"Excelsior"

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"EXCELSIOR" BY Bret Harte

Presented By Enoch Morgan'S Sons Co. New York.

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The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Eastern village passed A youth who bore, through dust and heat, A stencil-plate, that read complete--"SAPOLIO."

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Clean Paint, Oil Cloths, Floors, Wood Work, Tables & Shelves _With Sapolio._

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His brow was sad, but underneath, White with "Odonto" shone his teeth, And through them hissed the words, "Well, blow Me tight if here is 'ary show!" "SAPOLIO."

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Wash Dishes, Porcelain, China & Glass Ware _With Sapolio._

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On household fences, gleaming bright, Shone "Gargling Oil," in black and white, Once "Bixby's Blacking" stood alone, He straight beside it clapped his own--"SAPOLIO."

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Polish Milk Cans & Pans And All Kinds Of Tin Ware _With Sapolio._

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"Try not my fence," the old man said, "With 'Mustang Liniment' 'tis spread, Another vacant spot thar aint." He answered with a dash of paint--"SAPOLIO."

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Clean Steel Knives & Forks And All Metallic Tools And Utensils _With Sapolio._

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"O, stay," the maiden said, "A rest Pray give us! What with 'Bixby's Best,' And 'Simmons' Pills,' we're like to die." He only answered, "Will you try--SAPOLIO?"

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Clean Bath Tubs, Wash Basins And Sinks _With Sapolio._

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"Beware them peaks! That wall so bright Is but a snow bank, gleaming white, Your paint wont stick!" Came the reply, "I've done it! 'How is that for high?'" "SAPOLIO."

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Scour Pots, Kettles, Pans & All Brass & Copper Utensils _With Sapolio._

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One Sabbath morn, as heavenward White Mountain tourists slowly spurred, On ev'ry rock, to their dismay, They read that legend strange, alway--"SAPOLIO"

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Clean Glass Ware, Windows, Porcelain & China Wares _With Sapolio._

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There on the summit, old and fat, Shameless, but vigorous, he sat, While on their luggage as they passed, He checked that word, from first to last, "SAPOLIO."

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Clean Marble Tables, Floors, Statuary And Hard Finished Walls _With Sapolio._

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