(Marked "private ") that T., who has taken to drink,
And been sent to a sort of a home, is no better,
And quenches his thirst, when he can, with the ink.
And the Dowager Duchess of M. (the old sinner!)
Has dropped all the money she had backing gees;
While the Colonel, who's said to have spotted the winner,
Owns most of the horses that lost, if you please!
But dear MAUD is the one for the news that's exciting.
You've wasted your paper in sending to me.
I would just as soon think, love, of flying as writing