THE MINSTRELSY OF THE WAVES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 81

T HE MINSTRELSY OF THE WAV ES.

By a Banker. There is a raptune in the lonely shore, There ia society where none intrudes By tfc-e deep sea, and: music in its xoar. Aye, there is an ■enchantment in the melody and in the rolling cadence of the wild waves, in the deep diapason of their roar, as, impelled -with fury against , th© munitions oi rcxJks, frith. *a jjendingf tjruiucter tte impol tgh<t. ,piikl<aught is repelled ah<L vt'kve mee-t* yti&reTiti a chaotic orgasm^ of iuMaaoil; or, cob, in the hurmonious rnythin "of thd dancing wavelets as lri-feh measured and tuneful hajmony they gurgle upon the shelving rhfaajajjaf shingle or murmur enS k Hppl©*oit'.-the sandy shore. Ah! and ther^/ is a blithesome music in tih» curling, foamcrested billows, each. <m» apparently rising higher and higher as it approaches fch« strand, untft at length, with a graceful andi majestic ■curve' it arches ov*r, wnd the lovely emerald .roller is transformted into. > a wild mass of seething foam. . : ' "v^r Ana what & raptuie.in a walk along lh» hard, dry san-d at low tide in early morning. Til© delicious aarojna of th» ocean breeze gladdens and invigoraies and thrills through and through -with <a buoyant zeart; wihiJe .thj^prospect, both landward ' end sea'frftrd.( j s<j£Jßti6 Jover of -Nature ia a~ vision of real* bsauty. On tihe> one hand the expanse of the great ocean glittering like dfia■gmond.sj, and sparkling gems in the slanting fays "of "tile newly-risen sun. white flocks of those, graceful little sea-birds, the lesser tern, skipa over the iva/rea like a flash of ■ ligh-f, in a niom*nit al.l wheeling" round 1 as word of command, and curvetting and gambolling among'-fc ifoc breakers. And on the other hand the long ind-earted line of pure snow-white cliffs towering upwards towards the azure of the skies, crowned on. their summit with bright green roUiifg/^L. downs, while n/t foot is >a natural bank of '".7 those wild flow.ersr which love fch-e salt-'i-^ spray of the sea and luxuriate in the driven " "'- sand. And scaitered about on this lonely shore are many objects seldom found in mere frequented spots — spherical nodulesi of iron, pyrites, which v/her broken are pt&miQ to bo like crystal Used gold razorwith perhaps the gtrange scarlet flshi protruding, with, many another curiosity of tbe deep. And from the oonte-miplation. of all this beauty th,e mind must "look from Nature up to Nature's G-od,' 1 to Him whose creative power adorned their fair world with Pitch supreme loveliness 'a.nd splendour. And Ha so lov.ocl us His children that in order to avert' from us the consequences, of our transgressions He took upon Bimself that punishment which is our due, thereby opening .the gates of the kingdom! of heaven to all believers. It is calculated that 4000 persons make a- living in London by begging, and that their average income amounts to about 30s a week, or over £300,000 a yeax. Last year 1925 persons were arrested for begging in the streets, of whom more than 1500. - were sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from one week to three months Afany of these objects' of charity were founii in possession of sums of money, and even, -of bank-books showing very handsome 38^ posits. Mr O. I/. Tpmlinson, Secretary, Me* chaniea' Institute, Northajnptoni W.A., says:— "I would not be without ft, bottle of your GRAND Cough Remedy at wiy time. I use the word " Grand Se&vl^ssly, and with confidence that if anyoite will take Ohamberlaln'B Cough Remedy according ia .directions the result will greatly surprise die Djoet sceptical. I myself found it wonderful in its speedy action and curative properties, and never lose an opportunity of recommending it to anyone who is troubled with a cough or cold." For saleeverywhere..