A MADMAN ON HIS KEEPERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 69, 20 March 1908, Page 2

A MADMAN ON HIS KEEPERS.

VERSES BY LIONEL TERRY. Lionel Terry, the murderer of an inoil'euiive Chinaman in Wellington some three years ago. was recently, as readers are aware, removed from a Mental Hospital and lodged for safe keeping in Lyitchon prison. Ou arriving at JLycteiten railway station. Terry dropped on the platform a piece oi paper, on which jift written the following verses: — THE SONG Ul-" THE MADHOUSE ATTENDANTS. JEVc're a noble band of heroes of. the very nnest. class, And were servants of Sir Joseph Ward and Co.; <onr uniforms of navy blue and buttons made .■£ brass. Are where e'er there's gallant work in do.

"attendants" uu the --patients' , at the ■•Mental Hospitals/ We farrv out iiur duties without fear, iPor tbe vC the Government, and, incidentally, Onr bed ;iud board and seventy avid a year.

J6.1l common labour we despise, we were Wi- would nm soil uur bauds t>y digging spud-.

Bora 1., .-ommancl. we lioss our sangs and punish aU uLu shirk.

.As many a testifies. !We play fh" godly j-anie at time- and sing "Cod Save the Kin-." | Toouf-'h why we chuck tubs bluff is not Quito clear; i J"»r kings don'i cut much i,-o with us. aud I •he ..nly god we know 1- tie- • hap who pyiys our seventy quid I On:- 'patients" come from everywhere; | they are not always mad. I-'i:' some are cranks, and some arc old! ■Mid s'luic of them have property that others' „!?"! r "' = r:ll '' .\,ci -o.i.c are put away to bluff the! people. | *•"' >* ~ U"l for us to reason whether folks i ;•■• mad or sane. While we're kepi supplied with funds to • buy good beer. *'"~/! Ul >'''- US '""' Ur ''.*- are cou B ! -d with our i i: bed and board and seventy quid a Trim's ~ lot ~r folk who sa y that we're .1 drunken, worthless lot. l.lr.'"»tr.ilch'r- OVt ' rUInt,Ul ,VP S " Te i? none ... uo tinu . f „ r a „ that Sm ., alist|c W.'■lljhave nut- fli ns . nd , MV( , AD, wn-if-1 %'"' V '""" hr: " n ' I "Xv '1 fr, l )A«. > -„ ?" an y'bins hut heor? I back acaic vcr ™'' nl '•' "ell and; forced and board and ? -venty ovid a 1 LIONEL TERRY, j —"February 2Cnb. 10oS.