The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-05-05
where those supernatural sausages grow,
Whlchswe mis-pronounce when We style
"Bcliona I"

here those supernatural sausages grow,
Whichswe mis-pronounce when We styl,
"BclionA!"
AS crowd that near depot stands.
lmpatiently waiting TO take the cars,
W,ll clear the track" when its iron bands
The pondcrous fiery hppogriir Jars.
Yet the monirnt it stops don't care pin,
But hustle and hustle and go right in;
So the half Of the band that still survives,
Comes up, with long moustaches and
Deterpiped to mince the Captain to chow.
SO soon as Us known he is out OF powder.
Fix feet one fhtrowsers and shirt,
Covered with sweat, and blood, and dirt;
Not very much scared, (though his hat was
hurt
And as full Of holes as garden squirt }
Awaiting the onslaught, behold him stand
With atwclvc-inch "BowIE' in either hand
His cause was right, and his arms were long
His blades were bright, and his heart was
strong; A.s
! Az he asks Of the trinketed clan s. :.
is bird's-eyc view Of the foremost man
But shoulderto shoulder they come togeth
or,
Six sugar-loaf hats and twelve legs Of leath
!, :, or;
Fellows whose names you can't rchearse
".hout 'hstincu'e'y ciutchlng your purse;
h BADIALA and BoTTEsISI,
/ Fierce ALBoSI and fat DASDisr,
Old RUBIN and MAsTILi.isi,
4 ehEkuhlNi ana pA6ASisi:
tfBut had forgot the last was shot.
NO matter, II doh hurt the tale aJot.)
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0"u .o"' u'e t'''ioie Sicw
H., ,;,,," IN .nsI po.s''a'uS n,sp III AR,
ot h",, wy, m.""' ,nas se.'oh gre"
ao ,ha Can,ain L"L ao 'Os pa" IL, -.
r. p" ''"' ''""e"'s ''S'a' MN
ua,,ea ,. -.
Rrau a..ou 'om a s"pu'ae' ps 70 ",''t WIN mar,
10y anu ''0''' anu D'o"h' anu
'A'''
Crack and his blade from point to heft
And round he swinys tLosc ter,;IIe e,us
Heavy and swif, ms n rris,.mill sai,s.
Wback and the ,of,;est conic,l crn,,,
Falls fnll length in ,he Roclv v,I,cy
Smack, and a 1unlicate Uon zoos do,yn
Asa ,sn.nin f,lIr in ho.i;ng' Ill
-" '''' '''' " -" ''"
None remain but old RuslyI.
Fierce ALnoyr, and ia, DAypIsr,
Wary fellows. who take d.light
In prolonging As long as they can. n fpht
To show the science Of cut and thrust.
The politest method of taking life
As some men love. when a bird is trussed
. To exhibit their skill with n carviny.knifc.
INT now with desperate hate and strength.
They cope with those arms Of fearful
length
A scenic effect Of skill, and ar,
A beautiful play of tierce and carte
A fine exhibition /, was. TO teach
The science Of kecping ouit. out Of reach
But they parry, and ward. and guard. and
fend,
Ana rally, ano h@dse, ana Slash, ana
shont;
Ia nopes 'ha' rom mere iatisne IN the emu
lie either VIII nave 10 give IN or give out
No v.,, al.,
W;,ta'', ,1a, roo',i;., I;nL !, liz hon,
~, ~, La dp,'IJ - ,pa III -.
~ ,,,,.,aar hn ~ 80 ,i,' tos, ,.,,,,,,
s,x q. NJ, wn ~ h.nd;,,; ..,.a ond sh,iaI. '
|. II - C...;., ~ - =, ,i'i,,.
And "a .tnI 8k
rain '"
As sbna, ,hro,ch 81. ,;,,,ro =, orross
train
And ,hon, no su;n "a N. ,ob,,;,, s;,b,
Whan ia ,,,a a. e,Is eonr, - a'arG,,
hei"b, ''N' $500 WA "
He brines into plav bv wov Of assistcr
Ills dc xtcr leo AZ a soyt of bal,is,ar
sm,sh, @ IN ,6s tooth 81 ,hn re.rs", wanna
Uc ,brey ,he whoie fa,ce of his hnh.1,iIod
hroora,
And a borr;h,o VII from ,be rocly cb,sp,
Roso in mo oir liLe , bnrdor oIo,,a,
When old Rms, law in a spssm,
From ,he n.rcile:s L;cl af ,hc iron bro.
gan.
Az souo old W,,rox with limo and hook
Wll stand bv the side of n mountai, brook
Ir,or, ,,non i.L;rc . cr.oI oc trout.
But finds So m,ny pokinr about
In ,bc middle and near ,he edges
Fave, 10 bi,c ca soon os ,be hackle
Drons in the stream from his slender tackle
And finally thinks il a weary snort
To fish where trout are SO easily caught;
60 Can,ain D,v,, c..s tired at last
OF tirbtinr with those that drop down 50
Ss,
And ,aI,, = ,nss,o with only q coun,o Of men
Seems noor L;ra oS G,, sf,.r t;Il;ng oC tcn'
lie puts herce aLBoNi hrst out oi the way ]
ana tneh 20 snow o'gnor DANpiNi ms Skill
he sp,uS MN r'gh' up aS ou 'P'' UP
III, fI'" .,;..