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**Here I have taken a slight liberty with the original MS. "Hades"
does not make such good meter as the other word of one syllable, but
it sounds better.
He'd cuss and sing and howl and pray,
And dance and drink and jest,
And lie and steal--all one to him--
He done his level best.
Whate'er this man was sot to do,
He done it with a zest;
No matter WHAT his contract was,
HE'D DO HIS LEVEL BEST.
Verily, this man WAS gifted with "gorgis abilities," and it is a
happiness to me to embalm the memory of their luster in these columns.
If it were not that the poet crop is unusually large and rank in
California this year, I would encourage you to continue writing, Simon
Wheeler; but, as it is, perhaps it might be too risky in you to enter
against so much opposition.
"PROFESSIONAL BEGGAR."--NO; you are not obliged to take greenbacks at
par.
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