An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Neighbor Ben Adams. An Original Imitation [from the Boston Commonwealth]

J. F. K. "Neighbor Ben Adams. An Original Imitation [from the Boston Commonwealth]." New York Saturday Press, November 14, 1865, 214.
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

Poem about a man, Ben Adams, who is awoken by an old man figuring the town's most wealthy citizens. Adams jokingly tells the man not to forget about him, which leads to Ben being listed as the wealthiest citizen, and thus, the most taxes.