Miscellaneous.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 62, 13 November 1880, Page 2 (Supplement)

Miscellaneous.

LOED DUNDEEAEY ON GOING TO THE COUNTRY.

" The B's and the D's and the C's, my - lord, Have all gone to the country to-day : Shall I pack your traps for to-morrow, my lord ?"' ■ •• Well, th-thatiß the wegulav way. I think, the e-eounfcwy's a gweat mistake, For there is nothing at all to see ; The wivers are all of them. just a-like, And one twee's like another tw.ee.' ' " But, my lord, the country is patronised By Fashion and Wealth and Wit." , " T-yes, co Dnndweawy must notice it too, Which is wather the worst, of it. There'll be horses to dwive, a-and wambles to take, And the mountains — d- don't have any stairs, And howwid untidy dinners to eat. Without any tables or chairs." " Join the bachelor's fishing-club, my lord." " And go twamping about in the wain ! I twied that experiment on mythelf, A-and I never will twy ifc again." ■ " Then, perhaps, you will tase your gun, •my lord?" "No, I-I think I would wather not j The birds axe so quick a-a fellah must miss, For he never has rime for a shot. " Better pack plenty of fine dwes9 suits, I-I shall follow the ladies awound." "My lord — I hope ■ you'll excuse the remark — Bat I think that is dangerous ground. You aria very susceptible, my lord,' And the. ladies admire you so !" " The dear little cweachaws I of courth they do; I think its my whiskertb, you know. " I-I make them a pwesent of my heart, For I'd wather have Love's wosy ch-chains Than to tall in a wiver after a-a fish, Or go sh-shooting, and blow out my bwains. So order a dozen new suits to-night, A-and the countwy I'll twy to endure. The gov'ment ought to look after th-the pZaee- ' It needs some impwoing, I'm sore. «' If they'd out down the twees, a-and , build it up, And instead of the bwambly lanes, Have weg'lar stweeto a-and elegant stores, Lots of banks, hotels, and twains, And bring anice opevra twoop from Fwanoe, It would be vewy pleasant, n-no doubt ; i But why people go to the countwy now, Ho feZZat, I-I tuiak, can zna'ko onb."