Risin' Early o’ a Mornin’.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 38, 18 May 1917, Page 2

Risin' Early o’ a Mornin’.

This is the Bill the House passed. This is the fault folk found with the Bill the House passed. This is the Gat-alogue of gain some said the Nation would obtain from the Daylight Bill the House passed. This is the Dog-in-the-manger air of those who said that they didn’t care whether the People got fresh air by the Daylight Bill the House passed.

This is the Cow who had to rise a good hour sooner to her surprise, with whom some people sympathise, while others adhere to the I don’t care Dog-in-the-manger sort of air, nor heed the Cat-alogue of gain, contending the faults are just as plain, in the Daylight Bill the House passed. This is the Maid who approached the Cow, with quite an apologetic bow, and murmured, “I’m forced to disturb you now, although I admit it’s early. So avoid any Dog-in-the-manger air, some milk for the cat you’ll surely spare. It isn’t her fault —to say that’s fair—but the fault of the Bill the House passed.’’ This is the man who had to rise soon after dawn, 'neath summer skies to idle about and make sheep’s-eyes at the Maid who . had, in point of fact, the lacteal fluid to extract, an hour earlier under the Act, to the bovine creature’s great surprise, with whom some people sympathise, and do not regard the Bill as wise, the Daylight Bill the House passed. And this is the Cock on the old barn-door who crowed at three instead of four, and awoke the Sluggard, who roundly swore that ho couldn’t continue to sleep and snore, but by Law perforce must rise when the tints of dawn suffused the skies, to idle about and make sheep’.s-eyes at the maid who had in point of fact the lacteal fluid to extract, an hour earlier under the Act, to the bovine creature’s great surprise, with whom some people sympathise, and do not regard the Bill as wise, the Daylight Bill the House passed. j