Show Sykes' Sykes Dog and Hoods Hood's Army After the battle of Nashville a friend asked President Lincoln if he expected any more trouble from Hoods Hood's army He lie replied Well no Medill l I think Hoods Hood's army Is about in the same fix of Bill Dm Sykes' Sykes Sykes' Sykes dog down In Sangamon county imil had a long yellow dog that was ms getting into the neighbors' neighbors meat houses and nd chicken coops They had tried to kill IdIl It a hundred times but the dog hog was always too smart for fOT them Finally one of them got a small bag and filled it up with powder tying 3 i 1 piece of ot punk around the neck When be te saw the dog coming he fired this punk split split open open a hot biscuit and put the bag In then in-then then buttered it and threw It out The dog swallowed it at a gulp Pretty soon there was an explosion ex- ex and pieces of the dog fell felt all Bill mn Sykes came along and Seeing the scraps lying around said J 1 1 guess that dog as a dog aint of ot much more account There may be fragments of Hoods Hood's army around but bur I r guess his army as an arm army aint of much more mare account |