Transport

The Tale of a Popular Islander.

The Musgrave arrived at the jetty that night,
With the members on board all ready to sight
The land on the Island, with a view to provide
A railway for carting the produce to mart.

The lines were just fast and the gangway put out
When aboard stepped our man with a genial shout,
' Ho ! Larry, old man, here give us your hand, And Ritchie old fellow. Hullo Blacker! that's fine.'
And so through the boat went our man on his own,
Creating a breeze where'er he was known,
He put in the shade the men of the town
And gained for himself no little renown.

L. O'L. at first thought it infra dig
But smiled when he found our man's heart was too big
To hold the welcome we intended to give
To his party representative. 

Our man at table was again to the fore,
With his natural mirth and genial roar,
But for laughter was eclipsed by the remark,
That for the Rocky Chows should embark.
But the members our man would not let slip,
He went from Vivonne to town in their ship
And convinced each one on the way to the Main
That ere long they would travel the Island per train. 

—By JOHN GUM.