ON THE RAZZLE DAZZLE-Continued.

Free Lance, 15 December 1902, Page 15

ON THE RAZZLE DAZZLE- Continued.

The Great Picnic. That lovely Christmas morning you might have noticed Pat Almost crushed beneath the burden of the commissariat. They chose a spot quite picturesque beneath a shady tree, And the way they put the tucker down was wonderful to see They'd left the knives and forks behind, they found to their dismay. And so they had to manage in the good old Maori way. Custards all got mixed up with the othei kinds of feeds And the sandflies and mosquitoes and the nasty centipedes

The Surprise Party. Mesdames Felicia Jinks and Maloney have leceived A very startling telegram, at which they're deeply gneved : " Your husbands are behaving in a shameless mannei heie, Come up at once and stop them," signed your loving friend " The Peer." They hastily disguised themselves and took the early train, And put up at a boarding-house to open the campaign. Mrs. Jinks was Lady Todgers, dame Maloney Jane, the maid, They identified their hubbies and prepaied an ambuscade.

The Exposure. To the snug conseivatoiy Lady Todgers chanced to stray — What she saw in two daik corners neaily made her faint away. The Baronet and the Valet were embracing Biggs and Jones ; She raised a yell of lage that seemed to shake the very stones. She tore off her disguises, and Miss Jane she followed suit, Amidst cries of " Oh, you monster ' " and " You ciuel deceitful biute ' " And they all went for each other in a wild piomiscuous way, Till the Fancy Ball resulted in a geneial melee

The Gallant Rescue. Meantime, the gentle creature, Miss Euphemia Sarah Jones, Had been fishing in the river where she slipped upon the stones, And would certainly have perished in that little rivulet But for her gallant rescue by the noble baronet. They brought her to her senses with a glass of brandy neat, And in wet and clinging garments they restored her to her feet. When she rushed upon Sir William, placed her head against his heart, And vowed she'd always love him, and they never more would part.

The Grand Fancy Dress Ball. On Boxing Night Sir William gave a slap-up fancy ball, Inviting all the residents and tourists within call. There, of course, were Lady Todgers, and Miss Jane, the Lady's maid,^ Miss Biggs, Misa Jones, and others all in stage costume arrayed, With Messrs. Smith and Eobinson, two mashers out from town ; They were flirting with the ladies and putting whisky down. All getting veiy jolly and rather frolicsome, Till a little rift within the lute made all the music dumb.

The Grand Climax. When at last the local constable some order did restore, Mr. Jinks was fairly staggered by a bill that swept the floor ; And Maloney was arrested in a most commanding tone For the stealing of a bike he had mistaken for his own. But after explanations over many a genial cup, They signed their joint P.N.s, and thus they hushed the scandal up. As for balls and picnics, they're not having any more, If you mention Christmas holidays they'll want to have your gore.