State Library of NSW
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6 Aug, 1916
"Gib it. 2 piastre buksheesh cried one burly SoudaneseThey replied, "Ma f'eesh for loose, yer maris, analla booke emshe"(Arabic for I have no money you blackgaurds)Get off the earth clear out)
But Waney "Man of action" & quick of thought is heChose two large hunks of metal & a deadly shot, shot heA cry, a thud, a pool of blood, did tell the deadly taleBut nigger reinforcements had heard that gruesome wailThey raced from lonely alleys they burst from every doorThey called to one another & rolled up by the score
The original offenders had no faith in Roman godsDived straight into a gharrie & left Wane to face the oddsHe was keen to stand & fight 'em "turn em down" & go aloneBut discretion outed valour & he tried to make for home
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