A Doggerel Bard.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 June 1910, Page 4

A Doggerel Bard.

"F hav'j writii'iMi a, poem on a dog," said a .man who had pene.trated the editcrial siiictinn. "■Wli'oße dojr?" demanded the editor fierceIv. "ft is not on any particular dotr," faltored t!ie poet." "Do you mean to say you 'hook advantage of tiie dc.<r because it was n-at pinticular. and wi'ot; , your poem on it?" "f am afraid you do not understand me-. I wrote the poem regarding tiro dots, " "Hut M-'iy were you regnrclintr the dog? "Wlin.t had it done tha.t yon should regard it?" "If ymi 'will allow mo to ON-.plain. T .had been insjwred. by the dog's fidelity " "Tf the d(/<i was faithful, why should you seek to hurt its fealines by writing a poem on it? And haw d,irl vo iiiii'iiii.nire -to write a poem on it? Did you have the poor hru.+o shavc'l and t.'utob the- verses on its bar-k, or did yen l)rand them on? I'er■liaps you " Hiii the ptmt had tied.