Mr. D. Stone, writing for himself and other read: wants to know the views of Mrs. Eliz? Mifin, the voluptuous village charwoman, on "uplifting the mind while raising the elbow," or poetry-reading in public houses, says Nathaniel Gubbins in the "Sunday Express."
He also wants to know which poem she would enjoy most while pushing back a nourishing stout, what effect poetry has on the. irresponsible and larky postman, and if she would ask Mr. George Bumbling, the lovesstarved handy-man, to read some.of his poems. at the local.
Mrs. Miffin replied: i was never much of a reader so i dont know much about peltry except that once burst out eryin When somebody said that piece wot Starts theres a broken carted woman tends the grave of mad carew Dui as i ave always said an always makes sou cry ihe use of it. B people git miserable enough without ayin peltry read at them and it out seem fair to do it in a public sabe Where yore supposed to be e join yourself Te the postman he only kno some rhyming bits i cant print ere and by rights should never ave been fold to a lady.
re mr bumbling he did start a poem about me which went i think of mrs tifin before, and. after, tifin i could write a sonnet about er bonnet but corluvaduck fin stuck but as got no further as he cant think of a word to rhyme with ling-ery,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.