MURIEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2522, 16 July 1902, Page 81

MURIEL.

" Oh. there's nothing on earth halloo holy As the innocent heart of a, child." —Charles Dickkns. She came when the leaves were falling around From the tal! proud poplar tree, Aid the flushed streams sang with welcoming sound As they lushed to the giant soa ; W"itli the dawn of tho winter athwart the skies, Where the autumn still lingered fair, She came, with her bright, blue ivonderir.g eyea, And her sun-kissed, lusset liii.r She brought to our \>r -oms a Sore i-ew ho:v.~ - A love that is bon: oi loveThat flushed our hearts like tho plnw of mom With a touch of the glory aixn... With kisses the velveU- cheeks we pressed, Those kisses more sweet than wive. And the unstain'd, innocent heart we Mest'cl That brought iw such joys divu c Oh, the little feet have yet to tieatl Through the world's uncertain \\.»y; And the brain encased in that litlit* li^ad Must think and toil some day. And the restless hands that never tire Mayhap shall, striving, rite, Ajid point the path to that far-off =pir<\ Where the banner of proud fjme fhrs And should she stand by the foremo-t men. And laurels bedeck her blow, C4od grant that her heart be as stainless tuen And as free from all guilt as row. —E. Eaoar. Dunedin, July, 1902.

— The Italian Government is withdrawing 250 millions of ten-centime pieces and 100 millions of five-centime pieces. The coins, which aie at present too much of an encumbrance to the Treasury, are to be sold in 10 lots, each lot weighing 300 tons, and will be Bent to Padua. Milan, Turin, Genoa, Livorna, Rome, and Naples for sale, one condition being that, as soon as possible after purchase, it shall be effectively defaced in the presence of Treasury officials. Advice ao Mothebs. —Are you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with tlie pain of cutting teeth/ Go at once to a, chemist and get a bottle of Mbs Wikslow's Soothing Sybup. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless and pleasant to taste, it produces natural, quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes " as bright as a button." It soothes the child, it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best-known remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is sold by Mtdicmt dealtrt mowkez*.