A DOMESTIC IDYLL!
The plumber caire iio'an li'ie the v. oil on the fold, His brass lead and. copper lil.c silver and gold, His wallet all bulging with myriads of things, With solder and gas-fittings, washers and rings.
He cut oS the -water, cxtingviishcd the gas, And blocked up each passage so no one could pass, Smoked shag in my boudoir, anl, when I'stopped that, Said very* bad words to the dog and the cat.
The sound of his whistle was heard on the stairs, He dumped tools and tackle on carpets and chairs ; He filled all the house with a gaseous smell Which attar of roses was povrerless .to quell.
He vanished for hours, never leaving a clue, And returned with some string and a kettle of glue ;' And now all waa ready he spent a day more In "tracing a pipe" 'neath the draw-ing-room floor.
Next day about noon he announced with a x grin Ho had "spotted the trouble," anl now would begin ; And he pottered about for a week off and on, And when he had "finished" and packed up and gone,
The pipes were all tangled, the joints were all mixed, The screws were all loose, and the taps were all fixed ; ' But the sound of that plumber is heard as of yore— For he's "doing a Job" for the coupla nest door !
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 669, 16 May 1914, Page 7
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228A DOMESTIC IDYLL! King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 669, 16 May 1914, Page 7
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