THOMAS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6090, 29 January 1898, Page 3

THOMAS.

There he who philosophy choose for their guide, And thoro be who rank folly haye got! But the popular number seems pleased to reside •Heath the sway of a leader, whose name bo confide, In a breath, is Sir Thomas de Eot. gee yonder fair maiden, with bosom a?low, Lips parted and breath gasping hot, As the " Karl" and his lady-love skip to and fro In a shilling career of love, murder and woe— Aa per usual with Thomas de Eot. When tho goodly are "called" to some far-away shore, To illumine the heathen's dark lot, Think 'ye they would start from tho home cabin door / To change the poor savage to worae than before If it were not for old Tommy Eot? The temperance oracle, eoraing tha trada That can turn a saint into a sot, Keeps remarkably quiet on the interesting head— Why the teetotal rose blooms so frequently red ? Indigestion says rum Tommy Eot. A wide-awake teacher proves all ouerht to be Content with the things they have got. A plmsible theme, till observing that he . . Ljkethe fox after hens nabbed the be 3t he could 8e Then we shook by the hand Mr Hot. That woman's the equal of man, none disputesAnd this prompts the whimsical thonght! ■ If by raisingthe hat one a ladr ailutes. Do^tyou think, » response, she should takeoff her boots. j Abaiud! then the two moat be rot. DEVON, Kaikonra.