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FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS

Of course it's wholly clear to you
That when these words he uttered
He proved conclusively he knew
Which side his bread was buttered:
And, if this point you have not missed,
You'll learn to love this populist,
The only one of all his kind
With sense enough to change his mind.

The moral: In the early spring
A pumpkin-tree would be a thing
Most gratifying to us all,
But how about the early fall?