Just a Girl.

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 159, 18 July 1903, Page 7

Just a Girl.

Many a throne has had to fall For a girl, Just a girl; Many a king has had to crawl For a girl, Just a girl ; When the hero goes to war He may battle for the right, But 'tis likelier by far That he sallies forth to fight For a girl, Just a girl. "When the doctor turns to say : "It's a girl, Just a girl," Papa rnurnaurs with dismay : "What? A girl, Just a girl ? " Ah, but why the sadness there? Why the bitterness displayed ? Some day some strong man will swear That the great round world was made For that girl, Just that girl. Why did Adam take the bite ? For a girl, Just a girl. Why was Troy swept out of sight? For a girl, Just for a girl. Oh, would Heaven still be bright, And would any good man care To achieve it, if he might Never claim forever there Just a girl, Glorious girl.

A Wellington restaurantsur who hates hoises, since he struck the Tattersall's prize that enabled him. to buy his present business, prohibits his employees w asting their tame talking racing. Having occasion lately to advertise for a cook, he mentioned his grievance to one of the applicants, who said, "Oh, racing don't trouble me! I never go to a meeting, and don't know one horse from another ' You needn't worry about me on that score, boss !" That being satisfactory, the man was engaged, and all went well for a week or so. One day the proprietoi* being short-handed, was taking some of the orders for meals himself, and going to the speaking tube which communicated with the kitchen, he called out "Calf's head one'" The voice of the eooik promptly came back "Plang it ! That's just my usual luck ! What was second and third?" ♦ # * Just to satisfy a gentleman, who w ants to see the only joke he ever made in his life in punt, we are forced to admit that the donkey is the most intellectual of animals. He lias, as the gentleman points out, the most braym' power. ♦ * * Attention is directed to the advertisement of Millars Karri and Jarrah Company (1902), Limited, appearing in another column. This company has now established a branch of its business in Wellington, and contemplates extending its operations throughout New Zealand. It will be remembered that this company is supplying the paving timber for our streets. It should prove welcome news for builders, contractors, and others, as they will now be enabled to obtain supplies of jarrah timber locally. The merits and suitability of jarrah for paving pui poses, sleepers, wharf, and bridge w ork are already w ell-known in this country, and it is anticipated to be only a matter of a very little time before its adoption for the better-class building trade is as general as it is with our neighbours in Australia. ♦ * * The timber when polished, has a very handsome appearance, closely resembling mahogany, and is a very beautiful decorative medium for mouldings skirtings, architraves, staircases, and counters. It is exceedingly hard to burn, which should be a distinct advantage in a city like Wellington, composed 1 argely of wooden houses. We wish the company a prosperous future in New Zealand.