POETICALITIES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16302, 30 November 1918, Page 5

POETICALITIES.

(By “Crikey.”) Mary had a. little ham, With eggs as white as snow; Ala®! alack!' their odour meant. They were laid long ago. What is the time you hare fixed for the raid ? Just after six o’clock, sir, he said. May I come with you and “have a few?” “Nothin doin’ ” said the man in blue. Sprinkle, sprinkle oozy tar, How I smell you from afar; On the path you shine so bright, Oh those clothes that once were white. Jack and Bill went on “a- fill” —Not from a-pail of water; — Jack fell down,, right in the town, And Bill near died of laughter. All the policemen wore tired out when. The two of 'em sobered up again. Bight in the middle A string of the fiddle, Snapped not a minute too soon. The little crowd laughed at the sharp report, The relief was a positive boon. Little bits, of cornets, Drums and With the mighty trombones. Make the German bands.