XXI

At noon today Murphy and Mame were tied.

A gospel huckster did the referee,

And all the Drug Clerks Union loped to see

The queen of Minnie Street become a bride,

And that bad actor, Murphy, by her side,

Standing where Yours Despondent ought to be.

I went to hang a smile in front of me,

But weeps were in my glimmers when I tried.

The pastor murmured, "Two and two make one,"

And slipped a sixteen K on Mamie's grab;

And when the game was tied and all was done

The guests shied footwear at the bridal cab,

And Murphy's little gilt-roofed brother Jim

Snickered, "She's left her happy home for him."

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