Show I Walt Whitman's Doggerel Verse Whether Walt Valt Whitman had a sense sens ot of humor or not has long been a subject of dispute In Professor Emory The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of ot ota otI Walt a Whitman I Doubleday o d Page Co hi Jeh R a ballat I from his pen written in 1839 on the once popular theme theme- of the Grimes family shows that he was capable of ot occasional humorous triviality Some of ot these details suggest a whimsical description description description tion of his own youth at this period When old Grimes died he left a eon son son- The graft of worthy stock In deed and word he shows himself A chip of the old block In youth tie said he liked lilted not school school- Of tasks he was no lover He wrote sums In a a. ciphering book had a pasteboard cover Young Grimes neer ne'er went to see the the- girls girla Before he was fourteen Nor smoked nor swore for that he ha knew Gave Mrs Grimes much pain He never wa was extravagant In pleasure dress or board tHis t I tHis His Sunday suit was of blue cloth ii At six and eight a yard But still there is is to tell teU the tru truNo truth No stinginess in him l i e. e c cAnd And In July he wears an old f i Straw Stra hat with a broad brim v No devotee in fashions fashion's train Is good good old Grimes' Grimes son rHe r 1 He sports no cane cane no no whiskers wears wear Nor lounges oer o'er the oer the town w |