A RHYME OF THE BAIL.
He comes on the car with a stumpy cigar, He speaks with a. ourious drawl ; She close to him clings, decked with diamonds and ringH, With a puppy dog wrapped in a shawl. I hear her repeat, as she flops on a seat And playfully toys with his toes, "Oo dsar little pet ! Does I love oo ? Oo bet 1" Tben she kisses its dirty pug nose. ■ The passengers grin as it lioka her lair chin ; Her lover sits wistfully by, And wishes his face in the puppy dog's place, As he heaves a disconsolate sigh. He throws up the sash, and quiok as a flash The puppy dog lifts its red noseIt springs to its feet, then it leaps from the seat, And away through the window it goes. A scream of affright. A disconsolate sight* A beautiful woman in woe ; Who moans with regret, for her puppy dog pet That is left in the river below. Two lovers that glide o'er the rail aide by side The tears are all dry on her face : His stumpy cigar he has thrown from the oar — He has taken the puppy dog's place. [Chicago Intir-Occan,
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Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 11, 18 August 1883, Page 4
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199A RHYME OF THE BAIL. Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 11, 18 August 1883, Page 4
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