For two full hours it may be, whilst a hound

Of the Great Danish breed, that made no sound

Save a deep snarl, below him watching stood

(This portion of my dream was very good).

And much he vowed because of his great pain

That he was the most dashed of all dashed fools

And never would he steal a dog again,

No (strite!) he would not. He recalled the rules

That teachers taught him in the Sunday Schools

And thought on serious happenings and the grave;