Elsewhere, Hab comments, "Is [Guy Wetmore] Carryl's style derivative or was most humorous poetry of the era similar?"

Can't tell you, but the gent was the son of Charles Edward Carryl, a well known writer of amusing, odd poetry and fantasy for children. He was called the American Lewis Carroll. It seems that in real life he was a prominent businessman, and his writing was just an avocation.

I can't find any link giving you my favorite poem of his, so I'll copy it and insert it here.

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The Camel's Lament

Canary-birds feed on sugar and seed,
. .Parrots have crackers to crunch;
And as for the poodles, they tell me the noodles
. .Have chickens and cream for their lunch.
. . . .But there's never a question
. . . .About MY digestion –
. .Anything does for me!

Cats. you're aware, can repose in a chair,
. .Chickens can roost upon rails;
Puppies are able to sleep in a stable,
. .And oysters can slumber in pails.
. . . .But no one supposes
. . . .A poor Camel dozes –
. .Any place does for me!

Lambs are enclosed where it's never exposed.
. .Coops are constructed for hens;
Kittens are treated to houses well heated,
. .And pigs are protected by pens.
. . . .But a Camel comes handy
. . . .Wherever it's sandy –
. .Anywhere does for me!

People would laugh if you rode a giraffe,
. .Or mounted the back of an ox;
It's nobody's habit to ride on a rabbit
. .Or try to bestraddle a fox.
. . . .But as for a Camel, he's
. . . .Ridden by families –
. . . .Any load does for me!

A snake is as round as a hole in the ground,
. .And weasels are wavy and sleek;
And no alligator could ever be straighter
. .Than lizards that live in a creek,
. . . .But a Camel's all lumpy
. . . .And bumpy and humpy –
. .ANY shape does for me!

Hic, I'm not clear; is that poem by the father or the son?

It is quite amusing.

You're right arnie; I was unclear. That poem is by Carryl père.