With the assistants of these men,
NOAH and his party was floored, and the 15th Amendment waxed mitey and
strong, espeshally with the mercury at one hundred degrees in the shade.
"Fokes was gettin' wicked and wickeder all the time.
"Members of Congress was drawin' the wool over the Goddess of Liberty's
eyes, and rammin' their hands way down into her purse. Cadetships were
bein' sold to the highest bidder.
"One day the wise men of Gotham sed one to another:
"'Let us bild us a tower which H.G. can't flood, if he dams from now
till dooms-day.'
"A big injun took the contract. As OOFTY GOOFT, a dutch German, remarkt,
"'He vash got Tam-many oder braves to give him a boosht.'
"Street pavements were laid on 5th avenoo, which the wind took up, and
the air smelt like a mixture of cold tar and Scotch snuff.
"Bulls and Bears of Wall street had a day of Egypshun darkness; it was
called Black Friday.
"'Shoo-fly' was sung in our nashunal Councils.
"Banks were robbed, and Judges went snucks with the robbers.
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