Much medicine talk about—

It heap too late for Injun chief

To keep-um alien out.”

PATHETIC SELECTIONS IN POETRY

PASSIN’ BY[11]

By Bombardier B. Bumpas

Well, I went an’ joined the army, an’ I done my little bit—

’Ere’s the bloke wot put my pot on; yes, I keeps ’im in my kit—

No, ’e ain’t no proper soft-nose; just the end off on the sly;