MONS F. AT THE CRICKET MATCH.

Kumara Times, Issue 1056, 18 February 1880, Page 3

MONS F. AT THE CRICKET MATCH.

Oh. yes ! I like ze game of ze crickey ver much, and ma foi ! I do understand it quite well. You see now! I shall tell you all right ze names of Ze players. Him vit ze bat, who zey Cannot bowl oufrat.all, him zey call the " longstop," and him who stand, oh, so high, him vat you. call ze—" long legs ;" Ah ! 'zat von who fall down this minute he is vat you call " slip." You gee I know your game quite well. Good vicked keepare 1 Hpw can ze keepare be goed if he fs vicked \ Vat you say ] He has exit ze ball for tree ? Is not zat ver stoopid ] Vy for you laugh 1 I no see ze " point V The man who hold out his unbrella; and ze umbrella is ze " cover point." Oh, ze point of ze joke ? No, I see no jokev ; Vy for ze batsman come away 1 He is stump 1 Ah. poor man ! I play last night at ze—ze " Tommidodd," iand I was stump to ! They have taken his bail, you say. Miserable ! I see Mr Slower at ze street of ze Bow send poor man to prison vunce because he had not got a bail. Not ze same kind of bail 1 Ven I vas on the watre tomorrow vas a veek ago, zere vas in ze boat a—a little onion —ah ! merci \ a leak, and zay call out for ze bail. . . . Yes; great lols o? people here, and many ladies, ver nice ! Ah, ze ladies «ey like ze crickey ! Zey come for vat you call ze good catch. I see, ven your player no catch a ball it is a miss, and your ladies, when zey no catch ze tatch, zey arc miss too,; Ah, yes, I like ze crickey ver much ! saci-r-r—! Vat is dat! Ze tarn ball have hit me on ze vat you call ze shin! Hun it out? Qu'ils sont betes! I shall not be able for to walk yet> let ze run alone!