had anything sweet;

And some carried grub in their pockets, and hid

with a child’s bitter shame

To choke down the crust and the cooky before

some rude fun-maker came.

But out of such manhood’s successes of which

I’ve a right to be proud

There never was one I’ve uncovered, with such

a delight, to the crowd

As that pail with its bountiful dinner, each