THE MEETIN BETUNE THE KING AND THE KAPTIN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1795, 8 January 1884, Page 2

THE MEETIN BETUNE THE KING AND THE KAPTIN.

Och yer sowl to glovy, I'll till the shtory Ay the magev bould, an the kaptin too. Shure how they met I'll ne'er forget Och mille muvthuv and pillillu. 'Twa-> in Kay Kay, On boxin day, The magev met the salev boy. Showed him that town Ay great renown, And intherjuced him to Pat Mulloy. The doctor polite Was there all rite, An tuk him to the chafe Raywee, Who axed him in To have some gin, An faaid, kapi you dhrink wid me. Och, blood and tundher, It mcd him wondher, To see the ould hayro ay many a fite. An thi«» okashnn, Wid little peihwashun, He tnk his tay wid the chafe that nite. He was tonld the bhtory Ay the mager'b glory, How he shot the nigger at Wyaray. Au how the Rangers, To fear all pfchrangers, Be fitin' hard did win the day. He was ho plased, Their hands he sased, An swore be the mortial powers that day, He'd always remimber The day in December, When he met the king of Kay Kay. Mike Mulloi. Narrywya, biventh januairy, 1884.

Mr Crosse, surgeon dentist, from Auckland, will visit Hamilton and surrounding district n-xt week, commencing at Hamilton on Monday. Places and dates appear amongst our special advertisements. Written tenders will be received at the Public Works Offices, Hamilton and Auckland, up to noon of the 23rd inst., for the formation of about 43 chains of road, and construction of a bridge at Kaniwhaniwha rher. fenders arc invited by Mr J. Orchiston, In■pectorof Telegraphs, up t« the 22nd inst., for the construction of a. telephone sound-proof box. Specifications may be seen at the Post-Office, Hamilton. Mr N. G. Lennox, bookseller, Harailton,_ has a very large assortment of every description of Letts' diaries lor 18S4 to select from, which are to be sold at reduced prices. Mes&rs Sandes and Napper call for tenders, to be sent to the chairman of the Road Board, for five different contracts in the Piako and Te Aroha districts. Tenders to be in by Saturday, 20th inst. Messrs \V. J. Hunter and Co. will sell at the Ohaupo yards on Thursday, the 17th inst., 100 head mixed store cattle, steers, cows, fat cattle, long.wool sheep, horses, fat sheep, Bee, &c. An extraordinary vacancy having occurred In the Newcastle Road Board, owing to the resignation of Mr Robert Fleming, an election will beheld on Monday, Jan. 21st, at the schoolhouse, AVhatawhata. Nominations must be in bv the 16th. No poll will be taken on Friday, 11th inst., as previously announced, in connection with the Kihikthi town district, owing to the chairman of the late board having failed to give the notice required by section 50 of the Roads and I Bridges Construction Act, 188*2, to the returning officer, Mr Forbes Gordon. Notice is given in our advertising columns thaJ Messrs H. Tristram and Irwin Lovctt intend to apply at the District Court to be held at Hamilton, for an order of discharge under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act, on the 21st January. " Jones, did your family ever have any interest in the public stocks? "Why, y-e-a, zw., r My grtndfeeather stood in