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FOR MAYOR

O Abner Doble—whose "catarrhal name" Budd of that ilk might envy—'tis a rough Rude thing to say, but it is plain enoughYour name is to be sneezed at: its acclaimWill "fill the speaking trump of future fame" With an impeded utterance—a puff Suggesting that a pinch or two of snuffWould clear the tube and somewhat disinflame.Nay, Abner Doble, you'll not get from me My voice and influence: I'll cheer instead, Some other man; for when my voice ascends aTall pinnacle of praise, and at high C Sustains a chosen name, it shan't be said My influence is naught but influenza.