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That cane was passed from hand to hand
(And very gently too)
And then was laid upon the stand
To constant be in view.
For never has so fine a thing
So pleasant to the eye,
Been captured from the "western wing"
And that, too, on the sly.

And now, O muse, farewell to thee,
Most gracious thou hast been,
But pleased I am thou didst not see
Thy bard on Hallowe'en!

A youthful arts student named Grass
was trying the football to pass,
Being rather too strong,
His shot was too long,
And it cost him a quarter for glass.