THE MUSIC OF THE WAVES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2685, 30 August 1905, Page 59

THE MUSIC OF THE WAVES.

The waning moon was risui", And a lane of silver lay, Like a road to regions faery, On the little land-locked bay; 'Twas.an hour of wistful calmness, Such as broods o'er hallowed graves When the moonlit strand has only The murmur of the waves. A gentle, dreamy nrarnrur, Through the night air reaching far, With the muffled sound of surges On the ghostly gleaming bar; The pulses throb and quicken, While the heart for utterance craves Beneath ilie spell of moonlight And mnrmm of the waves. From infancy I loved thee. And homage paid to th«e; Thy ships, thy shells, thy secrets, Are dear to me, O sea; The cliffs that bound thy billow 3 With time-worn, dripping caves; And echo of all syren song — Tne murmur of the waves. —BOSLY*. Thames, 1898. On behalf of the widows of Messrs Alexander and Richards, who were killed in the railway accident at Chaney's some weeks ao-o. Mr D. Buddo, M.H.R., has communicated with the Railway Department, claiming compensation. The- department baa replied stating that it cannot recognise any liability. In the first place, it state?, it is not responsible for the cause of the accident, which was a flood ; and. in the second place, the deceased gentlemen were contravening the regulations by standing oil the- platiorm when the accident occurrcd> What is it banished Coughs and Cold? Woods' Great Peppermint Cure ! Equally good for tho young and old-4 Woods' Great Peppermint Cure ! Better than Plasters. Drugs, or Pills, Killing the germs of a thousand ills, Saving a fortune in doctors' bills — Woods' Great Peppermint Cure 1