Mr. McNicoll of the C. P. R.

He wore suspenders and about his throat

High rose the collar of a sealskin coat.

He had on gaiters and he wore a tie,

He had his trousers buttoned good and high;

About his waist a woollen undervest

Bought from a sad-eyed farmer of the West.

(And every time he clips a sheep he sees

Some bloated plutocrat who ought to freeze.)

Thus in the Stock Exchange he burst to view,