Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1917 — PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

The soldier for the battle leaves, and to his girl he says, “My pet, I've donned my vambrance and my greaves, my; pauldrons, helm and solleret. My country calls, and I must go, to fight for her, on land or sea, and every time I bag a foe. I’ll, think, Miranda Jane, of thee. We'd planned our wedding for this spring, the month of June should see us one; but there will be no" wreath dr ring, until this righteous scrap is done. We’ll join our hands when I come back, from scenes of turmoil and gore; I love you nine ways from the jack, bur, dear, I love my country more. You could not honor me, dear maid, if in your secret heart you knew that I was shrinking and ' afraid, when banners waved and bugles blew. I hear of young men wedding girls that they may dodge the battle line: those brides, alas, are casting pearls before the cheapest kind of swine. Unless I have my girl's respect I do not ask her for her love; and so I go forth to collect a lot of German scalps, my dove. My tassets, cuishes, shield are on, my gorget’s fastened in its place; and so one kiss, and then I’m gone, to make some Prussians run a race.” .