Were podgy and chubby, or lanky and pale,
And—they tried to drop salt on poor dicky-bird's tail!
A fat boy in tight breeks with a palpable bait
May look a great fool; but I guess we must wait,—
Before we bemock him as crass and absurd,—
To see—what effect it will have on the Bird!
The trial's well timed, and the bait looks "not bad;"
The Boy may "know his book," though he's only a lad.
Birds sometimes fall victims to Boys on the prowl,
And the Voter Bird is not the wariest fowl.