SPECIAL EPISTOL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 255, 13 April 1880, Page 3

SPECIAL EPISTOL.

Lambton Kay. WeL'. inton, March 29, 1880. "'%■■■ Pon me conshinsc, I’m goum puny well am amud o' mesi f, so 1 i ;i. iaix, ‘. yer reiidhers will so ti bi'giii 8 ■ .think that I’m takiu lav« o’ uio singes, t c w y I’m •V. turnin' an’ twistin’ round. A month ago the hole 'yn g.l ckal w lid. was stirr’d to its very siiithre he the news o’ me convaitshuu be the Pasthor, haul. grand.day-meet-in’s wor about to be held in honour av the ivint. Turn whin a fortnight lather I got - lay-convaried ba a Mormon Eldher, there .v' was weepin’ and wailin’ ami’ nashm’ o’ t< eth in the camp o’ the righteous. An 5 , V. - now-, he the hokoy, I’ve changed me mind iigili’, for Johnny Hail has injocced me to become a Royal Ooiiindslioner, so he has. I’m not at liberty to repate me discourse ’ .wid Johnny over the 1 ttle affair, but it’s snfE'shint for your reaeiiers to laru that Johniiy’s argumiuts against Mormuuisui •' were so konclusive that I risolved to give up the idny av procaidin’ to Utah. Ive immortalised me pvomosliiu be the foihlivin’ipic pome :

- ' THE ROYAL COMMISHUN Arrah, boys did ye hear o’ me rayemt pro motion ? The Hallites have struck on an illigant notion; They’ve heard o’ me white-waslun’. Mormon iminershun, . An’ laid tbimsilves on to privint me convarslmn; • Sure Johnny himsilf called to pay his de- :■ VOlirS, ' - He came to me offis, an’ ses :■ —be the powers, . 'Dear Paddy, me jewel, I’ll raise yer posislnm, i ■ And send ye abroad on a Royal Commishun. “ An 5 what may the work be, dear Johnny, -me hearty ? 'V. An’ what wiff I gain, boy, be jinin’yer party ? -Renumber I’m booked for the Salt Lake an -....1 . Zion, - - -For, faix, there’s some illigant saints I’ve an \ x , eve on ; It’s thrue that I’m throubled wid sad milan- - t colly, ’ At iaiyin’ Sir George an’ the childher, an, r- : '.'..•-Molly;. ■ 3ut'' still, in the Lake I’ve a fancy for fishm, n’ so to the jooce wid yer Royal Commi- ' > Bh. Paddy, be aisy,”ses Johnny, don’t bore “' -, • Jl3 ; ■ . - Ydk, be me sowl like an ould rme-o-so- .• ns ; . • Yen, be me conshinse,as vardant as Mand- / * :s, - ■Why n’t ye have uinze, like me frind, Mis- ' th Sandhers ? A Rovakunraisshinor’s jooties are light The maiihing is gettin’ yer sbugar all rite ; If pleasiu an’ profit, an’ honor yer wishm’, Ye’ll get aye want on a Royal Commishun “ Yer qualiftshun need only be brass — A KCMG, or* ASS pass ■ For talent side, - The road to dispcslmn is open and wide. Jist talk o’ reforb ancl spaike an orashun, On ordher, retrer? 1111^nt ’ an * recktificashun; * A lovely report ve? ai n be disiiin, An’ thin ye’ll shcc^ 6 on a Roj 0 ! Commishun , “ Jist whwpher, ma pnebil, 111 tell ye a story Our followers a - rned >P me honor and glory, #•’ At laist so mesilf and <j e collaiges supposes—fc The public, av coorse, : ( ave fco P a 7 tliro ’ & . noses; i -A An’ so we’ve provided a 1 ** 0 ® ricrayashun. Re way av a tip for at, d relashun, To loaf on the counthry\ nixt sisshun, \ Shore that is the work oi- a Commishun.” • ■ PAD# MURPHY.