Miscellaneous.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 62, 13 November 1880, Page 4 (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, ih- that is the wegular way. .1 think the c-countwy's a gweat mistake, For there is nothing at all to see j The wivers are all of them juu-t a-like, And one twee's like another twee." " But, my lord, the country is patronised By Fashion alid Wealth and Wit." " Y-yes, so Dimdweawy must notice it too, Which is wather the worst of'it. Tuere'll to horses to dwive, %-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 I twied thai experiment on mythelf, " A-and I never will twy it again." " Then, perhaps, you will tase your gun, my lord t" ' "No, I-I think I would wather not; ! The birds are so quick a-a fellah must hubs, For be never has time for a Bhot. " Better pack plenty of fine dwesa suits, I-I shall follow the ladies awound.", "My lord —l hope ,youll excuse the remark—* But I think that is dangerous ground. You are very susceptible, my lord, - And the ladies admire you so!" " The dear little oweachaws! of courth they do; I thick its my whiskertb, you know. " I-I make them a pweaent of my heart. For I'd wather have Love's woßy "ch-chains Than to fall in a wiver after a-a fish, Or go eh-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 place; i - It needs some impwoiag, I'm sure. "If cut down the twees, a-and build it up, And instead of the bwambly lanes, Have weg'lar etweeta a-and elegant stores, Lots of banks, hotels, and twains, ' And bring anice opevra twoop from Fwance, It would be vewy pleasant, n-no doubt; But why people go to the countwy now, No fellah, I-I think, can make out."