JACK AND JILL.

White Ribbon, Volume 33, Issue 386, 18 September 1927, Page 12

JACK AND JILL.

Said Jack to his Jill. “Come out if you will, And have a nice stroll down ttie lane Come out with your Jack, And we’ll not hurry back. It’s leafy and cool down th» lane.* Jill peeped at her Jack, ’Neath her eyelashes black. And her look filled him up with de light. Then she pulled on her hat, Took his arm, and with that They were off for an hour of delight.

Till evening grew late They sat on a gate, A-talking of all things and nought; Rut on their w'ay back Passed “The Shovel and Sack Just as closing time turned the folk out Their faces made Jill Feel little and chill, And she held her Jack tight by th* arm, And she thought, “If we wed, My mind’s peace were sped Should my Jack drink with them t(i his harm.” “My Jack, whom I love. Who to ine stands above The most wonderful things ever know’n! The smell of the stuff Is more than enough— I II beg him to leave it alone.” So she told her thought clear But Jack said, “My dear, I’ll just take a glass now and then. There’s no harm In that.” Jill answered him pat, “If you love me, don’t touch It again.’

That Bet him to think, “Her love —or the drink?” And Jill very soon made it plain. If the pledge he d not sign And the pint-mug resign >lie'd not go a-walking again. So Jack thought it out, And he gave up his stout, lor the sake of his pretty girl. Jill; When he told her, she flung Her arms round him, and clung, Said, “1 11 wed you as soon as you will.” —Louis Bulley.