A BOY.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1480, 7 November 1874, Page 6 (Supplement)

A BOY.

la the house turned topsyturvy! Does it ring from street to roof, Will the racket still continue Spite of all your mild reproof ? Are you often in a flutter ? Are you sometimes thrilled with joy! Then I have my grave suspicions That you have at home—a Boy. Are walls and tables hammered?, Are your nerves and ink upset ? Have two eyes, so bright and roguish Made you every care forget ? ; Have your garden beds a prowler, Who delights but to destroy. ; These are well-kn own indications That you have at home—a Boy. Have you seen him playing circus— With his head upon the mat, And his heels in mid air twinkling— For his audience, the cat ? Do you ever stop to listen, When his merry pranks annoy— Listen to a voice that whispers, You were just like—that Boy. Have you heard of broken wiudows, And with nobody to blame, Have you seen a trousered urchin ? Quite unconscious o£ the same ? Do you love a teasing mixture Of perplexity and joy ; You may have a dozen daughters, But I know you've got—a Bay.