A LITTLE the best of it, <br />Allus he prayed for, <br />All th' time lookin' <br />Per more than he paid for, <br />Had an idee, that's <br />What bargains are made for. <br /> <br />Whatever he sold, <br />Folks made up their minds to it, <br />He got th' best of it, <br />Everyona knew it, <br />There warn't any trick <br />Known, but what he could do it. <br /> <br />Sand in th' sugar, <br />His thumb on the scales, <br />Short weight in flour <br />An' ten-penny nails, <br />Made his own lard, <br />An' he weighed in th' pails. <br />Bet when he dies, <br /> <br />An' he makes a clean breast of it, <br />Tells good St. Peter <br />His yarn, with the rest of it, <br />He'll make a plea <br />For a little th' best of it.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-little-the-best-of-it/
