THE COW.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 March 1914, Page 2

THE COW.

TOM Tinwiirs OPINIONS. Tlic llorowheiiua Chronicle always likes to ol)]]".uc, and at llio lcqucst of Messrs "Dripping and Mcliurkenshaw," two Oliau enquirers, lias drawn from Mr Tom Thumb's pen (lie following poeni mi "The (Tow''': On, beaulilid. cow, with hoofs and head, ilow uue loves to hear thy measured tread, .is you squeich through mud to arrive at the bail, And hand the poor milker a swish of the tail. i'iie milk keeps ever a steady flow, All hough in the pail many niiclobes do lurk, liui oh, where would human babies go It all our Lest cows .struck work!" We'd call out the specials, and are them with batons, And forcibly iced till the cows becalm* fat 'uns, ])iil we ctitild not deport, I hem over the sea,s Or what would become of New Zealand cheese!" II Strawberry, Cowslip, Daisy and 'Floss Uolused to lei down at the pull o.r the boss. There'd be neither milk nor cream nor butter, And our cheque-less state would be too, too utter. Lei's bless Madam Cow when the •-lock strikes four, And we are just longing for forty winks more, And bless the railway officials, too, Who kick, baiter and smash our cans when new. -TOM THFMB.