A bit in their sacks, too, they fetched—

They sweated their duds till they riz it;

For Larry was always the lad,

When a friend was condemned to the squeezer,

To fence all the togs that he had,

Just to help the poor boy to a sneezer,

And moisten his gob ’fore he died.

“I’m sorry now, Larry,” says I,

“To see you in this situation;

’Pon my conscience, my lad, I don’t lie,