Lament of a Rejected Lover. (AFTER MOORE.)

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1917, 18 October 1884, Page 2 (Supplement)

Lament of a Rejected Lover. (AFTER MOORE.)

The girls are all a fleeting show For man's delusion given ; Their smiles of joy or tears of woe, Deceitful come, deceitful go ; There's not one true—by Heaven ! They're false and light, and can assume From early morn till even, Fond love—bid hope arise and bloom Within man's breast, than seal his doom And all hope blight—by Heaven ! Their moods are like a stormy day, All clouds, when tempest driven By jealous fancies, they will sway And make your life a troubled way Until you long for Heaven.

" Yes, I am real sorry," said the hen-pecked husband, " sorry to know that our forests are being so rapidly destroyed. When they are gone I'm afraid they will make broom-sticks of iron."—Lowell Citizen.

The most delightful pet that's dumb la one who always is most mum When husbands come home from a spree: By jingo 1 that's the wife for me.

" Boss, I didn't know Colonel Jones stole dat money. I allus 'spected him of bein' an hones' man. White folks am gettin' to be mighty onreliable nowadays."—Texas Siftings.

" You needle little woman to do that for you," the chambermaid remarked, as, hearing a volley of terrific profanity from the commercial traveller's room, Bhe looked in and saw him sewing a suspender button to his thumb. " Sew it seams," the wretched man replied. "Button the hole, I think'l've cotton to it myself." " Eye, eye," quoth the chambermaid; " but you've tuck more time now than " "Knot sew," replied the missionary; "iot a needle hath but one eye." And longer had they sung, but just then the porter shouted : " En train for de Beat of war I Buttoner, buttoner, rise 1 " And he rose, and with dispatch threaded his way to the train.

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