THE ORIGIN OF SCANDAL.
Said Mrs A To Mra J, In quite a confidential way-- " It seems to line That Mrs B Takes too much—aoraething—io her tea.?* And Mrs J To Mrs K That night was overheard to say, She grieved to touch Upon it much, But«' Mra B took— such and euoh !" Then Mrs K Went straight away And told a friend that aelf-sam© day, ""Iwas aad to think"— Here came a wink—- " That Mra B was fond of drink" Tho friend's disgust Was such, she rnuafc Inform a lady, " which she nus Hod," That Mrs B, At half-past threo, " Was that far gone she couldn't see!" This lady wo Have mentioned, she G-ave needlework to Mrs B ; And at aueh news Could scarcely chooao But further needlework refuse. Then Mrs B As you'll agree, Quito properly— B he said, said she, That she would track The scandal back To those who made nor look so black. Through Mrs "K And Mrs J, She got at last to Mrs A $ And asked her why, With cruel lie, She painted her so deep a dye P Said Mrs A, In sore dismay, " I no such thing could ever say : I said that you Had stouter grew On too much gugar—which yoa do V — Anon.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 93, 23 July 1873, Page 3
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214THE ORIGIN OF SCANDAL. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 93, 23 July 1873, Page 3
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