Gropers Bush

Southland Times, Issue 4489, 29 November 1882, Page 4

Gropers Bush

- (ntOlf OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Having occasion to be abroad during the veiy early hours of morning at the end of last week:— « Oh j Wkat a rich entrancing sight Befreshedtaine eyes that mom ; As, rising in the soft bine east, The comet came at dawn." « There, in the west, the soft moon rode. In sky of darkest blue ; Orion's belt high overhead Gleamed with a glittering hue," "They Spoke. They said— « Read ta aright, We art God's alphabet. GWen'to man whereby to climb To' heights in Glory set. 1 "- -11 We bear conviction unto man, That he shall live again,— That, bom through death, hes bound to us As by * -mystic chain." "To this intinct let man be true, As swallow in her flight; As flower that dying, springs again Unharmed by winter's night." " That instinct which makes; prayer ascend, And w^ngs the soul with light— - Pfercing through comets, suns and stars, BiecincJn its fligW' " This living spark— electric life— A jcircle must complete j It came from God, thence shall return — No-power can it defeat. 'Not only was I enhanced with these sights, but away in the far south, one not less beautiful took up. my attention for some time— l refer to the Southern Lights, or Aurora Australia— they occupied an immense space, and the streamers were very beautiful in design and color. As I watched them they seemed to vary in tKeirfdrin, and their movements to have a tendency towards the centre, and then gradually disappear. The sbl-fa classes which are held at the schoolhouse every Friday evening under .the leadership of Mr Robert Officer, are very welf attended, and the pupils are progressing rapidly in their vocal accomplishments. I hear that it is inteuded to have a concert shortly, but to what object the proceeds are to be devoted has not yet, I believe, been decided. The weather here has been very fine of late, the crops are coming on well, but the settlers are complaining very much of the want of rain. I think there is every prospect of their wants in that direction being satisfied very soon. Some of the children attending the school have been telling me that their teacher is going to deliver a lecture on natural history and phenomena, illustrated by large views, which I hope will be well attended, as I believe the lecture is likely to be amusing as well as instructive to those of all ages. 20th November, 1882.