Black Beetles in Amber - читать онлайн бесплатно полную версию книги . Страница 32

CODEX HONORIS

Jacob Jacobs, of Oakland, he swore:"Dat Solomon Martin—I'll haf his gore!"Solomon Martin, of Oakland, he said:"Of Shacob Shacobs der bleed I vill shed!"So they met, with seconds and surgeon at call,And fought with pistol and powder and—allWas done in good faith,—as before I said,They fought with pistol and powder and—shedTears, O my friends, for each other they marredFighting with pistol and powder and—lard!For the lead had been stolen away, every trace,And Christian hog-product supplied its place.Then the shade of Moses indignant arose:"Quvicker dan lighdnings go vosh yer glose!"Jacob Jacobs, of Oakland, they say,Applied for a pension the following day.Solomon Martin, of Oakland, I hear,Will call himself Colonel for many a year.