TO A GOOD FRIEND.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1920, Page 3

TO A GOOD FRIEND.

With propaganda much re-Hearst, John Bull, Your ways are vilified and cursed, John Bull; Anti yet, old friend, for all the lies Which demagogues and fools devise And all the varied stunts they pull, We view you with unjaundiced eyes, John Bull. You are not perfect, we agree, c John Bull, But neither, by and large, arc we, Joim Bull. ' We fought the Hun together, so Our mingle 1 Hood has paid in fnli Whatever mutual grudge we owe, Jjhn Bull. Though agitators snarl and screech, ■Win Bull. Our bond of Mood and common speech, John Bull, Will not be lost. At times we gaze Bewildered at each other's ways. Towards diverse ends we seem to pull; But that's n temporary phrase, John Bull. ' We'll fuss and bicker, there's no doubt, John Bull. But like good pals we'll thresh it out, John Bull. Don't mind the curs that snarl at heel: At heart we know you're true as steel; A full yard wide and wqpl—all Wool; That's just exactly how we feel; John Bull! —Berton Bradley, in "Life" (New York>