THE LURE OF THE OTAKI LIBRARY.

Otaki Mail, 7 January 1920, Page 3

THE LURE OF THE OTAKI LIBRARY.

I —— j [A certain reverend Canon who, if he I will pardon the omission, shall be j nameless, has expressed the opinion j that the modern novel has a direct tendency towards making people imj moral.] Gentle reader, beware an insidious snare! ’Tis an eminent Canon’s conviction 1 * That the risk to be run is a serious one ■ ( If you delve into present-day fiction; • i When you hear of the case of a deacon’s disgrace (Picking pockets) it’s safe fc> con- 1 elude his ■ j Nefarious act was inspired by the fact That, he pays a subscription to 1 Mudio's’ 1 1 i AH the flappers who gloat, over Garvice, you’ll note, i Become the most shameless of crea- ( tares; , < ! Those who wallow in Wells one. quite I easily tells — r Greed and guile are writ large on ( their features; : And the bad-tempered brute whose persistent pursuit 1 Is to pound his poor wife to a jelly ( Might be much more subdued if he 1 only eschewed The confections of Caine and Cor- ( relli. ’ s From the telling of fibs to the crack- . of cribs i One is led by the study of Kipling; c After quite a brief spell of Miss Ethel j M. Dell The staunchest Teetote takPs to tippling: s I myself by the beak was admonished c last week; I £ I a moment of murderous frezy 1 5 I abruptly laid ont three policemen — j 110 doubt I was wrong to read Compton Mac. ! t kenzlo. | t —From “Punch” of Oct. 22. I ( j f

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