Ode.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXII, Issue XXVI, 25 June 1904, Page 47

Ode.

XO 1118 IMPERIAL MAJESTY TllB EMPEROR OF JAPAN. Y u » appear to be having an exce'.’ent time. Way dean on the Talu river There has been fierce lighting, And you’ve whopped ’em. Of your general Exploit* Since the beginning of the War It m net necessary To remind you, Fcr I expert You arc full of them: And iio doubt you go about With considerable swank on. The way you have gone it The dash, “elau,” and what not Shown by your ex«*ellent sailors And yonr excellent troops Hare, of course. Excited a considerable amount of admiration In this country. We are glad that you are winning. Because the bloom is on the cherry* as it were, And, politically speaking, You are our Ally. On the other hand,, my dear Emperor of Japan, We are quite sorry for Russia. Probably because she is an old foe of ours. And the Tsar of her Bears, a striking resemblance To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. So that, on the whole. The war really distresses us: We had much rather that it did not go on. It wakes a pretty spectacle. And affords employment To a tnost deserving body of men. Who have left their happy homes In Fieet-st. Tn be with you and the other side When you get to grips. It has also sent up the demand For paper serviettes and Russian caviare. All the same, We regret it awfully. And we could do very well without it. Of course, the question is Who is going to stop first? The bloom is on the cherry, my dear Emperor. The bloom is on the cherry. Both in English gardens And in yonr own. How people can keep on killing one another When the bloom is on the cherry Passes my notoriously limited comprehension. My dear Emp?ror. Russia has decided to go through with this war: She will go through with it As safe as houses. e And as sure as l>ea*h. The bloom Is on the cherry, my dear Emperor, Reflect. Meditate, Consider. Put two and two together. Tot up the account. Raise a trial balance, ns It were. Remember what you g«-t Out of yonr last glorious exploit. Consider how little you are likely to gei out of the preset err And, above a • Do Get 'i'oo Far Away From Your BASF. F. W. 11. CROSLAND.