which was his best rifle, onder his arm, and mounts on
a barrel, to talk it into his constituents, and take
leave of 'em.

"'Feller citizens,' sais he, 'we've had a fair stand-up
fight for it, and I'm whipped, that are a fact; and thar
is no denyin' of it. I've come now to take my leave of
you. You may all go to H--l, and I'll go to Texas.'

"And he stepped right down, and went over the boundary,
and jined the patriots agin Mexico, and was killed there.

"Why it will never be forgot, that speech. It struck into
the bull's eye of the heart. It was noble. It said so
much in a few words, and left the mind to fill the gaps
up. The last words is a sayin' now, and always will be,
to all etarnity. Whenever a feller wants to shew how
indifferent he is, he jist sais, 'you may go to (hem,
hem, you know,) and I'll go to Texas.' There is no _Bunkum_
in that, Squire.

"Yes, there is no good speakin' there, speakin' is no
use. Every feller is pledged and supports his party. A
speech don't alter no man's opinions; yes it _may_ alter
his _opinions_, but it don't alter his vote, that ain't
his'n, it's his party's. Still, there is some credit in
a good speech, and some fun too. No feller there has any
ridicule; he has got no ginger in him, he can neither
crack his whip, nor lay it on; he can neither cut the
hide nor sting it. Heavens! if I was there I and I'm sure