Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 30, 1890 by Various
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Street, bit warm
In his langwige occasional, CHARLIE, but 'arty and reglar good form. Swells will pal in most anywhere now on the chance of a gratis Big Shoot, And there _wos_ some Swells with hus, I tell yer, I felt on the good gay galoot, But I fancy I got jest a morsel screwdnoodleous late in the day, For I peppered a bloke in the breeks; he swore bad, but 'twas only his play. Bagged a brace and a arf, I did, CHARLIE; not bad for a novice like me. Jest a bit blown about the fust two; wanted gathering up like, yer see. A bird do look best with his 'ed on, dear boy, as a matter of taste; And the gillies got jest a mite scoffy along of my natural 'aste. Never arsked me no more, for some reason. But wot I would say is this here, 'ARRY's bin in this boat in his time, as in every prime lark pooty near, And when 'ARRISON talks blooming bunkum, with hadjectives spicy and strong, About Sport being stupid, and noisy, and vulgar; wy, 'ARRISON'S wrong! _He_ would rather shoot broken-down cab-horses,--so the mug tells us--than birds. Well, they're more in his line very likely; that means, in his own chosen words, |
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