AUCKLAND ON THE WAR PATH. (A NEW PLAY AFTER SHAKESPEARE)

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 670, 5 September 1876, Page 3

AUCKLAND ON THE WAR PATH . (A NEW PLAY AFTER SHAKESPEARE )

Scene I.— The liar ack IliU-- A Camp in (he distance. Entor AucJand'i patriotic slopkei pano aearch of 'Li - warric , Enter Ctptdn if Comp<ny Patriot — 1 say, Cap'ain, can you t«ll me where I eiui fiod my wair.oi ? Captain — Oh, sh! ho is having a gaii.e of football, up in Newtouri'. Patriot "Football ! *h, I hImII sack him I only pny for the fighting duya, and, beatdet I ujtut him to go round with it who. 1 barrow cf , gtoctria?. Foothill, indeed, things bave come to a protty }}$.%» when out four bob a day ir»rrion have got nothing batter to do I «y, Captain, »mt you Mrt Mi*«htt'« warrior P Captain— Ob, ah !I, ah, have the honor to be, ah, her aubatitute. Patriot— Then, ahe bid me tell you ahe wants yon to take hrme a bundle of baby linen to Mrs Carperal Jonea'a Exit Captain, in search of the bundle of small oloth«s. Enter Major G m, in full tig. Patriot— So, your fcoa'.ting bat brought us into a pretty kettle of fiah. Major— My dear air, when I aill I woold fight, I did not mean thia kind of thing. Patriot — Then, if you did not moan fighting, you ahould not bar* said co ; and, if you did mean it, you »hould not have aaid ao ; and, if you don't mean to fight, give me back my warrior. Exit Patriot, indignantly. Major— Did not think I was going to ba taken at my word so j illy aharp. Exit gloomily