er's ear-marks right.

Oh, what a useless, shameless pest,
A blot on human kind at best.
His feelings are for SELF alone.
He would not give a dog the bone.
Behold his attitude--his pose.
The Slacker's ring is in his nose.

For country's call--for country's sake--
For Liberty he will not stake
His bit, nor will he ever be
But half a man. Not he--not he.
His formula contains no sand--
It's plain, he is the Slacker "Brand."

A sneak--a snake--a cur--a blasted
Dirty rotten scourge, dodgasted
Coward, thief, and all the rest--
Can't spell the name that suits the best.
There's just one place for such as he--
Not on the earth--eternity.

PREPAREDNESS

I never had no warlike mind,
I b'long to the plowin' peaceful kind
Thet stays at home and works along,
Sun to sun--I'm good and strong---
But, neighbor, let me speak my mind:
When my country sez to back her,
Sez I back: "Here ain't no slacker,"
So walks up thar and signs the roll,
Come June the first, thirty-one year ole,
Now Uncle Sammy can call Bill Jones
Jest any ole time they say,
'Cause yisterday I gits insured,
And jined the church today.

I hates to leave the old home-folks,
They hates to see me go,
But I'd rather tote a rifle,
Than be shoulderin' a hoe.
When Uncle Sammy's needin' men--
And needin' 'em so much,
I 'lows how he can call on Bill,
To help 'im lick them Dutch.
For preacher sez: "God will protect
Me out thar," so, then, by Heck!
I am all O.K.
'Cause yisterday I gits insured,
And jined the church today.

The paper 'lows the fightin's bad,
As awful as can be--
Guns a-roarin'--blood a-flowin'--
And boats belo' thet sea.
But I'm ready--and I ain't a-feered
To die--if they do git me.
'Cause I ain't no skunking slacker,
If I am a "Georgia cracker,"
And if I don't come home no more,
The wolf won't come to my house door,
I am goin' when they say,
'Cause yisterday I gits insured,
And jined the church today.

"BEANS"

A dog there lived in many towns,
And he has wondrous wiles;
He travels in the Philippines,
And visits many isles.

"Ubiquitous" should be his name,
He's seen so many scenes,
But all his soldier friends prefer
To call him simply: "Beans"!

As a proper, first class passenger,
Is "Beans" name on ship's log;
You'd think his name