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Along came Daisy Booth and Penny who were two teachers stern,\\ | Along came Daisy Booth and Penny who were two teachers stern,\\ | ||
- | With looks of deep intent to see what they could learn. Midst many folds of wonderous costumes, bloomered to the knee | + | With looks of deep intent to see what they could learn.\\ |
- | They staggered under yards of cloth - a sight to see, | + | Midst many folds of wonderous costumes, bloomered to the knee\\ |
- | And when in time they courage took and slept upon the beach | + | They staggered under yards of cloth - a sight to see,\\ |
- | Alone in splendid state and firmly out of reach, | + | And when in time they courage took and slept upon the beach\\ |
- | They queried what to guard against, and Jock in elfin glee Just laughed a laugh and said behind, his hand to me: | + | Alone in splendid state and firmly out of reach,\\ |
- | " | + | They queried what to guard against, and Jock in elfin glee\\ |
- | Shortly on the pulsing air their girlish screams arose; | + | Just laughed a laugh and said behind, his hand to me: |
- | 'Twas hours before their snores did show their calm repose. Now Chappy and Es were girls of extra young and tender years | + | |
+ | " | ||
+ | Tickle them to death - beware the Local Yokel" | ||
+ | Shortly on the pulsing air their girlish screams arose;\\ | ||
+ | 'Twas hours before their snores did show their calm repose.\\ | ||
+ | Now Chappy and Es were girls of extra young and tender years\\ | ||
Untroubled by mock modesty or foolish fears. | Untroubled by mock modesty or foolish fears. | ||
- | They came aboard the lugger just as bold as bold could be | + | |
- | Attired in shirt and shorts for all the world to see, The same as Dune and Thel who never give a jolly hoot; | + | They came aboard the lugger just as bold as bold could be\\ |
- | They only wear what's cool and that is all there' | + | Attired in shirt and shorts for all the world to see,\\ |
- | The engine popped, the sails strained, and we were off at last | + | The same as Dunc and Thel who never give a jolly hoot;\\ |
- | To far off Bushy Isle, it not so very fast, | + | They only wear what's cool and that is all there' |
- | For soon the popping stopped, the engine was a cheap old Ford, And Bob the cook said IblastIand and " | + | The engine popped, the sails strained, and we were off at last\\ |
- | We travelled like a snail as slow as any hearse, | + | To far off Bushy Isle, it not so very fast,\\ |
- | While Bob and Bobby too both tinkered at the works. | + | For soon the popping stopped, the engine was a cheap old Ford,\\ |
- | Once more with vain regret and in spasmodic jerks | + | And Bob the cook said ' |
- | With strangled grunts and plops at last it chugged along 'in top' | + | Do extricate me from this blanky engineering curse" |
- | A credit to the " | + | |
- | We called at Lindeman to see Eel Ward with whiskers long . | + | We travelled like a snail as slow as any hearse,\\ |
- | His head a mass of chestnut hair, and stature strong, Yet handsome in his wild array, a smile on kindly face, | + | While Bob and Bobby too both tinkered at the works.\\ |
+ | Once more with vain regret and in spasmodic jerks\\ | ||
+ | With strangled grunts and plops at last it chugged along 'in top'\\ | ||
+ | A credit to the " | ||
+ | We called at Lindeman to see Mel Ward with whiskers long .\\ | ||
+ | His head a mass of chestnut hair, and stature strong,\\ | ||
+ | Yet handsome in his wild array, a smile on kindly face,\\ | ||
And Mrs. Ward, a girl of very charming grace. | And Mrs. Ward, a girl of very charming grace. | ||
- | She paints and works with Mel and often helps him in his lab, | + | |
- | For he's an lologist | + | She paints and works with Mel and often helps him in his lab,\\ |
- | We sailed all through the following day the wind abaft the stern | + | For he's an ' |
- | Until by sundown we could dimly just discern | + | We sailed all through the following day the wind abaft the stern\\ |
- | One tiny tree-clad island in infinity of sea, | + | Until by sundown we could dimly just discern\\ |
