Poem by Edgar Lee Masters

John M. Church

I was attorney for the ”Q”
And the Indemnity Company which insured
The owners of the mine.
I pulled the wires with judge and jury,
And the upper courts, to beat the claims
Of the crippled, the widow and orphan,
And made a fortune thereat.
The bar association sang my praises
In a high-flown resolution.
And the floral tributes were many --
But the rats devoured my heart
And a snake made a nest in my skull.

1. Mrs. Benjamin Painter
2. Many Soldiers
3. Clarence Darrow
4. Aaron Hatfield
5. Jefferson Howard

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