A SONG.

Otago Witness, Issue 2370, 3 August 1899, Page 49

A SONG.

(Translated from the German.) j " Know'st thou that land where golden citrons . bloom? I Whfere mellow fruits the darkling groves per- j fume? A balmy wind breathes from the heavenly skies, Tho myrtle calm, and high the laurels rise. Know'st thou it well ? Away! -Away! O! my beloved! there let us take our way. " Know'st thou the house? On columns rise its walls ; Its rooms resplendent, and its glittering halls; Statues in stone on all sides look on me." '" Unhappy child I What has man done to thee?" "Know'st thou it well? •Thither, away! Would that I might with my Protector stray. " Know'st thou the hill ? Dark clouds float round its head; J Iv mist and fog the mule its path must tread ; j Dragons of did within its caves did dwell . Now rocks and torrents rush o'er cliff and fell. Know'sfc thou it well? Away ! Away ! Onward, my Father 1 Thither lies our way." July, 1899. — SOUTHLANDER. — : Berlin has the smallest ttleprunf ft tho world. It is but 39in high, and weighs 1601b. --_ Njmho and Blair advertise the StrawberryRaspberry, -the novelty of novelties. Have you tried a "plaivi-01, this fine fruit. If not gel one at once. See tile description on page

NIGHT. The cloak of night with threads, of light From poll to poll was seamed ; Its starry Fays with clear bright blaze Amid the darkness beamed, Till o'er the sky like firefly Their twinkling radiance beamed. There Cyrus, flight in armour bright, Marched with imperial crest; Bed-shielded Mars, proud Prince of Stars, In glittering armour drest; And Venus, pale, with aTgent mail Girt on her dazzling breast. And like a sign of grace divine In characters of light Across the sky, emblazoned by God's finger, glittering bright, The South Cioss hung — a gem among The jewels of the night. —HENRY T. FLETCHEE. Kati Kati, July, 1899.