MISSUS BROWN ON THE BRIDGE.
Hmty, tuity ! Oh ! what a row, Cries l>uv>!»» Mi--"-' llrmwi, KingTauhiao tlio M.ioii i-> A soveieign <»f lenovvn ; But Kiln on ,\ weatheicuck ll.it, placed her ciuc ciown. J. W. E with uicked wink And droll assenting nod, Quick pave the lagging lull a kick Along the \erdant M>d ; And chuckled as he helped to a own Old Billy, demigod. J. W. E. Thou silly elf To smudge thy pedigree, By taking hand in the e\etit With those of lt-s-'j degiee. The taint I'm hure will floor thee w ith The anstociacy. And him they dub "centuiion " So dee]) m Maori lore, Who never, so tradition says, Had made a king before ; He Mgh*. to think he nevtr tried The trick m day* of yoie. Ye jolly blades you've won the bridge And made a, king this d ly, So many games you've played and lobt To >.eoie one makes jou gay ; So strike the harp, and sing aloud Your moi ry loundelay. J \vk Brown, Te Awainutu.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1970, 21 February 1885, Page 3
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172MISSUS BROWN ON THE BRIDGE. Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1970, 21 February 1885, Page 3
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