LOCAL JUMBLE.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 224, 5 March 1866, Page 2

LOCAL JUMBLE.

BY DETEOTIYE K. As by my chief instructed, (On Monday is a week,) To famed Kiverton I started, Some horder there to keep. I saw some hanxious fellers Hon helection business bent. The boss's seat soon hadjusted, On a gin-case I got lent, Up arose an hancient party, Agent for the mighty krown ; . Says he: — Wo's your 'earty, / To be Selected for this town. Then 1 Instance in a flutter, The man he sed he'd found, And they could'nt get a better, If they tried the district round. It appeared the little game was — At whose instigashun I can't say, To keep those Marten codgers For the time at childish play. Then the mighty kandidatur, Smiled andnodded all haround, \ To three men — all heleckters — . ' Has in duty hever bound. Sed "he would, but could'nt'" Give Marten his or support; To make pledges he would'nt, Hand speaking woni/t his fort. .■•; Separation he sore detested, The Divorcs Act he haborred, Hon these views he mainly rested; . • ; Hand the trio loudly roared. Marten, though not down-arted, Still looking hawfully sold, Sed his supporters had the spasms, Or had tumbled in an 'ole. - „ I felt a great hindignashun Harising in my patriot 'cart, At this sham legislation, In which I had no part. -Then the three mens kandidate With a gush of 'onest love, Hugged the cove so hancient, Marten fluttering like a dove. Then I took a moralizing On the dastard spirit shown, Felt my hoffice, Oh! degrading, And longed for a hirish. 'ome. I sighed for departed glory, When I had some work to do, Hat heleckshun of a member, When fights were sharp but few. Hand I thought I'd bolt away To a more henlightened people, But doubts that now perplex, Is how to take my Mrg.X. Police Barracks, 28th Feb., 1866.