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. J. LITTLE BIT OH*
Goldfields wire: *' As the. Bouldac
races happened on íne omening day of
the Criminal Sessions, the court ad-
journ od at 1 P-OJ-, ia order to allow
lir. Justice Parker and others to visit
the course. Two well-known Perth-« ,
Kalgoorlie sports wera challenged, aa<|
»ot away early.
3, it's very hard indeed
Foe a layman or a jurist,
Unless he's of the breed
A pure, non-punting purist-.
It's very rough, on you
tWhen crowds are courseward troop*
ing, . ?
To find you have ta stew
. In court-rooms cramped and coo£* '
. ïng- *
You curse the burglar bold,
The evil-famous spieler, '
With the miner who sells gold
. To the never-licensed' deafer.
Be you tug or be you toff,
When a case you have to sis OB»
You are anxious to -be oS,
And put your little bit on 1
When you/know a long'-oàfls. cert,
It is worse,than daráéd annoying.
To be told by coppers curt ;
Whom your boodle is employing,
" You'll abide with ns to-day,
We require you on the jury, .
You'll receive the usual {tay,
And a beaker from the brewery
Too sulphuric far for print,
Is your language wild and Willing,
As you hear the SQTiadrons sprint
Where the Boulder, trams are fillings
You've been saving lap, the coin
\ And you 'take a îurious fit «in,, /
As the crowd ,you cannot ' join,
Go to put their púntíul bit on t
^y-ík^^o-Ú^^^f-'wÁa^'
, Isn't Justice P. ¿djduruing,,
When your gold and silver itch,
And. your cheque-book leaves act
. / burning?'./., ?' y- .' ?
Even .Scottish Honest Jana, ,
Who's befen tipoed a rank outsider ¡
Whispers burly 'Alfj iBïpÇ, * ' \
Re a racer and i¿s xiiihlr 1 , » j
Yea, the jurymen arevfuli \ ..:
Of invective on the bobby, -.'
As they^hark^ to Bill the Bull
Soaring racing àlahg at Bobbie*
Danny Jain and Charlie's Aunt, .'. _ ,
-As poe pavement kerb &hïgr-/«pit on»
Nark the' jurymen ^kó estofa
<3o and pai^tí^ ií^^y»^, i '
" I was up, tèfoie ffce.bèa^'* ; ;
Whistles si^-coinedian Bluett*. '
While you merely /groan and shriek,
. .;^y'1^''{]évü'di¿mfj^^'?
Then itlrey:^^^
That be's "troubled with lombago/í '
And he'll "close the court to-day.
So the jury tíierefpre Jaaay go/'
And it's-mere <x>mcääence; : , .
Ji - His Wigship diere ashould t^' -f .
them, :.. ._,-,.'..-,*; '-7-.J-.'? ;%
Where tte Jnmpo ti» frât»
, And the Tabers voltey by thenil . /
Bad lumbago may'-be"cured V" j
Where ,1ha -fliersflash and ^ít on^ !
Also gout may be ¿odnred,'
Where the punter fiats Ms bit en 1
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