Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-24

Those of readers at all familiar with the story
ana leading characters ofour sister State of Arkansas
(says the ~ o. Deta) will scarcely require a hint as
to the authorship of the exceedingly clever song which
| we publish below 1t bears the ,unmistakable i'm
print OF the most versatile genius ablest
best hunter the most distinguished orator and poet
Southwest, ssiai 5lH s 80 tIfgg- f5rIrT5- ~
fi7i has' nih o9s SONG. sf}iass.as 5t
- TIE FINE ARKANSAS GENTLEMAN - fa
Now all good fellows, listen and story will
ofa mighty clever gentleman who lives extremely we'll
In the western part of Arkansaw close to the Indian
Where he gets drunk once week on whiskey. and inn
mediately sobers himself completely on the very
Afine Arkansas gentleman closeto the Choctaw line.
TINS fine Arkansas gentleman has mighty fine estate
VI hve or SIX thousand acres more ofand thatwill
be worth great deal some day or other if he
don't Kill himself too soon and will only conde-
scend to wait; -aF 81
And four Or five dozen negroes that would rather
work than not
And quantities ofhorses and cattle and pigs and
other poultry that lie never pretends to know
how many he has got; - ~ no
This fine gentleman close the Choctaw line
This fine Arkansas gentleman has built n splendid
On the edge of big prairie extremely well populated
with deer, and hares, and gronse;
ing more to do
Than to leave the potlid Off and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
birds tiy straight into thepot, knowing he'll shoot
them if they don't, and he has splendid stew:
This fine Arkansas gentleman close the indian line
This fine Arkansas gentleman makes several hundred
Unless from drought or worm, or getting a bad stand
filils,
And when it's picked, and ginned, and baed, he puts
it on boat
And get aboard himself likewise and charters tho bor
and has devil of spree, while down to New
Orleans he and his cotton float; :.
This tlne Arkansas gentleman, close the Choctaw
line
And when gets to New Orleans he sacks clothing
store,
And puts up at the City Hotel, the ST Louis, the St
Charles, the Ncrandah. and all other hotels in the
city, ifhe succeeds in finding any more;
Then he draws upon his merchant aud goes about and
Every man from Kentucky and Arkansas and Ala
hama and Virginia. and the Choctaw nation and
every vagabond he meets;
1hls hne Arkansas gentlemen, close to the Choctaw
line.
The last time he was down there when he tloprht of
going back,
After staying about fifteen days or less he discovered
that by lending and by spending, and by being
a prey in general to gamblers, hackmen loafers
brokers, hoosiers, tailors servants and many other
individuals white and black
He'd distributed his and got rid of all his means
And had nothing left show for them barrin' two
or three headaches, an invinciGlc thirst and cx-
tremcly general and promiscuous acquaintance in
the aforesaid New Orleans;
This fine Arkansas gentlemen, close to the Choctaw
line.
Now, how this gentleman got home neither here nor
there
But ire Eccn credibly informed he sworc worse than
tOrty-seven pirates, and fercely comEcd his hair:
ana 4fcT he got safely home they he took oath
4ht nc never bet cent again at any game fcards
and moreover, for want of decent advisers he for
swore whiSker and women both
This lne Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choctaw
This fine Arkansas gentleman went strong for Pierce
and King,
And so came on to Washington to get nice fat Of
lice or some other mighty comfortable thing;
But like him from Jerusalem that went to Jericho
He fell among the thieves again, and could not win
tet whether he coPpcred or not so his cash was
This tiue Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choctaw
line.
So when his moneys all were gone, he took unto his
And Doctor Rcyburn pllysicked him. and the cham
bcrmaid, who had great affection for him. with
her arm held up his head;
And all his friends came weeping round and bidding
him adieu
And two or three dozen preachers, whom he didn't
know at all, and didn't care curse if he didn't
came praying for him too
ihls hne Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choctaw
line.
They closed his eyes and spread him out all ready
for the tomb,
And merely to console themselves they opened the
biggest kind of came of faro right there in his
room.
But when he heard the checks he funo tlc l;nen off
his face,
And sung out just precisely he used to do when he
was alive
"Prindle, don't turn hold on go twenty on the
| King and copper on the Accp
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choctaw
hhe' PIKE. -