THE HARD-UP LOVER'S VALENTINE.
To HIS BUTCHBB — Gentle butcher, I would dine ; May I be thy Valentine 1 Gut a steak — oh, cut it thick ! Send it on to me — on tick. To his Grocer. — Gentle grocer, grocer mine, , Let me be thy Valentine ; Send me sugar, send me tea, Kindly stick them up to me. To his Milkman — Gentle Milkman, I opine Let me be thy Valentine ; Chalk-and-water I adore — Would'st thou wipe away thy score. To his Coal Merchant. — Gentle coal-man, I am thine. Ever loving Valetine ! \w , , • Tothb Maiden of his Choice — Gentle maiden, maiden mine, Tou shall be my Valentine, If the parties that I sing Only do the proper thing. If they don't it seems to me Happier far at home you'll be.
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Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1055, 1 March 1882, Page 2
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128THE HARD-UP LOVER'S VALENTINE. Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1055, 1 March 1882, Page 2
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