Poetry.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 552, 17 February 1858, Page 3

Poetry.

[The following appropriate lines are from Punch. This , statement, ia necessary to prevent the hon., member of Council, who last .week advised, ,a,gr>nt in a; brewery,, from, imagining .that", a joke is intended at , his. expensed] 'Tis a wonderful thing at this time o', the year, ' That there's,hardly a pleabe' where to goo vor good beer-,, , " . The most of the, ales,as the publicans sells Tastes just like the/yaaprons.o' brewers' ,men . smells,, , Pale ale* to be sure; you may git now and then,1 But what is sitch'Stuffunto laboHrun men? '< And 'tis all very,well.Lunnuriporter and stout, . Which,..if ;ypu can't ,git /urn, .why you. goos, without.. •:• . ■ 'Ti* a strornary ( vact, when you comes for to ,'think, : ■-.■■■■■■ In-this here hot saison, this taint in our drink, Of perwision.of Natur'.we.oftentimes bear, • • The contrairy,whereof is experienced in freer. , : \ I told this to one o* that are Band q' Hope, Whose ways I renounces^ as much as ;the Pope ; He answered, "I'll'tell 'cc the.rasbh, old chap-— Natur' means for to keep ;thee away from thy -■■■ tap.". • ' ■'■ : ■ ■■■'"• ■ : '•■■ ' - "Well, neighbour,'^ I says, ','if that's Natur's :'- .design,^1 ■' ■'' • .'"';',,'''''.''\ ';:' '"'''' Howjis it as IS'atur'.don't dainidge Port Wine ?! How'is it a don't'spile rum, brandy^ arid gin, Refreshments which you calls as much or moor zin?" : i This. shut up his mouth, as you would, I suppose, By puttun a pot o' beer under his nose; But how much discourse can a feller pursue, That drinks nothun but; water, and tea, and sky-blue? The truth o' the case is, as Whatshisname said, There's a.mariy more,matters up there, over head, ■ Aswe never dreams.of,,and.also down here, Andpne.pn, 'umis v this disorder,o'beer,; No doubt but we can't understand allwe zee,. • But the moral of most things is open 'to we,' ~ ■According to which,'if yoiii lights on good beer, Ydii'd better; stick tot at this time.V the year.