A JOHANNESBURG DITTY.
This is how a South African poet hits off the Golden City of the Rand :— A town of "' grab " and nmartness, Of " pnt-up jobs " and "rings," Whioh maketh many paupers. And a " kno ling few gold kings. There they change the old-time axiom Into " Honesty don't pay " ; And the tnun who brings a conscience Soon buries it away. There Beauty's crowning glory— Hoth on the young and old — Takes tint from the loved metal, And turns to shining gold. A town of dres* and pleasure, Of ways and language fast. Where most men haf» a " history," • And womankind " a past." * * # * • The Randites' sole religion— In whioh they all agree— Is " Care not how you do it, But make the £ s d." And from recent observation They have been quick to twig That c'en treason is forgiven When the bank account is big.
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Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1897, Page 2
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145A JOHANNESBURG DITTY. Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1897, Page 2
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