Charley Davis this time
because I have lernt my lesson & she says al right if you will promise
to not go near Charley Davis you can go & when I got to Lexington I
thought I would stop in the taverin a min. just to say hulloh to the
boys because if a fello doesnt stop in the taverin to say hulloh to the
boys who are just as good as he is they are lible to say he has a swelt
hed & is to proud to stop in the taverin to say hulloh to the boys. Who
are just as good as he is. Well I didnt have any i dear that Charley
Davis would be there because I had told Prudence I wasnt going to go
near him & just because I said that I cant be expect it to sneek into
toun like as if I was a convick can I Ethen. Well the taverin was crowd
it & they had all got a good start & the long & the short of it was
that the 1st person I seen was Charley Davis & he says hulloh there
pink whiskers you are just in time to join the minit men which is only a
nicked name he has for me because my whiskers are red brown. No I says I
cannot join anything tonight fellos because I must go right back home
& he says if you dont join the minit men now some day you wont have no
home to go home to & I says what do you mean I wont have no home to go
home to & he says because the Brittish are going to burn down all the
homes of we farmers because we will not sell them any food but first
you had better have a drink. Well Ethen a fello dont like to be a sissey
about taking 1 drink does he & then I says now fellos I must go home
& then a couple of more fellos come in & they said Ed you wont go home
till we have brought you a drink & elect it you to the minit men will
you & I said no but I must go home right after that. Well then we got to
singing & we was going pretty good & after a while I said now fellos I
must go home & Charley Davis says to me Ed before you go I want to have
you shake hands with my friend Tom Duffy who is here from Boston & he
will tell you all about the minit men & you can join tonight but look
out or he will drink you under the tabel because he is the worst fish in
Boston & I says sure only I have got to be going home soon because
you remember what hapend last time & I would like to see any body from
Boston drink me under the tabel & bet. you & I Ethen if that fellow is a
fish then my grandmother is the prince of whales & let me tell you what
hapend. After we had drank about 4 or 5 I seen he was getting sort
of wite & I says well Boston lets settle d