THE POET'S CORNER.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9152, 22 May 1908, Page 6

THE POET'S CORNER.

. THE GAFF WALLA. The Gaff Walla comes “like a wolf on the fold His bills they are new, though hispeople are old. And the Stars he describes and the Turns that you see. Axe as different —good gracious—as different can be, There is Miss Montmorency, the charming soubrette. Described as a “Dainty, delightful young pet,” She skips on the stage, and you murmur “What Ho!” She was Miss Vere de Yere, twentytwo years ago. TheH'you read “First appearance of Marmaduke Eoyce, Renowned for “His beautiful baritone voice.” He lets out a roar, and you say r “Here’s a joke! The! last time I heard him ’twasyelling out “Coke.” The Juvenile Prodigy, Baby Hell’s next; When you see her you really can’t help feeling vexed. For in spite of her juvenile make-up you know She was nursing her own baby tenyears ago. And so it goes on till the end of the show. And you swear to such “dud sells” you ne’er more will go, But when next they appear, prithee do you refrain? No! you plank down your dibs and you go once again. —L Y. Hadsome, in Indian Gazette.