The Man Behind the Boulder.
(This poem is svntten by a Chicago gentleman. It is punted to show the American view of the TiAus\aal \V.u j
1 Britain.'*, heart is faad to-daj i O'er her army's briet reverse*, Bloodier still must be the fray Ere the cloud of war disperses. Her defeats are ao disgrace — Let the world forbear to scold her, For it knows she's face to face With the man behind the boulder. Take a soldier bra\e and true On the open plain advancing, Wrth his foe concealed from view Save the eyes of. fury glancing. When they aim the deadly gun It would seem to a behoider That the odds are ten to one On the man behind the bouldei. Six feet odd of British height, And the Boer as many inches, What avails the soldier's might When his foes avoid the clinches p Let them meet him hand to hand, Nor by skulking foes surrounded And what power on earth can stand When the British charge is sounded ' Jingo writers shriek for gore In their editorial columns, But experience teaches more Than their theoretic volumes . And their little minds might change. And their fiery souls grow colder If they stood in heavy range Of the man behind the boulder.
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Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 79, 4 January 1902, Page 16
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213The Man Behind the Boulder. Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 79, 4 January 1902, Page 16
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