- | A reef-girt gem in Lilliputian majesty. | + | One tiny tree-clad island in infinity of sea,\\ |
- | The tide was quickly ebbing as we anchored by the reef; | + | A reef-girt gem in Lilliputian majesty.\\ |
- | We splashed across the coral, up the beach so brief | + | The tide was quickly ebbing as we anchored by the reef;\\ |
- | To find a decent campsite for our night among the trees, | + | We splashed across the coral, up the beach so brief\\ |
- | To leeward on the isle and sheltered from the breeze. | + | To find a decent campsite for our night among the trees,\\ |
- | The skipper killed a turtle and the steaks proved good to eat, Although the eggs were not so favoured as the meat. | + | To leeward on the isle and sheltered from the breeze.\\ |
- | - 13 - | + | The skipper killed a turtle and the steaks proved good to eat,\\ Although the eggs were not so favoured as the meat. |
- | The darkness settled like a pall upon our island home And through the inky bla: | + | |
- | In search of ,turtles, when without the slightest little warning, Quicker even than the storm, of Christmas morning | + | The darkness settled like a pall upon our island home\\ |
- | Heaven loosed its very worst with thunder cracks and lightning, | + | And through the inky blackness |
- | The tents being merely rags all flattened to the ground. | + | In search of turtles, when without the slightest little warning,\\ Quicker even than the storm, of Christmas morning\\ |
- | Net morning very early we were breakfasted and out | + | Heaven loosed its very worst with thunder cracks and lightning,\\ |
- | Upon the shore to roam at will and gaze about - | + | The wind in screaming squalls and sounding very frightening\\ |
- | The day, a day of burning heat with sun of brassy shade, | + | With the rain in beating torrents lashing us around,\\ |
- | With nature' | + | The tents being merely rags all flattened to the ground.\\ |
- | The reef around us lay perhaps a thousand yards or so | + | |
- | To south and west a wave-washed sea plateau, | + | Next morning very early we were breakfasted and out\\ |
- | With an its edge a rocky islet rising sheer | + | Upon the shore to roam at will and gaze about -\\ |
+ | The day, a day of burning heat with sun of brassy shade,\\ | ||
+ | With nature' | ||
+ | The reef around us lay perhaps a thousand yards or so\\ | ||
+ | To south and west a wave-washed sea plateau,\\ | ||
+ | With an its edge a rocky islet rising sheer\\ | ||
Its outline etched in bold relief quite stark and clear. | Its outline etched in bold relief quite stark and clear. | ||
- | To this we made our way midst coral pool and sand | ||
- | With many-coloured crustacea an either hand. | ||
- | We saw great stars and urchins, clams with multicoloured lips | ||
- | Of scarlet, green and brown, while fish like tiny ships | ||
- | Cruised in and out of fairy gardens gay with weed and shells | ||
- | The while anemones and crabs in limpid wells | ||
- | And crevices of sun flecked light all foraged for their food, | ||
- | And sea birds wheeled with cries above us where wy stood. | ||
- | The morning passed so soon we gave no thought to time or tide - | ||
- | The stretch of coral seemed so very safe and wide | ||
- | But when the ebb was full and it began at length to turn, | ||
- | We had recourse to hurry for in some concern | ||
- | We saw the channels ever deeper and the white capped seas . | ||
- | Much like an octopus, its hunger to appease Engulf a little fish - enaroach upon us fast, | ||
- | But very wet and tired we struggled through at last. | ||
- | Our lunch was past and o'er and Bobbield vanished from our ken To hack a turtle shell from off a turtle, when | ||
- | Right back to camp he crawled a gory mess of sand and blood For with a mighty swipe he'd come an awful thud, | ||
- | The turtle' | ||
- | The girls turned very pale, they thought he'd shot his " | ||
- | To save his pants from soil of turtle blood and dirt, | ||
- | And when he'd swung his axe an high and made his famous swipe | ||
- | He struggled in his pants - though not a modest type - | ||
- | With one hand spouting blood but he couldn' | ||
- | He looked an awful sight - you'll realise haw he felti | ||
