Corporal Tikitanu, V.C.Fussell, J. C. (James Coldham)
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Corporal Tikitanu, V.C.
Fussell, J. C. (James Coldham)
Māori (New Zealand people); World War, 1914-1918 -- Humor; World War, 1914-1918 -- New Zealand
"I tell you bout that, mate. I like to have Marie just for te pretty
doll. She te beauty, py cripes, yeh. When she put te head on one side an
smile, she mak me feel wery funny on te shest, t'that all!"
_V._
A LETTER TO THE KAISER.
"Hey boss, what te name of t' place where te Kaiser stop?"
"Potsdam."
"Eh? No fear! T'that te bally swear word."
"No it's not, Dicky; that's the place all right."
"Oh, py korry, I no like to put t'that on te letter; te gell in te Post
Oppis might see him."
The officer whom Henare addressed laughed heartily, and said--
"Your compunction is evidently due to the refining influence of Nurse
Bouvard, eh?"
"Oh, go on, you got te rat," he replied.
When he was quite convinced about the Kaiser's address, Henare proceeded
to make use of his "gift" at letter-writing for an attack on him by
post.
To Kaiser Pilly,
Potdam.
I been come all te way from Noo Zeelan to fight te Sherman
soldier in Parani and make him clear outer t'this country. When
I come here some feller been tell me all about t'that dirty
trick all te Sherman been up to in Parani an Peljimi. No good
you say t'that all gammon, it te true talk all right. What te
taipo you want to make te wery big fight for? More better you
keep your ole Sherman soldier in Shermany--t'that te place for
him. Py cat, he not fit for go any more place--cept herra.
I tink you te bally ole fool you tink you goin to beat Englan.
No good for you try t'that game.
What about te Maori? He not too many, but py korry he te beggar
for the fight.
What about te Pritis Navy? He chase every ploomin Sherman ship
off te sea; an keep te Sherman navy in te wery safe
place--friten to come out.
What about te wery strong tank, an te wery quick harepeni flyin
about everywhere?
Py cripes, you te wery bad ole man make all te fight for
nothing. You goin to get lick bimeby.
What te good of t'that silly bloke you got over there--te Klown
Prince? he no good for te fight, only for te smoke an te peer.
Now, I tell you what we goin to do, straight. We goin to keep on
t'this fight till all you Sherman bloke plown up sky-high. You
want ter fight te Pritis; werra, py korry, you got ter fight to
te finish up now. No time ter stop an spit on yer hands--got to
keep on wid te war widout te holiday. No ploomin harmitis
(armistice) for te Pritis--we know t'that trick all right.
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