'Get the default Text instance'

def _get_text2(self):

    (trans, vert, horiz) = self._get_text2_transform()
    t = mtext.Text(x=1, y=0, fontproperties=font_manager.FontProperties(size=self._labelsize), color=self._labelcolor, verticalalignment=vert, horizontalalignment=horiz)
    t.set_transform(trans)
    self._set_artist_props(t)
    return t
