A VERY SAD CASE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1726, 19 April 1888, Page 4

A VERY SAD CASE.

’Twfiß tit college first 1 mot him, There compcling for a prize, Alii] he gave liia deep oration, All his soul within his eyes. T'vrs a masterpiece in Latin, Lull of feeling, full of thought, Rich with wild, poetic fancies Thro’ the phrases interwrought. And his proud young face shone on me, And his clear young voice rang loud, Lea ving in my ear an echo O’er (ho plaudits of the crowd. Thus I listened, thrilled, enraptured, Hung on every ringing tone, Till the heart within my bosom Beat for him and him alone. On my breast I wore his colors— Love’s sweet tribute to his fame— Ami, while thinking of him over, To ray heart I called his name. . And we met again. ’Twas summer; I had waited Jong and well, I was down beside the sea-shore, Stopping at the Grand Hotel, Seated all alone at dinner, Wrapped in serious thought was I, When » voice so de«p and tender, Murmured : “Plum or apple-pie?” Then I looked up, pale and trembling, There he stood within my sight, In a waiter’s badge all shining, And a waiter’s apron white, He’d engaged there for the season, And his wild poetic heart Now was struggling through the mazes Of a dinner a la carte. So I turned mo coldly from him, With a sad and sobbing sigh, After all my weary waiting ; All I said whs “ Apple-pie ! ’’