Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-04-06
BRICK POM EROY STRIKES
PETER OLEuM.

Petroleum you are the Pete for me =.
Else why? Mr.. Moses smote the rock, and
water eushed forth, first; smotc its rock,
and exceeding much of the oil trcaclcd
forth. And am rich oilso. TO find so
much grease doth well agrease with me. ]
skirmished from garret upon the oil region.
Ever since became born, my poverty has
been hard to be borne have suiiered-l
have been bored by creditors! My credit
was run into the ground People thought
me rich meanwhile, and a very meanwhile
it was, too. They thought had plenty of
money; so they wanted pay down for what
| bought. Not wishing to humor people,
albeit something Of a humorist, perhaps
will not purchase many things. | leased,
bored, bought it! Veni, vidi, vici! Oil-il
le-i Grease-i Oils well that ends WE'LL
especially, if it is an oil well bored and
it came. | drilled n hole through rock
and already have been awarded with SO
much oithe fuel being prepared for the, ii,
nal contlagration, that fear the last boil
will end in a great fizze as did the Dutch
Gap Canal.
And now am rich-more rich than any
man or any other. have lots of money
now when | have no use for it,
What queer world. Nothing like oil !
Folks say, ''IIollo ! here $ Honorable Mr..
Brick, Just struck a fortune. Deuced fine
fellow, Mr. Brick - Three months since |
was plain Brick It's all owing to Pc
troleum.
And now for splurge. Brown stone
house on FIFTH Avanue, with brown stone
| front designed by Old Brown himself, or
both ends of it, Red horses with greer
tails, pink eyebrows, blue ears, chocolat,
colored eyes frizzled name and matchles'
style. yellow wagon with black sides, pur.
pie blinds and brown top, la clam shell -
| Ethiopian driver with white kids, solterino
stockings, magenta hat band, and falls,
teeth on gutta percha base. And n sixty
four oXtrave ethiopiana with brccatell,
drawers, that modesty may not be shocked
! by looking at the legs thereof And "A Ii
brary devoted to red-backs, brown-backs
maroon backs, and even "greenbacks! -
Darn the expense quothes |. And II hav
park in the wookshed, and "A bathing tu
full Of oil in the Church, and wild bufia
10 cut steak trom-and oysters rs large a
toes aud square heels. and a scat in som
fashionable church, and new hoop. skirts 10
all my hired girls, and | will employ $
many niggers to wait on me, that oil IL
have to do will be to be happy. Oh Pete
Let me kiss you for your Ma. And I'll la
abed mornings, and sit up all night, am
bore my friends oil day, till they can't bare
it Talk about honest industry. Sawin
wood for the dust, opening oysters for tn
shells, backing boots merely TO see you
face in them, and being honest forty yeal
, waiting for some rich man to adopt you !
! Played Petroleum is the boy. And no.
= III live high. Out of my house, val
pomp! Away from me, cold cuts, crackers
, cheese, mush boiled, No. 5 mackere
, warmed up soup and brilliant appetite.
! I've struck Pete
Now, when go on the stre~, folks ru
, TO the windows and smile And thev as
r me to smile in Ginual Cock Tails house.
And they all have kind word. o, Pet
YOU the Roleum for for me Things
q my limited kingdom isn't as they used
n was Farewell, raggid habiliments, Gooc