THE NEW ZEALANDER.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144629, 15 March 1915, Page 7

THE NEW ZEALANDER.

He is strong and .'iinbnrned brown, As ho marches through die town, With his company all marching well in hue; Rut they wanted awful taming, And they got it—with die naming. Aiul the Colonel says they To looking ivaJiy tine. Now he’s off tn do some sailing, Though he’s bound to do some bailing, When tho ocean starts a heavlu’ big and rough ; And lie’s fed on slew and haeou, Bui it never Jacks the i-akin.’ And at Christmas time ho sleeps on rich plum-dulf. Now he’s camping on the sand Iu a dry, hunu. foreign-land, And lie’s shooting and he’s drilling all tho day; But ho gels his forty winks. And lie’s seen the blessed Sphinx, Ami ail the time he’s drawing half his pay. And Cairo says he’s spending. But ho also does some sending. To Ins mother, aud his girl, and sister Sue ; And the Empire says lie’s perky. JTir he’s had a bang at Turkey, And is waiting for a bang at ’Wilhelm u,*o. And they say that he’s a “gent,” That young strong man that went. To fight his Empire’s battle to the last; But thev will not find him napping, ]f there’s any risking scrapping. And he’ll fight, as fought Ids kinsman in tho past. —Harry B. Beid, Oamani.