Tragedy Of The Ram-o'-ypsilanti

Cap. Allen had i blamed oM ram: It w.agn't "tagged," yon know; Hut everywhere Cap. Alien went, He took that ram for show. He praised up Bill McKiuley's bill With deaf'nlng fog horn sound, And swore lliat durned old euss' wool Would brinj; "four bits" a pound. "'Kah, rah!" yelled all the G. O. P.'s, "Our prophet and our prlde!" Hut when wool went to "ten" they said "Why, how like helled!" "Tliis beats the deucel" the Captain groanel "My doetrine's badly 'rararned,' Where am I at? I'm done for surel MrKinley'sbill be 1" But byme-by 'lonpuome Wilson's list Witli iree wool in the raw. The Captain grabbed hi6 huik with glee, And rolled and roared "Haw-haw!" And all the (althful guffawed too; And that old ram was thore; And iani and reps. said deins, were "done," They did indued, 1 swear! "Wliat makes the ram love Allen so'r" TheDemocrats all cried, "The Captain's l'ooled liim bad, yon know: " (Kespouse by reps:) "You've lied. " "Wliat's that you say?Take that!" (Biff Bang Kig-ht on the faithful's "aob") "O, Lord! Enoughl we taku it buck; Butsee that Wilson'e job!" "With ten cents tariff off" they yelled, "Australia's bucks will 'squasli' Our pet home market finer'n dirt." But 'twasn'tso, by Gosh ! Nowlwool and "demmy" stock are up; Cap'e hid in Ypsi'sshades: The ram bucked once and broke nis neuk And taritf's gone to hades. (of the Argus