As minny a railroader's been agin,

An' the shmoky ol' lamp wuz burnin' bright

In Finnigin's shanty all that night—

Bilin' down his repoort, wuz Finnigin.

An' he writed this here: "Muster Flannigan:

Off agin, on agin,

Gone agin.—Finnigin."

FOOTNOTE:

[68] By permission of the author.