DEVONPORT.

Observer, Volume XXIII, Issue 4, 11 October 1902, Page 21

DEVONPORT.

THE O M would like to know the attraction for C E at the half-past nine boat on Thursday nights. What will the little girl from Melrose say when she knows, C ?...D W and M C are still very fond of that little seat on the beach. ..l E still hopes for the Napier boy.., What price E C and TH ? That's right, E ; absence makes the heart grow fonder... C L looks downhearted ol late. Cheer up, C, there's a good time coming... E B is still first favourite with W W ..A P and S W are as loving as ever...M D and W B are nominated for the Matrimonial Stakes at 100 to 1...C S and A B have had a row. Now then, girls, don't all speak at once...T N is still in the chase after L T. But no chance, T, for T E is best girl...D R and C B are still to be seen taking their little walks towards North Head. But take care, D, for the d0g. ..1s it true that W W has popped the question to EN ? The O M admires your pluck, W...M I and the little boy from the country are going strong. ,.B E and Miss M are aot so loving of late...C T V S are not playing speaks now. Who has stepped in, C ?...G R still casts eyes towards the little trooper. But beware of M 1...C D, the Torpedo boy, seems a regular flirt. Take care, C, or you will be had up for child-steal-ing...Too bad of T H to give T N the cold shoulder. What about the town girl, T ?...Hard luck when M G lias to go all the way to Onehunga for a best girl...V C and R S are getting regular flirts... T P is a great man amongst the young ladies. That's right, T ; take unto yourself a wife...M H and II G are old friends again.. .D W still continues to put on side. The O M thought you had forgotten it... Wanted, best boys for MD, FW, FH, H S and ML ; must have small feet and ourly hair, with £5 a week...J D and A F seem never to tire of each other's company.. .E G has a boy at last. Good on you, E : the O M admires your choice... North Shore seems lonely since R N'has gone to live in Parnell...l N looks downhearted. What's up, I ? Has your best boy jilted you, or is the early rising the trouble ?...S C and T J are just as loving as ever... E C still casts eyes towards Fort Cautley, but no chance, E, for the bird has flown. ..The O M would like to know who the boy was that C V slipped the other night. Surely not 8W7...M0 looks lonely since L M turned his affection towards Stanley Bay. But take care, L, for ma...M W and B R are about to tie the fatal knot... Wan ted, best girls for JJ, .J L and W S ; must not be conceited or flat-footed.