He asked for a quarter from each in the crowd,
Put the coin in his hat, and he forthwith al-
lowed
That simply to advertise he would restore
His quarter to each, adding three quarters
more.
Now Abbott B. Appleton he did invest—
Anxious to share in these spoils with the rest.
Man asked for ten dollars, and Abbott, said he:
“Why, sartin! And then we’ll git thutty back