"THE PRESIDENT'S SONG."

Otago Witness, Issue 2604, 10 February 1904, Page 53

"THE PRESIDENT'S SONG."

Ey a cuiious coincidence, the author of the lines given bslow, the Eev. Dr T. Nisbet, was present in Dunedin, temporarily occupying the pulpit at First Church during tha N.Z. Bowling Tournament. Their author addressed the line,, which he entitled '"The President's Song " (tune, " Bonnie Dundee ), to Mr James Chapman, president of the Booroodabin Bowling Club, Brisbai c Mr Chapman had them printed, with a portrait of himself, and the booklet thus formed he sent to his friends with the season's greetings. A copy thus reached Mr John Morrison (a' a'e 'oo), and he has been good enough to pass it o,i for the benefit of " brither boolers " . One clay no fang syw on Booroodabin green, The air fine and "cpller, the giound playing keen, Wi' ma ba' in my hand I stood ready tae play, And here are the words that I heard tha " skip " say . " Noo lay it doon canny, but d.nna be slack, Tak' plenty o' green and just rest on tha jack, If ye dae as ye're telt, tither side's in a creel, Then oors is the game and the honour as weel." Noo I see Faither Time wi' a ba' in his hand, A nineteen, a nocht, and a four is the biand; I'll c'en just " skip " him for ma fieends big and wee, And say ere he plays it, ' Noo listen tae me— < Oh, lay it doon canny, but dmna be slack, Tak' plenty o' green and just rest on tha jack; If ye> dae as ye're telt, tither side's in a, creel, Then oors is the game and the honour as weel." " In the year that's tae come let us a' niak' a, score, Mind the ru'.es o' the game, and hae ' toucheis ' galore, The best o' quid health, and naothing tae fear, Ai d so for U3 till a maist happy New Year. Sac lay it dcon c tinny, but dmna be slack, Tak' plenty o' green and just rest on the jack; If ye dae as ye'ie telt, tither side's in a cieel, Then oois is the game and the honour as weel."

Thoro is at present a shortage of plasterers in Wellington, with tho result that work on seieral biuHing.s is, at a standstill.