B'Golly Bill in Town

NZ Truth, Issue 983, 27 September 1924, Page 1

B'Golly Bill m Town

THH WAIRARAPA RATTLER.

Comin' down ter this 'ere city ' Fruon th' country ain't; no Joke; '•■•' Fer "thVrattler frum Wai'rapa \ '" ,• Is enough ter kill a bloke. ' , ' .-.• Th' cove wot runs these ( railways j.( .('E fust-class on. i pass) ' > 1 Oughter 'a ye ter spend 'is leisure In a smoker, , second-class. ' Fer th' seat is 'ard an' awkward ' . ■' ;; . Wiv a back that's face about „ Beta! so . nmde as ter curve m ,; 1 v l Where a feller's back curves out. An' th' smell uv it! Ye angels, ; , It'll 'aunt roe orl me days,- , ' Sech a blend uv' specked bananas, Stale terbacca, gas and Jeyes. ,^n' the pace •^•e: travelled, Sonny! '.•• !It 'ud move a man ter tears. el , ,I\WUs- older when we got' 'ere ; By at lesst a dozen years.';- :,.■,<.•■.. , ... . An' we stopped at ey'ry dog-box ' : "* " *'*' i vThat we'met wiv on th' way, .■■, An', 'aving. called, we seemed ter . . .... .Simply 'ate ter go away. > : It ain't, far from 'ere ter Dogville, ' '.•■■ .But I'll swear it wus a, score ' ' Ov tones »I. 'ad,, ter , find me ' ticket Fer I;h' guard— Gawd knows wot for! 'Wear- -silk- nightie m snow storms •;. . Sleep • outside m 'owlin' rain, But I' warns; yer, Son, I warns yer Beware that country train! •