A CRICKETING RHYME.

Evening Star, Issue 3018, 21 October 1872, Page 4

A CRICKETING RHYME.

We Lave been asked to publish the following, which was one of the rejected contributions for the prize offered at the Citizens’ concert:— Why is a rising country town in the south of Australia like the Dunedin Cricket Clubs ? Because they’ve got a handsome Kirk That stands within the Glen, And then to Rcade the services A Clarke, the best of men, They’ve JJi/lars too, whose Mills are large, And make a monstrous flurry ; They’ve Buck ngham, a house of state That stands beside the M urray. They Peake themselves upon their Cole , And boast whoever Inara A Fallon- weight of it would make The Kellie boil for years. They’ve got Greevjields, & Shepherd too, And then the greatest fun is, Besides the sheep and frisky lambs, He watches greedy Bumps. They’ve got their ne’er-do-wells as well, Who Bcgcj and light and Parry ; They’ve jfoody men and Stampers too, They’ve Tom, and Dick, and Harry. Their Fields are green, their massive Cairns Stand out upon the sea ; Their stately Holmes and bushy Parks Are beautiful to see. They’ve Arts too, and JJ'ards, and lanes, With Wells of rising fame ; Their longest street is long indeed, And Stuart is its name. They’e Dunning too, a system quite Au fait in other towns ; They’ve Smiths of every shade aud grade, Some nVu'h-A' and many Browns. Their reigning belle at present is The fair and gentle Era, They Pledger in the flowing cup, And there we’Jl have to leave her. They’ve stars in any quantity, Big-wigs, and monstrous guns ; And last, but not the least of all, A crowd of noble— sons. Incognita.