 | A Summer Christmas and a Sonnet upon The S.S. "Ballaarat." |  |
That night two fresh deserters joined
The two who had at first declined,
The lawyer and Maud Morrison,
Maud, maybe, if the truth were known,
For Phil, and Lachlan Smith for her.
Success was with the barrister.
For Phil and Hall had sauntered out
To-night again to smoke about.
The two who had at first declined,
The lawyer and Maud Morrison,
Maud, maybe, if the truth were known,
For Phil, and Lachlan Smith for her.
Success was with the barrister.
For Phil and Hall had sauntered out
To-night again to smoke about.
Ida's suggestion, that three men,
Before the ladies chose again
Should choose a subject, pleasing most
Will was selected for the post,
Who for the evening's story chose
Life in an English manor-house.
Before the ladies chose again
Should choose a subject, pleasing most
Will was selected for the post,
Who for the evening's story chose
Life in an English manor-house.
When he some minutes had delayed
To ponder, the Professor said
The tale is one I heard at home
From Fred Rowe, my old college chum.
So he shall tell you, word for word
Where I remember, what I heard.
To ponder, the Professor said
The tale is one I heard at home
From Fred Rowe, my old college chum.
So he shall tell you, word for word
Where I remember, what I heard.
| A Summer Christmas and a Sonnet upon The S.S. "Ballaarat." | |