Forty Years Hence.
Miss Lady smith Bedvers .Pretoria Brown ■In the yea* nine teen-forty a.d., "Will say the first time that, she comes to ■ town
•That her age is just twenty-three. But the giddy young maiden is shortly aware That histoiy's neA-er so rude As Avhen, in attempting to libel the fair, To the date of their birth 'twill allxide. For Ladysmith Eedvers Pretoria BroAvii Was christened in nineteen nought nought. And that she is forty she cannot disownReally, history should not be taught. O parents with baby girls Avanting a name, Remember thai, Maiy or Kate May claim to be young when Miss Brown, to her shame, Must own that her birth has a date.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2430, 10 October 1900, Page 71
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116Forty Years Hence. Otago Witness, Issue 2430, 10 October 1900, Page 71
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