THE DIGGER TAKES THE BUN.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 26, 10 September 1920, Page 4

THE DIGGER TAKES THE BUN.

(By "Spectator.")

A digger chap from Palestine, Who makes the anvil ring as fine, Who'H mend a chain or turn a shoe To eam an lxonest bob or two, One night he chanced the streets to roam Far from his father's lxoxxse axxd home, And happened there, some friends to meet As one will do on any street. Says he, "My friend to-morrow night, I'll bring along a chunx or two, And spend a while ixx pastime light, A friendly game of cards will do. If your good wife will kindly bake Perchance a bun or e'en a calre" For 'tis his way with homely folk To pass a homely kind of joke. These friends they love a bit of fun, So home tlxey went and made his bun, They baked it all that livelong night, And all next day to have it right. Now, timed x*olled on as time will , do, The digger and his cobbers, two, Axrived as diggers always do, Three trusty friends oft' tried and true. 'ixxe farmer, and the farmer's wife, Freed f rom all city's madd'ing strife, To each a welcome haixd extends, To make them feel at home with friexxds. And as the fleeting moments passed, With games of cards axxd converse free, The farmer's wife prepared at last, A dainty homely cup of tea.. Was it ordained or was it not, This bun should be the digger 's lot? 'Twould take an abler pen than mine To tell in. prose, much less in rhyme, The look upon our hero'a faoe, As through his mind these problexns raoe : Am I the vietim of a lark, And set to feed on ironbark Or does the digger take the bun And let the others have the fun?