THE ROYAL COMMISHUN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2240, 22 May 1880, Page 3

THE ROYAL COMMISHUN.

(Saturday Advertiser.') Arrah, boys, did ye hear o’ me raycint promotion ? The Hallites have struck on an illigant notion; They’ve hard o’ me white-washin’ Mormon immarshun, An’ laid thimsilves out to privint me convarshun ; Sure Johnny himself called to payhis devours, He came to me ofiis, an scs : —“ Be the powers, Dear Paddy, me jewel, I’ll raise yer posishun, And sind ye abroad on a Royal Commisshun. • “ An’, what may the work be, dear Jolinny, me hearty ? An’ what will I gain, by, be jinin’yer party? Riraimber I’m booked for the Salt Lake : an’Zion, For faix, there’s some illagint saints I’ve an eye on ; It’s thrue that I’m troubled wid sad railancolly. At laivin Sir George, an’ the childer, an’ Molly; But still, in the Lake I’ve a fancy for fishin,’ An’ so to the jooce wid yer Royal Commishun.”. “Och, Paddy, be ais}q” says Johnny, “ don’t bore us ; Yc talk, be me sowl, like an ould rhine-o-so-rus Ye jist, be me conshinse, as vardant as Mandhers, Why don’t ye have sinsc, like me frind, Misther Sanders ? A Royal Commishinor’s jootics are light— The main thing is gettin’ yer shugar all right; If pleasure, an’ profit, an’ honour yer wishin’, Ye’ll get all ye want on a Royal Com- - mishun. “ Yer qualificashun need only be brass— A.K.C.M.G., or an A.S.S. pass For talent an’ brains; if ye only have side,

The rdad to distineshuh is open an’ wide. Jist talk o’ reform, an’ spaike an crash un On ordher, retrenchmint, an’ recktificashun; A lovely report ye must laru to be dishin’, An’ thin ye’ll succeed on a Eoyal Commishun. ‘• Jist whisper, ma bouchil, I’ll tell ye a story, Our followers aim’d some honour and glory, At laist so mesilf and me collaigos supposes, The public, av coorse, have to pay through the noses ; An’ so we’ve provided some nice ricrayashun, Be way av a tip for aitch frind and relayshun, To loaf on the counthry until the nixt sisshun. Sure that is the work of a Eoyal Com* mishun.” PADDY MUEPHY.