Knowing no one else in New York in 1882
I have requested my Great-grandfather Juda
To get from 98 Seneca Street in Buffalo
The celebrated steel products of Fowler & Sons
Whose catalogue providence has put in my hands.
Soon, I'll be able to make barrels whose hoops
Will last forever. My horses will wear shoes
Of Hobson's Celebrated English Choice cast steel and,
Though I'm not sure what use it will be to me
I'll have any amount of Black Diamond
Tool steel shaped into octagonals, rounds and squares
As well as some ribbon flats. If the mood is on him,
I think Juda will well deserve his own cache
Of Tire, Toe Calk and Sleigh Shoes
Made of special, patented self-hardening steel
At three quarter cents extra a pound. Hang the expense!
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