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Rh He brought the fatal cup By its saucer covered up: The Judge examined its contents with awful gravitee; Then read the papers o'er, But could not find a flaw: 'Wade in, Josephus Riley, from the North Countree!'



Then the wagerer just bowed, And, passing through the crowd, He handed up the beverage unto the wageree; And off across the flat, Springing gaily, pit-a-pat, Went plain Josephus Riley, from the North Countree.