And roped his neck and led him off where he could do no harm.
Then Brother Chunk, of Pewterville, declared that it was sad
To have to state that Jones had no idea the dog was mad,
And that in circles where he moved ’twas very freely said
He’d picked it up intending to come out one dog ahead.
Then the next case reported in the doings of the day
Was that of Huckleberry Pod, a man in Iowa,
Who slopped into a raging flood to save a drowning maid,
And did it like a beaver, as admiring neighbours said.
Then Brother Chunk again let down his fist with startling bump,