Down, secure in conscious

Purity. Avoid so far as

Possible the capital of

A republic, and the

Blessing of yours truly

Will settle down upon

You like—like—a

Hired man.

There are, no doubt, some little irregularities about this poem, but I scratched it off one night in camp when my chilblains were hurting me and itching so that I had to write a poem or swear a good deal.

We have not seen anything as yet to shoot at.