THE FIRM.
'• Will you come into my parlour said the spider to the A CtIAXT AFTER TUATCUEB. Freddy and Tommy were two pretty men, Who loved twenty per cent, far belter than ten; For if Tommy once gets you into his den, Why, he’ll skin you before you get out again. Sing tooral li looral li tooral li 100, Oh Tommy’s the boy to work the screw. When Freddy joined, quoth Tom, “ on know “ A sly move or two may be all so-so, “ But local politics fore-go: " j “ Stir it up if you like, but keep clear of a r l . / “ We’ll sing tooral li tooral li looral J°k?, , “ They’ll come up to the poll when they screw.” A voter comes in: then saith “ Twenty per ceD ?’ t ? “ Can you make it convenient to pay what we * t “ If you can’t, never mind! for a ‘ friend vre re “To wait a few days.” To the door as Bray . H 100, Tommy turns round to Fred, with a too , “Theregoes a sure vote —Hurrah for t u “ Hurrah for the screw! ’tis the weapon o . r vr me ', re i•’ “ And works more than a letter from far ‘ >» all o “ For the folks all declare they’re unable to se G “With no mail from the North, how 6 j- cou j ( jbe. “ Sing tooral li looral li loooral li I°°» ‘•Freddvhov’ Freddy hoy' stick to W su S > ’ J • > T
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New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1742, 15 November 1862, Page 4
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239THE FIRM. New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1742, 15 November 1862, Page 4
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