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TRUST not the aged Frenchman

When he knocketh at the door,

When he tells his touching story

And boweth to the floor.

For beneath his seedy clothing

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A canvas bag he hides,

In which he puts the garments

Which your charity provides.

He dwelleth in the city,

And is not on the way

To New York or to Boston,

Whatever he may say.

And in a State St. window

Your clothing you may see,

If you trust that aged Frenchman

Who "came it" over me.

Yale Courant.

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