The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-07-23
IRON the Missouri Republican,
The Fine Arknnaas GenfIemar.

The Fine Arkansas GentIeman.
TELL
of mighty clever gentleman, who lives ex-
tremey well,
in the western part of Arkansaw, close to the
Indian line,
Where he gets drunk once week on whisky.
and immediately sobers himself completely
on the very best Of wine;
hne Arkansas gentlemen close to the Choctaw
line,
This fine Arkansas gentleman has mighty fine
estate,
III hive or six thousand acres of land or more
that will be worth great deal some day or
other If he don't kill himself toe SOON and
Will condescend To wait;
And four or five dozen negroes that would
rather work than not
And such quantities of horses, and cattle and
pigs, and other poultry, that he never pre-
tends to know how many he has got
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close 10 The Choc-
taw line.
This fine Arkansas gentleman has built SPLEEN
did house,
ION the edge OF a big prairie extremely well pop
ulated with deer, and hare. and grouse
Aud when he wants TO feast his friends lie has
nothing more TO do
Than to leave the pot-d off, and the decently
knowing he'll shoot them if they don't, aud
he has splendid stew;
This tne Aarkapsas gent len4an close to the Choc-
law liae.
This fine Arkansas gentleman makes several
hundred bales,
Unless from the drought, or worm, or some
pher darnd contingency his crop is short OF
fails;
And when it's picked and ginned; and bailed,
he puts II on boat.
And gets aboard himself likewise and charters
the bar, and has humping spree while
down to New Orleans he aud his cotton
float;
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc-
line.
And when he gets to New Orleans he sacks
clothing store,
And puts up at the City Hotel, the ST. Louis.
the ST. Charles, the yerandah, and all the
other hotels i'll the city if he succeeds in
finding any more;
Then he draws upon his merchant and goes
about and treats
Every man from Kentucky, and Arkansas and
Alabama, and Virginia, and the Cboctaw
nation, and every other damned vagabond
he meets;
This fine Arkansas gentleman close to the
Choctaw hue
The last time he was down there, when he
thought Of going back,
Alter staying about fifteen days or less. he dis
covered that by lending and by spending. and
being a prey in general TO gamblers, hack
men, loafers, brokers, boosters, tailors, ser
wants, and many other individuals, white and
black,
He'd distributed his assets and got rid of all his
means
And had nothing left to show for them. barrin
two orthree headaches an invincible thirst.
and an extremely general and promiscuous
acquaintance in the aforesaid New Orleans
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc-
law line,
Now, how this gentleman got home is neither
herenor there.
ButTve been credibly informed he swore worse
than twenty-seyen pirates, and iercely comb
ed his hair;
And after he got safely home they say he took
an oath,
That he'd never bet a cent again at any game of
cards, and moreover, for want of decent ad-
visers, he toreswore whisky and women
both
This ine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Chloe
taw line.
This fine Arkansas gentleman went strong for
Pierce and King,
And so came on to Washington to get n nice fat
office or some other mi ghty comfortable thing
But like him from Jerusalem that went to Jer-
cho,
He fell among the thieves again, and could not
win bet whether he coppered or not, so
his cash was bound to go;
This fine Arkansas gentleman close to the Choc
taw line.
So when his money all was gone, he took unto
his bed,
And Doctor Reyburn physicked him, and the
chamhermaid 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 did mt care cent if
he didn't, came praying for him too
This fine Arkansas gentleman close to the Choc
taw 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 game of faro right there
in his own room
But when he heard the checks, he flung the
linen off his face,
And sung out just precisely he used to do
when he was alive, "Prndle, don't turn
hold on 60 twenty on the king and cop
per on the acel''
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc-
taw hne. PIKE.
Curious Rhyme.
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