Some moments passed, when Uncle Jim arose,
Nudged Dad McGuire, who seemed inclined to doze,
And as he started up and rubbed his eyes
Addressed him and the Russian in this wise:
"Two days ago the three of us confessed
The reasons, that impelled us to come West;
Now if it please your brethren to relate
The strange caprice of fortune or of fate,
Which led them hither,—after all these years,