The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
MADE HIS KICK IN RHYME.
A Di8gruntled Poet" Complains
of His Treatment at the
AlmshouSe.
Bard Henderson Twangs His Lyre to
Tell of the Wrongs His Wander
ing Eve Discovered.

A. P. Henderson, an old man who
spends most of his time in "mending him
self' at the County Hospital when he
isn't writing verses las great big kick"
against Superintendent Reddy and his
assistant at the Almshouse, because,
he says in a long communication to THE
CALL, he was forced 10 leave the poor
farm because they said be was lazy and
an agitator. The first harge Mr.. Hender-
son denies, but pleads guilty to being an
agitator.
Not satisfied with putting his "kick"
into prose, he wrote his plant in verse,
the first canto of which he calls Truth l.
wherein he tells of the discoveries which
his restless, wandering eye made while tie
was an inmate of the institution. The
following Is the Canto, with all its kinks
OF metaphor:
Ny Wandering Eye-has discovered tale
iale that i kno we'll
About the AUS House over the hills where the
poor doth dwell
And great big Captain at the head
And he looks on o Sly
And Knows the Poor are Wronged
All round While he is sitting nigh
in his Easy Chair and take no steps TO protect the
Poor
But he stands in with Cuddy and turn them out
or else to no asst cnanc- to Pine away and die
Many there are OFT heAve heavy sigh
Captain Reddy and Mr.. Cuddy will no
doubt tremble with fear when they read
OF the threat contained in the next verse
But tn tide will turn Some future day
] hope il wont belong
Will Cuddy ard the Captain TOO
that's Powerful great and strong.
from the Aims House over the Hills
VIII he forced to march away
from the Poor Mans Home.
and place OF rest forever and day
the Captain is great big Man
only big in ize-
But very srnsll in Principals
this Will him surprise
for his word of Honor regard
Prove IL that will
10 tell the truth when and where can
will fill that very Bill
Cuddy comes in for a share of denunoia-
tion in the next verse, and TO the end of
the canto the poet" gives his reasons for
his kick against the managers of the
house.
Oh fy for Shame on Reddy Ned
10 stand in with such a man
Cuddy in house no2 Exdriver of the Van
a man that cannot raise his head and look you in
Old men he takes to the Chief and on them
tell wlfull lie
On a false charge before the Chief
One day did appear
no rules broke no wrong word spoke
Nothing had
x supervisor Wagner
man thai IS known we'll
into the Case by Cuddy led
Whole cloth lies on me Tell
Reddy then gave Orders and without delay
10 this well known Wagner me to take away
10 the last Chance was doomed
TO Pine away and die
by job put up bv Cuddy
will Swear he told a lie
NANNY man unhappy Cuddy he has made
BY cruel treatment of the Poor
that memory will never fade
bu. the time is coming
coming by and by
Wnen Reddy Ned and Cuddy too
ON the Poor Mans Home Will be forced To hy-,
II Halliluiah.
At another time, when Mr.. Henderson
was feeling rather bilious, he wrote the
following about the TWO tyrants ot his
muse:
Tax Payers your attention
10 what have Said here
A bout the Aims House over the hills
" here old men shake with fear
OF being turned out of the gate or die you
see
By tyrants Two say to you from the Home that's
free