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Moses was foreman of Engine Co. No. 40.
Forty's fellers had just bin havin an annual reunion
with Fifty's fellers, on the day I introjuce
Moses to my readers, and Moses had his arms full
of trofees, to wit: 4 scalps, 5 eyes, 3 fingers, 7
ears, (which he chawed off) and several half and
quarter sections of noses. When the fair Elizy recovered
from her delight at meetin Moses, she
said: — “How hast the battle gonest? Tell me!”

“We chawed 'em up — that's what we did!”
said the bold Moses.

“I thank the gods!” sed the fair Elizy. “Thou
did'st excellent well. And, Moses,” she continnered,
layin her hed confidinly agin his weskit, “dost know
I sumtimes think thou istest of noble birth?”

“No!” said he, wildly ketchin hold of hisself.
“You don't say so!”

“Indeed do I! Your dead grandfather's sperrit
comest to me the tother night.”

“Oh no, I guess it's a mistake,” sed Moses.

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“I'll bet two dollars and a quarter he did!” replied
Elizy. “He said, `Moses is a Disguised
Juke!' ”

“You mean Duke,” said Moses.

“Dost not the actors all call it Juke!” said she.

That settled the matter.

“I hav thought of this thing afore,” said Moses,
abstractedly. “If it is so, then thus it must be!
2 B or not 2 B! Which? Sow, sow! But enuff.
O life! life!—you're too many for me!” He
tore out some of his pretty yeller hair, stampt on
the floor sevril times, and was gone.