Yash.


“You are old, Father William,” a pert youth said,

“I can see it, you know, in your face;

And still you go on with your prating and rating,

Pray how do you keep up the pace.”

“In the days of my youth,” the old man replied,

“I foresaw I was destined for strife;

I found a high collar supported the ‘jaw,’

And have stuck to it all through my life.”