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at twenty-three

Is not a pleasant sight to see;

Although his duds cost many dollars,

From silken socks to five-ply collars,

Though shaved and bathed and deftly scented—

One feels he should have been prevented.

His lips hang loose, his chest caves in,

His face is minus brow or chin;

And when one hears the creature chatter

Somehow it simply doesn't matter.

Yet young De Puyster Jones has money,

And when his money talks—it's funny

(Or sad) to note that many listen;

His brain is slime, and slime will glisten.

In fact, the moron, more's the pity,