while i took the oppertewnitty of saying

> I a few wurds to suthe the feelings of a fair maiden, with the coiriplexslnin of a I dark kuller, and won of the Potato or Keewee, or sum uther tribe, sed a peecu wich i beleev is of his oan kompu.sishun, at the alarming price of kake of tobakko and a few shirt buttins i hav sekeured the manyuskript. Kura sur Gawije of Cow-Wow, Cow-\Vow. Come and see yure kullerd brethren ; See us in our humble warrees ; See us in our breefest cloat'iing : See onr mighty wambucksoonah, And onr haeremiu tanakwa : See our goldin rivers running, Running to the distunt oshin ; Heer our tangees for Potato, Our good King who is in he win ; Heer our wose, and then I'edress them With thi never fayb'ng justis. 0 Sur Gawrje of Cow-Wow Cow-Wow, Yure the man to be in power Yure a trump, yure the right bower. Heer thare was sum applaus, and won jentilman who was playing seven up with a naybor 011 the bottom of a tub, was herd to remark, "divide the hows." Mister Tvwhyo wants me to go in for a Miss Tywhyo, bat Misses E. mite object, i am a sentur of attrakshun, but i hoap-thay woant think mo good enuf for soup or a roast befoar i leev. I will let you no moar as i travul.