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A DIRGE

RMED with valor and some pence,
I bought me a smock for ninety cents;

And save for the loss of a button or so,
That same old smock is still on the go,
And no doubt will for years to come
Adorn the backs of everyone,
For truth to tell, and sad the tale,
I haven’t seen it since the sale.

MARJORIE K. PARK.