"PIRINI PINA" (BRINK'S POINT).
Near where the flj-ing sea-scud breaks lv a thund'rous line of foam, Near where the giaut sea-kelp waves, Is the place of the pakeha's home. And I list as the hurrying sea-birds shriek As they fly before the gale ; And I see, as I gaze on the watery maze, The torn and riven sail. The good ships fly o'er the waters high, While the Storm-king rules the sea ; Ah ! the wild wave 3 rave, and the waters lave The point that is dear to me. . Near Pirini's base, with its adamant face. Do I stroll while soft winds sigh With, a lovely maid (may her love never fade) The love of my " lCa-te-hine-te-wai." And the sobbing seas lull as the cry of the gull Comes stealing o'er the wave, And I stand and think — on that rocky brink Is her dear little sister's grave. She is f;one where the stars are gleaming, Away in the Heavens so high ; As I stand and ponder and gaze up yonderI hear my " ICa-te-hine-te-wai." "Naumai a Timi," she says to me. " Naumai ki te kaika Timi," And I go with a sigh as her eyes I descry Ka ko-no-hi poroo, nga " Ka-te-hine-te-waL" —James M. Peebles, "Brinn's Point," Seacliff, May 3. Good advice : Never leave home on a journey without a bottle o£ Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy. For gale by all leading chemists.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2254, 13 May 1897, Page 43
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234"PIRINI PINA" (BRINK'S POINT). Otago Witness, Issue 2254, 13 May 1897, Page 43
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