Works in the Sun 1927
ILLUMINATIONS
Smith is a loyalist good and true,
   And a lad of the "whole hog" class:
And yesterday, when he went to view
   The Royal procession pass,
He'd flags in his buttonhole, flags in his hat,
   Flags all gaudy and gay;
And he splintered the welkin from where he sat
   With many a loud "Hooray!"

Last night when the town was a blaze of light
   Smith was still on his way;
And I saw him pass thro' the brilliant night,
   Gaudy, vociferous, gay;
He was still in the fashion and going strong,
   And I gather he'd been to sup -
For he chortled a song as he went along,
   Thoroughly well "lit up."

"Den"
Sun, 22 April 1927, p7

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