THE SNOW SHOE
Shan. T. Boy
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MAKING BOTH ENDS MEET
Shan. T. Boy
Dedicated to Mary G. Kearney
We’ve heard many tales of acquiring pelf,
By inheriting millions, by making of self,
Buying scrap iron, old copper and rags,
Stealing registered mail from Post Office
bags,
Raising cotton and grain and butter and
cheese,
By sawing lumber from stately pine trees,
By stealing jewels from wealthy old dames,
By playing poker or other card games,
Holding up “Pay Rolls” and forging bank
checks
And snatching bright pearls from rich la-
dies’ necks,
By robbing the miser and burning his home,
By pilfering “gas” from the old “Teapot
Dome”,
By becoming elected U. S. senators,
Making weapons for future great wars,
By blowing up banks for large stacks of
coin,
Or any such pelf that they choose to purloin,
These are a few ways of acquiring wealth,
Some are by fair means and others by
stealth.
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