THE BUSHMAN'S LAMENT.
Sand flies — bann'd flic" They has their uay Lefnie the. d.t-S. Into every nook they prie=, Thro' 3'er 'air and in \c- eves, Round about yer e;irs t'icv tne«, Acioss ycr neck and corneiwiso, Agivm' yer a new "uirpi i= c. Pinging flics' Singirg flies' They has their way — afoie thf\ d cs'! They ain't got no br-astly p^ioV — Down yer open shirt they s'nd(\ T'p yer nose these insect* glide, Or a pimp'e they besiucle, In a =01 c 01 cut tiny hide. They put on 1.0 u*"\ - =id<-. They don't wait foi time 0. t.'!e.~ Clinging flic 0 ' Stinging fi c - ' The\ li..s tlu.i vrf\-./uiL tl.c\ v i- 1 ! A sultry cvei'i! ' mal.> •> 'pui lj l > iL'Mve tiie wiiidov. s ilo-^J at n l^' '>; A'l open door is thor delight (Slua the kcjiio'e rar.i-j-iii tight ; Opposition makes 'em fight. A blindfold S:.ruso'i slio-.. s hi- ni.;jht (Bu ig'd up eyeo beiefl 01 s.y'ul). S.uacking flic-! Crocking flies' They Ims their way- aTtic th^ tl i-M Swamp land, cl^ m jj lj"d. }3t"-h a'ld stum>> 'ints 'cm g..u d. Pouring fiom tlio Tric'-Ci n 1 -aiid, ()n ( they come, a thirsty baiid, Blackcnin' evciy ireh of hni-d (He it wlnte skin, tp<\, o< t.Ti rdi— i3eelzebu'j's own favoun'e btJi.cl. Pingirg flies' Stinging flies' They h;<s then way — afore they C, cl'c 1 ' — LdT'll L JlMilV. March S.
ISIMMO and Blaip.'s stocks cF Ai'if.cial Manvire3 for root crops, grass land*, £ra:n, potatoes, etc., are very extensive, ar.d raving erected expensive machinery for treating them, fc}.\U.ucud, results m^l »d »x£e£iCcL
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Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 69
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262THE BUSHMAN'S LAMENT. Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 69
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