He
struggled with his violin,–
“A waste of time, said they;
“The
ol’ man better hal’ him in,
Or he will rue the day.”
. . . . .
And
when they read, some later day,
His fame spread far and wide,
They
nodded, while we heard them say:
“Jes’ what we proffersied.”
Pub.
in Camb. Feb. 26, ‘1894
Press,
Dec. 19, ‘96
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