AN INTERNATIONAL FLIRTATION.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XII, 21 March 1896, Page 319

AN INTERNATIONAL FLIRTATION.

The Kaiser smiles at Russia, while England smiles at France ; The Spaniard treats with England, while Cuba looks askance ; Your Uncle Sam is ‘guessing,’ and keeps others 'guessing ’ too ; For not a single nation knows what the next may do. The Czar speaks well of England, but Wilhelm gets a smile. And France sits on the fence post and watches them the while ; Your Uncle Sam is thoughtful, and wonders now if he Should cast his lot with Cuba or make Armenia free. There’s turmoil in the Transvaal, and Kruger flirts with all ; There’s sport in Venezuela, from Turkey comes a call ; The warships are made ready to go at once to sea, But Uncle Sam's uncertain just where they ought to be. Exchange.