Johnny safe returned to his Mama.
Our John ’tween Dad and Mother took a Chair,
And now more tranquil grew the happy pair;
Related what he’d seen, and how he felt
When first in action he the powder smelt:
Then prattled on until old Dad was yawning—
When tucked up by Mamma, he slept till morning.
And now strange thoughts pervaded Johnny’s brain,—
He’d seen enough of Fighting, and of Spain;