THE LATE DIVISION IN THE CABINET.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 495, 12 April 1881, Page 2

THE LATE DIVISION IN THE CABINET.

Our witty friend, Paddy Murphy, is engaged, it appears, in writing a comic opera. He thus amusingly describes the manner of the secession of Mr Bryce from the Cabinet. He says :—The following jewit will be sung be Johnny Hall and Johnny Bryco, the two principal kar-ac-thers:—

. JonHNY; H.\i,t.: What would you do, Jack, ay you were goin , , Wid all your blowin', The hills beyond ? What would you do, Jack, but just divide us, Although you chide us, Of you we're fond. Johnny Bryck : Though hills divided, and Greyites chicled, Faix, I'd have thried it, I swear to you : An , to this city the grate Tay Whitty I'd bring, so pretty ; ' That's what I'd do! Johnny Hall : What would you do, Jack, if grate Tay Whitty Should show no pity) (3ut capture you, vid sago an' inions, i What would you do ? Johnsy Brycb : Och, Blur-an-ages, whin war I wages, Me bosom rages Till all is blue ; Me throopa would batther the foe and scatther, We'd crush the latther ; That's what we'd do. Johnny Hall: What would you do, Jack, if home returning, Wid high hopes burnin', Wid all your crew ; Proud an' elated, you wor onsaited, Be Greyities chaited, What would you do ? Johnny Bryck: I'd march like Hecthor, tho land's prjtccthor, An' aitch elccthor Would cry •' Hurroo! Jack Bryco shall rule us, for Grey can't fool us; We'll make him Prime-ear, That's what we'll do."