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Observer, Volume 2, Issue 30, 9 April 1881, Page 314

WRECKED IN PORT. — THE laughing ripples sing their lay, The sky is blue, the shore is gay, The breeze is blowing free; For, O, the morning's fresh and fair, And bright and bracing is the air, Down by the summer sea. A pretty, winsome, merry girl. With all her sunny hair a-curl, Was dimpled bonny Bee ; Her laugh was light, her eyes were blue, They always said her heart was true, Down by the summer sea. The sun is hot, the day is grand, And up and down the yellow sand Perambulateth he : She promised they should meet at eight, And from her lips should learn his fate, Down by the summer sea. He fancies it is getting late, For by his watch 'tis now past eight, Some minutes twenty-three ; The shore he scans with eyesight keen, And notes the track of small bottuws, Down by the summer sea. Right joyfully he onward strolls, And tracks this pretty pair o' soles — His heart is full of glee! For now that he has found the clue, He follows footsteps two and two, Down by the summer sea. But ah ! He stops ! He says, 'Those, lasts. Are either Fagg's or Wankenphast's, 'Tis plain enough to me ! They're broad and long — I can't tell whose ; But "quite another pair of shoes," Down by the summer sea.' The short and narrow, long and wide, He finds march closely side by side By some occult decree ; And as he cons the footprints o'er, He finds that two and two make four, Down by the summer sea ! He sighs, and says, ' Ah, well, indeed !' And from his pocket takes a weed, And strikes the light fuzee : He adds, '1 think I'll now go home, For maidens' vows are frail as foam Down by the summer sea !' — J. Ashy-Sterry. THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee and Proprietor Martin Simonsen SIMONSEN'S ROYAL ENGLISH AND ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY, SEASON OF TWENTY SUBSCRIPTION NISHTS OF ENGLISH AND ITALIAN OPERAS ! FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, First appearance of MISS MARTINA SIMONSEN In Bellini's Charming Pastoral Opera, in 3 acts, LASONNA M B U L A ! SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 9th, MART H A ! Terms of Subscription for 20 Nights: Dress Circle, available and transferable for any night, £5 ; Stalls (select) £3. Single admission for the Evening Performance : Dress Circle, Six Shillings; Stalls, Four Shillings; Pit, Two Shillings. Box Office at J. J. Miluer and Co., Auckland Music Warehouse, Queen-street, where Seats may be reserved one week in advance. J. SMITH, Business Manager. T OR NE STREET HALL. SUNDAY EVENING, APRIL 10th. AT 8 O'CLOCK. MADAME LOTTI WILMOT, In response to the wishes of her many friends, will give her GREAT DESCRIPTIVE LECTURE MELBOURNE BY TPv AY ! — AND — TITELBOURNE BY "VTIGHT ! "11l fares the laud to hastening ills a prey, "Where wealth accumulates, and men decay." Scenes from Hospitals— Gaols— Churches— Home Life — "New Chums "—Boxing Saloons— Gaming TablesSaddling Paddock— Ten Nightß in a Bar-room— &c. GREAT MORAL LESSON. Donations :— Reserved Stalls, 25.; Body of Hall and Gallery, Is. MADAME WILMOT at Home, at Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queen - street, every Afternoon and Evening for Mesmerism and Spiritualistic Seances. TORNE STREET HALL. EASTER MONDAY and TUESDAY, April 18th and 19th. THE RACE NIGHTS ! THE RACE NIGHTS ! DEAN'S MINSTRELS Will Celebrate their Third Anniversary on Easter Monday and Tuesday with a REFINED ETHIOPIAN CARNIVAL AND BALL. Take Notice. All the Old Public Favourites, and Twelve other Gentlemen, each of Acknowledged Ability, will appear. Admission— 3s., 25., Is. Overture at 8. 617 HORACE DEAN, Manager. KID GLOVE DEPOT.— W. Eyre, Victoriastreet, wants to sell a splendid line of new lace Collarettes at Is 6d, worth 4s 6d ; 50 dozen 2-button Black Kid Gloves at 3s, worth 4s 6d ; 250 yards of real Maltese Lace at Is 3d, worth 2s 6d ; 100 Long White Ostrich Feathers at 10s 6d, worth 18s 6d ; the New Lawn Tennis Jersey, 12s 6d, worth 18s. 604