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And so well did he do it

That many flew to it;

For it proved sorry fun,

Since the man with the gun,

He was shot in the side;

And he feelingly cried,

"Who for others prepare

A trap, should beware

(From the Polish of Ignace Krasicki.)

THE MAN AND HIS COAT

MAN beat his Coat

&ensp;Now and then with a cane;

And, astonished, one morning,

He heard it complain:

"Ungratefully treated!

My fortune is hard!

To beat me, dear Master!

Is this my reward?"