The Archive · 1939

Michael Barley in "Time and Tide."

Taking 1 on the Chin "To be able to help, if only in ever such small way—surely we' should always strive to Jao. that?

So let_me help the correspondent who declares, ina. revered contemporary—"I cannot understand why tall girls complain of their eight.

'The reason, of course, is that they are always Jeracking their chins on' the heads of small men who dance with. them.

Wt was all right for a tall qiel in the old Jdays when daneing at arm's length was fashion= able, but now—to quote a very tall girl I know—"when you're at close quarters, sort of, every. time the man lifts his head to say something—lick! go your poor. (oth us your chin takes tie "OF course, we develop lovely firm chins in, time, but even to be chosen Chin Queen of your town is dashed tittle consolation," she [pouted, "when you have to suffer for i "From "Fairy Flowers," by. Basil. Bootu 'Showman' in the "Dally Herald, Prime Mover "Sevenat, important Cabinet changes are expected {0 be announced in the next few days." in, haeeents: so noble an' bell-like,, 'The Premier spoke ter is chums, said "Just a word in yer shell-like ""Afore this ere reshuffle comes: jot love yer," "e said, "like a farver!™ 'An thing' aht a eloquent. harm—Tie Government boys muttered Rarver!

Knocked aht by "is eloquent charm, "Some cows." 'e remarked, "'ave been luting "That Leslie Belisha mist yo—}"For shune!" and the cows sat there squinting shune at the carpet below: "Such dirty work relly. don't snitcher,"

went on, all easy and tree, So Jet's""ave no more in the fewcher—~

"You leave all the feweher ter me.

"Come, come, boys, don't take it ter cart 0, Proceeded is noble harangue, "Yer know that T play the chief part, must be backed up by the gang!

ere isn't a daht, boys, that this course Will sive yer agine and agine—" [But the rest of is eloquent discourse Was lost in explosions from Spain.

By F. G. H. Salusbury in the "Dally Herald."

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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