“——!”
 
	(The Great Australian Adjective.)
 
	[For The Bulletin.] 11 Dec 1897
 
	 
 
	The sunburnt —— stockman stood
 
	And, in a dismal —— mood,
 
	Apostrophised his —— cuddy;
 
	“The —— nag’s no —— good,
 
	He couldn’t earn his —— food —
 
	A regular —— brumby,
 
	——!”
 
	 
 
	He jumped across the —— horse
 
	And cantered off, of —— course!
 
	The roads were bad and —— muddy!
 
	Said he: “Well, spare me —— days
 
	The —— Government’s —— ways
 
	Are screamin’ —— funny,
 
	——!”
 
	 
 
	He rode up hill, down —— dale,
 
	The wind it blew a —— gale,
 
	The creek was high and —— floody,
 
	Said he: “The —— horse must swim,
 
	The same for —— me and him,
 
	It something —— sickenin’,
 
	——!”
 
	 
 
	He plunged into the —— creek,
 
	The —— horse was —— weak,
 
	The stockman’s face a —— study!
 
	And though the —— horse was drowned
 
	The —— rider reached the ground
 
	Ejaculating: “——!”
 
	“——!”
 
	 
 
	THE COLONEL.
 
	Orange.