THE BATTLE OF THE BOTTLES
' I A TOPICAL TALE. »
(With apologies to. the. good ship, ."Martha Ridgway.'') Spirits of the dear departed, Onoo so ardent and warjn-hea.rted|. Tell, oh, tell us whither carted : Were yom' icmpty ®heHs. ' Fain would-we possess the story, Th'oxigh with yon has gone the glory, Nought, remains, labels hoaiy And elusive smells; , ( Were they drawn with laboured; pain Far o'er Wairarapa's plain,' From the confines where remain Still hotels and clubs? i Or from cellar cool reposing, Where for years they had. been dozing Long before the time of closing Master ton's six (sic) pubs. Liquor parties now declare x 'flfiat these empty bottles bear Witness of aai awfulNscare — All No-Lioehse makings. That this heap of dead marines Represents some lively scenes Of carousal; that it means Brewers' larger takings. Tf these bottles represent ' Muoli more cash on liquor spent, Why is Mr Brower bent ■.. " . ; Still on Restoration? • : ' ' I So we; leave it with, you, friends,. iFor on you it all depends .. > To decide which story tends Towards a fabrication.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10495, 5 December 1911, Page 5
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174THE BATTLE OF THE BOTTLES Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10495, 5 December 1911, Page 5
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