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THE TIME TABLE by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: THE RAILROAD HAS A TABLE
Last Line: A HIGHLY SEASONED JAM!
Subject(s): RAILROADS; RAILWAYS; TRAINS;

The railroad has a table
Where many daily meet,
And may you like the viands
It furnishes to eat!

Imprimis, the substantials
For all the motley crew
It hastily commingles,
And jumbles in a stew.

Then, though you paid a dollar,
A quarter or a nickel,
Impartially it serves you
A most tremendous pickle.

And finally, to make you
As quiet as a lamb,
It saccharinely offers
A highly seasoned jam!



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