ies he took me to call--
And once we received invitations
To a beautiful fancy-dress ball.

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'Twas a famous affair and it won me,
With its titter and tinsel and tune,
For it carried me back to the jungle
And the monkey-dance under the moon.

Then I mingled with other diversions.
I learned how to paint and to ride;
I cut a great figure at polo--
The science of golfing I tried.

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As a wheelman I soon became famous
And made a great score on the track--
I was known as the king of the scorchers,
With the typical bicycle back.

Then a girl who was youthful and silly
Made love to me just for a lark,
And came with an elegant turnout
And took me to drive in the park.

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And I took her out boating next morning,
For the face of my charmer was fair;
It carried me back to the jungle--
To the flow'rs that were blossoming there.

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But soon, in the midst of my pleasure,
In the glow of a roseate dream,
The boat struck a rock and tipped over
And tumbled us both in the stream.

Then, ho, for the skill of the jungle!
The deftness of foot and of hand!
For I hung from a limb and I saved her
And drew her at last to the strand.

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And then to her home I went proudly
To claim the fair maid for my own,
But her father demanded a title,
And hardened his heart like a stone.

And now came the death of my patron,
That left me alone in the strife,
And yearning once more for the jungle,
I turned to political life.

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PART FOURTH.

THE RETURN PATH.

Then I studied a week to gain knowledge,
And waded through volumes of stuff,
And I found that the only requirements
Were cunning and blarney and bluff.

And these I had brought from the jungle--
Inherited straight from my race--
With a gift for political music
And a truly political face.

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Thus feeling at home in my labors,
My plan was successful, of course,
And when they came round with appointments
They gave me a job on "the force."

And such was