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His poor old legs being weak and s-ore,
And he hadn't no strength to cling;
A t least, so the publican told me—
Hob nobbing, and chatting one night,
H e showed how Jack's teeth and claws was wovnr
And ho soon must lose hi.^ siyht.
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H e’s been a good friend to me/1 says he,
And many a. dollar he’s brought ine in.
'T t o him as paid the doctor's fee,
When I came near losin' a limb.

He c’ me to me first, a pup, sir,
And many and many a time,
He's helped me the good wife's bread to win
When wc wai both young and prime.
But he’s getiing worn out and feeble now,
lie wouldn’t sell fo.r a lo t!”
A nd then he went on and told us
He was going to have poejr Jack shot.
Well, I tried t:o talk down that potion,
But I found it was no use to crow
About Ihe old dog's devotion,
M y talking was all no go.

"ft's the way of the world, my brotht.v-—
A cold, hard world, of sin—
Poor Jack’s but a figure of others,
Who, trying thdr way to win,
Are e x ited beyond ah measure
By Fortune's fickle hand,
Next minute cast dewn forever,
Wrecks on life's deso’ate strand!
While the hearts we prize most dearly—
■Sworn friends of yours yesterday—