- | They patched him up at last with match sticks, raga, and heaps of brandy, | ||
- | Now he is immortal, just like famous " | ||
- | There followed then some days of slothful ease and perfect bliss | ||
- | In swimming and meandering about, but this | ||
- | Was only a prelude to further inter-island cruises | ||
- | Each one doing as he pleased, for what amuses | ||
- | One or two is not a joy for all the crowdrlytile some | ||
- | Collected birds for Jock, a few just wished to come With collecting bag and knife, or camera to " | ||
- | The varied Objects found mad pleasing scenes an route. | ||
- | - 14 - | ||
- | But when we made a happy run to Grassy and the Cones | ||
- | Our Dunky had to leave for home, with many moans, | ||
- | , And Pinky in her wake with sighs for his beloved trees, The party thus depleted carried on at ease. | ||
- | But our time, too, was drawing nigh, and with regretful smiles We went aboard the launch again and left the Isles | ||
- | In sunkist tropics, taking with us memlries ever green | ||
- | Of all the wondfrous reefs and ocean glories seen. | ||
- | BARNEY. | ||
+ | To this we made our way midst coral pool and sand\\ | ||
+ | With many-coloured crustacean on either hand.\\ | ||
+ | We saw great stars and urchins, clams with multicoloured lips\\ | ||
+ | Of scarlet, green and brown, while fish like tiny ships\\ | ||
+ | Cruised in and out of fairy gardens gay with weed and shells\\ | ||
+ | The while anemones and crabs in limpid wells\\ | ||
+ | And crevices of sun flecked light all foraged for their food,\\ | ||
+ | And sea birds wheeled with cries above us where we stood. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The morning passed so soon we gave no thought to time or tide -\\ | ||
+ | The stretch of coral seemed so very safe and wide\\ | ||
+ | But when the ebb was full and it began at length to turn,\\ | ||
+ | We had recourse to hurry for in some concern\\ | ||
+ | We saw the channels ever deeper and the white capped seas. \\ | ||
+ | Much like an octopus, its hunger to appease \\ | ||
+ | Engulf a little fish - encroach upon us fast,\\ | ||
+ | But very wet and tired we struggled through at last.\\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Our lunch was past and o'er and Bobbie' | ||
+ | To hack a turtle shell from off a turtle, when\\ | ||
+ | Right back to camp he crawled a gory mess of sand and blood\\ | ||
+ | For with a mighty swipe he'd come an awful thud,\\ | ||
+ | The turtle' | ||
+ | The girls turned very pale, they thought he'd shot his " | ||
+ | For Bobbie being a cleanly soul he wore just hat and shirt\\ | ||
+ | To save his pants from soil of turtle blood and dirt,\\ | ||
+ | And when he'd swung his axe on high and made his famous swipe\\ | ||
+ | He struggled in his pants - though __not__ a modest type - | ||
+ | |||
+ | With one hand spouting blood but he couldn' | ||
+ | He looked an awful sight - you'll realise haw he felt!\\ | ||
+ | They patched him up at last with match sticks, rags, and heaps of brandy,\\ | ||
+ | Now he is immortal, just like famous " | ||
+ | There followed then some days of slothful ease and perfect bliss\\ | ||
+ | In swimming and meandering about, but this\\ | ||
+ | Was only a prelude to further inter-island cruises\\ | ||
+ | Each one doing as he pleased, for what amuses\\ | ||
+ | One or two is not a joy for all the crowd; while some\\ | ||
+ | Collected birds for Jock, a few just wished to come\\ | ||
+ | With collecting bag and knife, or camera to " | ||
+ | The varied objects found mad pleasing scenes en route. | ||
+ | |||
+ | But when we made a happy run to Grassy and the Cones\\ | ||
+ | Our Dunky had to leave for home, with many moans,\\ | ||
+ | And Pinky in her wake with sighs for his beloved trees,\\ | ||
+ | The party thus depleted carried on at ease.\\ | ||
+ | But our time, too, was drawing nigh, and with regretful smiles\\ | ||
+ | We went aboard the launch again and left the Isles\\ | ||
+ | In sunkist tropics, taking with us mem' | ||
+ | Of all the wond' | ||
+ | |||
+ | __BARNEY.__ | ||
+ | |||
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