TWIN UNWORTHIES

Ye parasites that to the rich men stick,

As to the fattest sheep the thrifty tick —

Ed'ard to Stanford and to Crocker Ben

( To Ben and Ed'ard many meaner men,

And lice to these ) — who do the kind of work

That thieves would have the honesty to shirk —

Whose wages are that your employers own

The fat that reeks upon your every bone

And deigns to ask ( the flattery how sweet! )

About its health and how it stands the heat,—

Hail and farewell! I meant to write about you,

But, no, my page is cleaner far without you.