A FEMALE PHILANTHROPIST.
She went 'round and asked subscriptions For the heathen black Egyptians And the Terra del Fuegans, She did ; For the tribes 'round Athabasca, And the men of Madagascar, And the poor souls of Alaska, So she did : She longed, she said, to buy Jelly-cake, and jam and pie For the Anthropophagi, So she did. How she loved the cold Norwegian, And the poor half-melted Feejan, And the dear Malacca Islander ! So she did ; She sent tins of red tomato To the tribes beyond the equator. But her husband ate potato, So he did ; The poor, helpless, homeless thing (My voice falters as I sing) Tied his clothes up with agtring, Yes, he did.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 336, 23 January 1889, Page 3
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116A FEMALE PHILANTHROPIST. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 336, 23 January 1889, Page 3
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