HOW CANST THOU KNOW ?
Sit not down with idle hands, In thy self-righteous way, And wonder how, with frowning brow, So many stray. Thon with comfort, health, and friends, How canst thou know What bitter dregs hath filled the cup Of other’s woe ? Hedged with care and love so safe, How canst thou feel The frenzied driving up and down. By tempter’s heel ? Thou with plenty and to spare, Hast ever known What *tis to stoop for crust of bread, By Pity thrown ? Knowing well the soft caress From loved ones near; Canst know the loneliness of those With hearthstones drear ? Ah, rich and happy in thy home, Thou ne’er canst know, The emptiness that made a place, For bitter woe!
Xenia.
Artificial Flowers, Plants and Ferns for the draw-ing-room, dining-room, and hall. Mrs Pope has a splendid assortment. Art Needlework and Fancy Repository Morten’s Buildings, Christchurch.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 36, 5 September 1891, Page 352
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147HOW CANST THOU KNOW ? New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 36, 5 September 1891, Page 352
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