<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">The Return</h1><p class="byline"> Anonymous <br xmlns:exist="http://exist.sourceforge.net/NS/exist" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><span class="smallcaps">IN The Stars And Stripes</span>, A.E.F.,<span class="smallcaps"> France</span></p><div class="stanza"><p class="line">OH, the General with his epaulets, leadin' a parade;</p><p class="line">The Colonel and the Adjutant a-sportin' of their braid; </p><p class="line">The Major and the Skipper--none of 'em look so fine</p><p class="line">As a newly minted corp'ral, cumin' down the line.</p><p class="line">Oh, the Bishop in his miter pacin' up the aisle;</p><p class="line">The Governor, frock-coated, with a votes-for-women smile;</p><p class="line">The Congressman, the Mayor--aren't in it, I opine,</p><p class="line">With a newly minted corp'ral comin' down the line.</p></div></body></html> · Great War