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The Christmas festivities affect different people in different ways. 

 The following is the result of one mild attack : — 



' THE NATURALIST.' 



Her Crew and Her Cruise. 



[' The Naturalist ' is the oldest scientific periodical in the British Isles, 

 dating back to 1833]. 



'Twas in the year of 'thirty-three 



Our good ship faced the gale, 

 Upon the Journalistic Sea, 



And she still keeps up her sail, 

 My boys, 



She still keeps up her sail ! 



Her sheets well set for fourscore years, 



Well articled and bound, 

 To fight her way through Northern spheres. 



With all her men well found, 

 Brave boys. 



With every man well found ! 



A fearless Sheppard leads, along 



With a Wood/lead of degree ; 

 The latter name commences wrong, 



So spell it with a ' G,' 

 Now boys. 



Just spell it with a ' G ' ! 



A Baker and a Taylor each 



Give service good and true ; 

 iVhile Fortune comes within our i-each. 



With a Nelson in the crew, 

 Ho ! boys, 



There's a Nelson in the crew ! 



Though in the north we like the West 



To show its welcome light. 

 And Porr-itt's rays upon our quest, 

 ^ For then we're in the right. 



Good boys. 

 We know we're in the right ! 



Tiius everywhere we Kendall high 



Our spirit of renown ; 

 And for our colours we would dye, 



Supported by A. Brown, 

 Eh ! boys, 



A strong, reliant Brown ! 



Then here's a toast for old time's sake — 



' The Naturalist and her men,' 

 May each a prosperous voyage make 



Through nineteen hundred and ten, 

 Drink boys. 



Good luck to nineteen-ten ! 



George E. Tindal. 



Naturalist 



