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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 122, 12 March 1894, Page 2

There is something inexpressibly sad and touching in the wish of the dying Rewi of Orakau renown, that there should be prepared for him and Sir George Grey a common tomb and one tombstone. To the mind of the Maori it seemed that the two men who had done most to finally reconcile the two races and put an end to the war that had raged so fiercely should rest side by side in the long sleep of death. All the generous ohivalry of a brave man's nature shows forth in that pathetio and truly characteristic message : " This is my great word to yon. We have lived to these times. Let our bones lie together.” And the prompt response of the grand old knight was no less noble and chivalroas. Surely that was an historic meeting between the two aged men who eentred in their own personalities the historiss of a oountry and a nation—men who stand out from their fellows in bold distinctness as brave men and heroes. There is a raslancholy sermon in that sentence “We have lived to these times." To Bewi tbs recollection of the days when he led a brave host of warriors to meet the soldiers of the invaders must bo fraught with bitterest memories; but that be should have lived to see his people decimated and demoralized by civilisation must be oause for more poignant regret. The transcendent nobility of the man’s character is fittingly shown by his touching words to his aged Pakeha friend.