LINES FER ISAAC BRADWELL, OF INDANOPLIS, IND.,

Through fire and flood this book has passed.—

Fer what?— I hardly dare to ast —

Less'n it's still to pamper me

With extry food fer vanity;—

Fer, sence it's fell in hands as true

As yourn is — and a Hoosier too,—

I'm prouder of the book, I jing!

Than‘ fore they tried to burn the thing!