CHRISTMAS AT THE WINDWARD LIGHT.
•.-■• . ■».. . '■ ' ' Christmas out. at the Wind' ard Light, A stiff no'th-easter blowin', Waves blue-green with 'a fringe of white, Feel in the air like snowin', Breakers jumpin' acrost the ledge, Flingin' their sprays teigether. Bell-buoy settin,' y«- .teeth on edf*?— : My, 'btat it's 'wincpy weather! • ' r '" Schooner foolin' it east by south, Runnin' at every ©cupper, Beatjn-' in* fer the toarbour inputh, ' Home fer the Christmas' -'upper, Skipper holdin' his hat' oh- 'tight,* Hailin' ino clear -and jol-Iy:' "Merry Christmas |the Wiifd'ard Ligh|l" " Same ter i,\l on' the Ipplly!"' Coal-bstrge -swa-sb-in' -along .serene, Tug'a-puffiri' and' gruritin', Deckhouse hung with* the phristmas green, fright "with" the : Christmas iJuntiia'';. "Mer'ry'Christm'as!" the* lighthouse Jjell Calls as it clangs ibove 'eni. 'fToot, toot!" -answers the whistle's yell:' " Sam^, -and a-imanyuv 'im j" Christmas out at the Wind'aril- Light, Ma at work in th-e kitchen, Copkin-' somethin' that just smells rigtot, Settin' yer mouth a-twitchin' ; Youngsters playin! with doll- and d-rum, Praisin' up Sanity's glory, Calkerlatin' Uie must ihave cbme Round 1-ast' night in* a doVyOld no'tlr-easter keeps on ter blow, Clouds -ain't a bit th* '±binja-ex. But what of it? : From down helow Ma i9 a.callin' " Dinner I" Ain't cbmpiainin' a single mite, Wouldn't swap jobs with many — Christ-mas here in the Wind' arcj^ight Jest as ni'erry as any. JOE LINCOLN in the '? Philadelphia Post."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7589, 24 December 1902, Page 2
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225CHRISTMAS AT THE WINDWARD LIGHT. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7589, 24 December 1902, Page 2
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