The Adventures of Bill

Ladies' Mirror, Volume 3, Issue 9, 2 March 1925, Page 41

The Adventures of Bill

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Verses by *B.I. and 5/&% 'Drawings by J.^.W/R.

Bill Irrrmtpth Mngtoxi Bill's hair'd turned whitealas for my verse! It turned to white when he heard the curse, Though the words of the curse were only these, But they made Bill wobble and weak at the knees For Bill had been naughty and, when one is so One's hair will often turn white as snow.

"By Fie and Fo and Foodie and Fum, Some day to ye cavern a boy will come, By Fum and Foodie and Fie and Fo That boy most horrible horrors shall know; But by Fo and Foodie and Fum and Fee That Boy at the last must account to ME!" Sill fdpaupth p (tamt urith ISmitij imh Haslr : But Bill was hungry, though sore afraid, So a grab at the Treasure our William made: A bag of diamondsa fist of gold, And pearls just as many as he could hold; He grabbed them all —and he ran away, he swore he'd call there again some day. Sill Itettatfih But the thorns were many, the jungle thick, And the thought of the Cannibals made Bill sick; So he steered away to the heart of the isle And he tramped for many and many a mile, Till clear of the cavern, our Bill hesitated: He stopped and he looked and he listened and waited. Jit s<xctih Hang |frrils Be careful, 0 Bill, for you dare not now bungle Lost in the midst of this terrible jungle; 'Tis a maze full of mysteries, a trap full of terrors, And full will you pay for the smallest of errors. But Bill boldly bolted into the Unknown Amidst Snakes, Creepy-crawlies and Darkness — Alone. |lr 3teaat nf ianiats Yet Bill was well favoured by Fortune that night (Though you or I surely had soon died of fright), For worthy old Leo, the King of the Beasts, And his cobbers were having a jolly good feast, And every creature that can walk, fly or crawl Was there at the Leonine Banquetting Hall.

If Bill has awakened an interest within you You'll be quite glad to know that Bill's tale will continue.