Humour.
PHASES OF LIFE. The Bank Official To gamble, the funds of the bank he drew, He robbed the widows and orphans, too ; With fifty thousand dollars he fled—- •* Another good man gone wrong,” they said. The Pilferer. The night was bitter, the tramp was old ; He stole a coat to keep out the cold. Pursuit soon followed, the chase was brief, And the crowd exclaimed, “ They have caught the thief ’ A Little Bit of Human Nature. That’s Thompson approaching; it is, I could swear ; And poverty-stricken he looks, I declare; A picture, indeed, of the shabby-genteel, With clothing threadbare and shoes dowii at the heel. He’s met with financial reverses they say ; I’ll turn up this street and keep out of his way. A Year Later. Ha ! who is coming along? Let me see : That face I arr certain’s lamiliar to me. By jove, it is Thompson! How well he is dressed ; Ah, now, he can hold up his head with the best They say he’s struck oil and is rich as a Jew— Why, Thompson, my dear fellow, how do you do P Boston Courier.
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Southern Cross, Volume 4, Issue 1, 4 April 1896, Page 3
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187Humour. Southern Cross, Volume 4, Issue 1, 4 April 1896, Page 3
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