Running for Senator with clumsy pace,
He stooped so low to win the foremost place
That Fortune, tempted by a mark so droll,
Sprang in and kicked him to the winning pole.
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George <abbr epub:type="z3998:given-name">C.</abbr> Perkins
by Ambrose Bierce
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