How suddenly, dear sir, you stopped your talk of war and glory,

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Title	How suddenly, dear sir, you stopped your talk of war and glory,
Publisher	[New York] : T.W. Strong, New-York.
Date	[1861-1865?]
Description	A man leans on a crunch and a walking stick. He wears a hat that says "D.B. Exempt." D.B. stands for "dead beat," a slang term for men who faked injuries or illness to avoid duty.
Notes	Text: How suddenly, dear sir, you stopped your talk of war and glory, / When you thought a draft was to take place. But it's the same old story; / A dog that's always barking, they say will never bite, / So with one who talks of fighting, he's the last one to go fight. / There's a very apt old saying, and 'twill well apply to you, / That a man can't be a patriot, and be a coward too.
	"528"
Genre	Caricatures and cartoons.
	Comic valentines.
Subject	American wit and humor.
	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
	Patriotism -- Caricatures and cartoons.
	Draft -- Caricatures and cartoons.
	Truthfulness and falsehood -- Caricatures and cartoons.
	Courage -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Has format	TMP.objres.210.jpg
Provenance	McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Identifier	Comic Valentines, 5.10

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