He Changed His Views

Au' so you'vc been to Detroit. Dan, to thal big 'cuín juiH'iit thar ; Au1 since the hoodoo's over I suppose you punt to Bw'ar Fur beiu' such a cussed fooi a-wastin' of 'er easta Towhoopan' veil. and w'ur a badge, au' all Bieb Qselese ' rash, Itseems EO mau'a un ass to squander sioh a slllrl To henr iifin the squeaklu' flfe an' tamal ratlin' drum. An' see a big, hot. dusty crowd u' fellere as ns, An' Bpeectalfy, an' sing ol' solios, an' inake a howlin' faas. They've bin boldin' 'campmeuts uo fur - wel!, fur since war, An' 1 ain't biii to nny one, an' w 'at is more I sw'w, That tlu'y kin keep on holdiu' 'en till Gabl bujflebloH 8, But 'moiiK the foolish fellers tbar you woti't see ('ncit' Mum-. I work an' toil mos' 'tamal bard tor all th cash 1 :l. An'l ain't idiot enough to go and squander it Fur these oonfounded yearlj spreea o' men that wore the blue- Toputlt plainly, Dan. I ain't as hip a fooi as you. "Bill Thompson Unir', un' -i-m hls loye?" l. 8'agent BUI? O, nu. I got it purty straight he dleda dozen j KO, Tharsure enough? Stop lyln' Dan.cr von mar feel thisboot. I sw'iir to gosh I'd givr ii cok to see that oí" galoot. Ilow did lie look? The durued ol' cusa? Uray as a rat, l guess, BigS'argent Bill, the jolliest boy we had ii. all our HH--S. His heart in keein' wlttt hls bulk, a brave ol' soldier, too - An' so yon seed 'im? Wlsh to gosli I uould a. bin with you. Who? O, shet opl Jack Allisou? You didn'l. see ol1 Jack? If you don't stop yer lying, Dan, 111 break yer cus-ed back ! God bless his ol' good-uatured soul ! Sny. does he inind it m ucli ■V swoppln' off one o' his legs at Vickeburg for u crutclr.' Poor Jack! That rae a Eearful shot! A piece o' screamin' shell Come Bhrieklng like a demon íroiu that blaziu' line o' heil, In' left the poor boy layln thar' wlth one les ahattered Uau. nseuriu' like a trooper, too: Greatguzis, bul wan't he mau ! You seed ol Captian Stewart, too? an Captain Doubledry? lay, Han. I honest don't belleve a 'tamal word ver say. Vhu.' Goto grase I Not HttleToin! The - cute rasca) Btlll? By jiuks, I'd rather see that bov than rtud a. dollar bill. An' Simon Gregg? Au' Mexico? Au' lengtuy Oscar Plumb, Vlio used to siug that soug about the gul he leftto hum? Vn' Frank Morgan, the tmrtless cusa ns stole the ( olonel's ham, In' Bwore it war a colorad contraband? u T-be-doml :l Baesett tliar? I've got yon, Dan that sort of He don't go, Fur Ed's a entile ranchin' noiv down in Mexico - ome all the ways to see the boys? Wal. blesa hlS lovill' t'Yt'S - liat's Kil tbough- tackle anytbing, noniattci uat the Bizel Vho? A leek Plerce, as toted me a mile or more oue niglit Vhen I was wounded in tlm hlv at thut durued liiloh fight? D' bewas thar? Au' said he come a [jurpoau. to sou me? 'al.by thegodsof war! Say, Dan, whar'll tht ni'xi un be?