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BORES.

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And tells a secret that he knows;

But first he begs me be discreet,

And asks me nothing to repeat,

For trouble might at once ensue

If what he tells is really true.

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Jack next relights his cigarette

(His visit's far from ended yet),

And talks of college gossip more,

And of the champion walkers' score, -

Of actresses, and plays, and girls, -

Until my cerebellum whirls.

At length, thank Heaven! he starts to go,

But stops a moment, just to show

A letter from Ned Filagree,

Who left his class in '73,

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