ORIGINAL RHYME.
KB THANKFUL. {From tb£ Arable of Abdul El Melik.) rAYJien ~baker3 cease to give you bread, And sell potatoe-mash instead, Be thankful, "Wlien to a lady you propose, brother Harry pulls your nose, I« thankful. tall officials sneer and stare, And treat you vith a haughty air, Be thankful. When at the bank your credit's gone — Your cheque with doubt is looked upon, Be thankful. VThen publicans sell kerosene, And butchers give more fat than lean, Be thankful. Wh.pn through the town your cattle stray, And you in Court thair tuckor pay. Be thankful. if down » shaft you ohiince to fall, And break your neck— if that is all. Be thankful. If yon to save the post should st«ivo. And quite forgek 'tis half-pnst five, Be thankful. If you are henpecked by a wife Who i 3 the $e.rror qf your Kfo Be thankful. For all these things, and many more, As I have counseled you before, Be thankful.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 56, 6 March 1869, Page 3
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161ORIGINAL RHYME. Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 56, 6 March 1869, Page 3
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