Remarked the youth, as he bought a Card,

“And Policeman X may take me.”

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He lost his bets, and his watch and chain,

At which you’ll scarcely wonder;

And as he rushed to catch a train,

He tore his coat asunder;

And said, “No one shall bully me,

I’ll not submit to slavery!

I won’t go home, but I’ll wander free,