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THE UMP'S MIDWINTER DREAM.

He was to player and to fan
A scholar and a gentleman,
While every paper in the land
Was boosting him to "beat the band."

And then in joy he gave a shout,
And woke to FIND HIS PIPE WAS OUT!

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