and the bull was entered and backed to fight.
And Hoskins, you see, as a sporting man had a
reputation to keep upright.
I wonder, friends, if you’ve ever thought, while
you’ve stormed at rum as the poor man’s curse,
There are chaps so built on the mental plan that
keeping dogs will warp them worse?
The “dog” man may be reclaimed, but I’ve
been compelled, alas, to see
That there doesn’t appear to be much hope for