POETRY.

Marlborough Press, Volume XXVI, Issue 1769, 4 May 1886, Page 3

POETRY.

THE CHARGE OFjADULTERATION. “Half a cup ; half a cup, Half a cup onward.” Th is at the breakfast Old Koox’em-stiff thundered “Forwa l d the alum bread ! “Slice it up thin !’’ he said. All were os still as death— Boarders a’hv id red. ‘‘Forward the alum bread !” Some grinned at what he said, Some thought he blundered. Theirs not to make reply. Theirs not to reasc n why, Theirs but to eat and die, Noble one hundred! Old maid to right of him, Small boy to left of him, Hostess in front of him, Looked wild and wondered. What on earth ails the mricl ? Why is the boy afraid ? “When shall burnt peas From this coffee bo sundered ?” “Sugar of white terrene, Pickles of copper green, Oleomargarine !” Then each the fun heard. Boldly he spoke and well, Jaws like the mouth of hell Wneu they were sundered. Old maid to right of him. Small boy to left of him, Hostess in front of him, Volleyed and thundered . Right through their lines he broke, Boarders knew ’twas no joke. Cheap clerk and mashlet Reeled from his awful stroke Shattered and sundered. Then they came hack, but not— Not the whole hundred. Many the bills they paid, Oh, the wild charges made ! The landlady pondered. Honour tho "break they made ! Honour old Ivnock’em-stiff ! One of a hundred.