RAGLAN REMARKS.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 347, 1 August 1885, Page 16

RAGLAN REMARKS.

. How condescending of those ladies to patronize the Ruapuke roughs. C. is quite gone on the Ruapuke belle. What about the Oxford girl, Charley ? What a shame for that engaged young lady to flirt with M. so. Was it not injudicious nf M. and Mrs B. to go to the late hop ? Jim says some of the ladies plucked their dresses a year too soon. How very officious the Raglan ladies are about the Kawhia invitations. Another diabolical outrage has taken place in the Raglan district, whereas some person or persons did wilfully cut seven hairs off the tail of a certain horse— Wee Time. No reward offered yet, Jack ? WAIPU WOWS. Proper Waipuites are shocked., by the misconduct of a belle of improver fame and the

knight of the looking-glass. Is not X.'s face beautiful enough to be reflected beside your own, Sir Donald ? As Dolly has found a whale, he -will have more gills than he can count. Too much bliss. When a certain gentleman, who does not delight in the military shave, goes to call on a lady whose initials are not the first and fifth letters of the alphabet, it may be judicious ; but it is | scarcely dashing to go by Ruakaka to avoid the popular gaze. Eh, Dan P Nails vras home lately, being vexy ill. He did not wait upon the queen of his heart of hearts. Has she abdicated, or has she dethroned her ? A bar-room has been added to the Castle Neilachan ; hence the proprietor's hostility to the canny Scot. DOHAI/D's DIEGKE OVEB ANN. I am sailing Life's great ocean — Sailing not as long ago ; For my bark, no arm now guiding, Bails where'er the tempests blow. The same to me are pain and pleasure, Shower and sunshine, calm and gale ; I plough the briny ocean aimless, Where'er the rude winds waft my sail. For no more I see my lode-star Shine above as long ago, But on bending o'er the bulwarks, See it mirrored far below : Bending o'er the present's bulwark (Or if storm or calm there be), Do I still behold its image, In- Memory's depths, in Life's sea. The reflection doth enchant me, Since the star has sunk from view, Nor can the billows wash that image Ever from its bed of blue. With me it shall ever travel (Be it woe or be it weal) — Gliding with me, ever gliding, Keeping aye beneath my keel. O'er the side I aye am bending (For that image holds me fast), Ever drifting to the Future, Ever gazing on the Past : F;>r the near or distant future Holds no charm, nor never can, Since beneath the cloud Misfortune, Sank my lode-star, sank my Ann. And he wept, his sonnefc ended. May his woe beget him weal, And upon the Kock of Ages May his bark leave her " false keel." KAMO KRAMMERS. Hannah looks very sad and lonely. Is it because Tommy does not visit Kanio now ? Nellie did not capture Jack as she thought she would. What makes Jessie look so sad? Has sweet William changed his mind ? Oh, dear, Jessie ! S. says it will not be four long years before she runs in double harness with H. Jim hos summoned up courage and bought the ring ac last. Did B. lend him the screwdriver ? Has Nellie got a young man at last, after trying for two long years ? Did the horse-trainer give Hannah the sack ? Annie has returned to Kanio. Pretty Joey is heard once more. J. and M. hare made their pile and have retired from business. The blacksmith has got the ring at last. Did he make it himself ? Great is Hannah's grief since Tom has given up visiting Kamo. A. could not stay very Jong at the baker's after Sissy left — only two short weeks. What makes the larrikins follow H. and S. every Sunday night ? Is it because of their good looks ?