"Prudence?" he yelled; "what do I care?"

And here he kicked the old pet Bear

His sire and grandsire had so cherished,

Till the old policy had perished

With Wilful WILHELM, who preferred

The Eagles. With a pole he stirred

Big Bruin up. "Oh, I'll surprise him!

And, if he growls, I'll 'pulverise' him."

Some thought that picking rows with Bruin

Meant folly, if it did not ruin;