ORIGINAL POETRY.

Bruce Herald, Volume II, Issue 52, 6 April 1865, Page 9

ORIGINAL POETRY.

THE ELECTION

That " Satan finds some mischief still, for idle hatds to do," We all agree with Mr 8., in his case must be true, But though our sins be very great and manifold tv view, We do not \v_nt a candidate to help us up the flue. So Mr 15. gang hame again and tell your friend the Deil, The Bruce electors to a man, say you are not the chiel, And though you may sGine mischief work -with ilka idle hand, It is no use to stand for Bruce, we'd have 3 r ou understand. To represent us we require somebody with a head, -.So Mr B. tak my advice, and gang hame to ■ your bed, If in your dreams Auld Kickie seems to tempt ye still to stand, Just gie him a job upon the nob with either idle hand. Ye can him tell to gang to II — 1, nor tempt ye any more, For 3 T ou intend to mind your work, as ye was wont before. And ye maun sing anither sang as he goes out the door, How doth the little busy B. improve each sb ining hour. And when ye rise up in the morn go to some useful work, And then ye well may cheat the deil, and 'scape his aogrj 7 fork, And s-hould ye ever come again to Tokomairiro plain, We hope to see that . Mr B. will B. a better man. But Satan's Burns won't serve our turns, if we can help it yet, And Mr D. returned will be, I'm half inclined to bet, At any rate, my hope is great that of the proposed three, That when the poll may be declared, it won't the B. or C. •O.P.Q. \