Oracles

A WELCOME TO JABEZ Reprinted from the Eastbourne Chronicle. GREAT organiser, come again, Thy country needs thee sadly ; In Scotland Yard they all complain They “ want ” thee, oh ! so badly. Thou canst not tell the signs and sobs That for thy presence yearn ; And the great heart of England throbs With joy at thy return. For many a year prolong thy stay By Portland’s shady harbour ; And all expenses we will pay— Especially the barber. A change of work is rest, they say, So honest toil shall rest thee ; No fears that thou must go away Need haunt thee and molest thee. I3