The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-25
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Awishing his friend good speed-speed-
speed
A wishing his friend good speed.
OH where are you going? the Governor said,
Oh where are you going said he;
I l m going, my dear Preston Leslie bold,
Strange countries for to see-see-see-
Strange countries for to see.
when viii you be back the Governor cried
When will you be back2 cried he;
I'll be back, my dear Preston leslie bold,
In year or two or three-three-three-
In year or two or three.
Then he rode and he rode on his milk-rhit'
steed.
Till he came TO Owensboro town;
And there he met Mr.. McCreery
And Clint. Griffith aloshn around-round
-ronnd-
And Clint. Griffith alOafn' sround.
The Adjutant said that he needed strong
friends
| For the Bourbons. himself and Leslie;
| They said they were sorry and felt mighty
bad,
But Bourbons they never could be-be-
But BOurbons they never could be.
Then he sprang to the back Of his milk white
steed
And his face wss sad to see.
/ Said he II 90 TO a better land
To the home of the Mac KenIie--sie-Iie-
OF Jeemes the Mac Ken1ie.
So he rode to the home of the festive Jeemes,
poet most rare to see;
Jeemes grasped his hands and kissed his
cheeks
Welcome to Christian, said he-he-he-
Welcome to Christian, said he.
He clasped the Adjutant close to his breast;
Thou art sweet and fair, said be,
Thine eye is brightly soul is game
But a Bourbon l never can be-be-be-
but Bourbon never be.
The heart of the Adjutant sank at this:
Now where is the LEDGER thought he ;
This is not the thing | promised our folks F;
Have erred in my poliey-cy-cy p
Have erred in my policy p
Then he rode and he rode, till he came TO the
OF the wonderful Pulaski
But there be met Mr.. William Fox
Not a Bourb-not Bourbon was he-he
he
Not Bourb-was in Pulaskie.
The Adjutant swelled in his military breast,
Hls army chest heaved he;
Said he, Il shall travel through Brisrtown,
Some friends there, perhap4, l shall see
Some friends there, perhaps, shall see. -
Then he rode till he came to Briartown,
a hoping some friend see.
But he only met Bob ,Breekinridge
And the gallant Colonel gsby-by-by
And the gallant Warren Grigsby.
They offered him bread, wegebubbles and
meat
mo Wine. for Templar is heJ-
But they told him they had fought 'gainst
Bourbonis-um
With Talbot and his coterie-rie-rie-
With Talbot and his coterie.
Then he cried, I'll 20 10 Harrodsburg,
Jeemes CheBoweth for 10 see;
Jeemes told him he was nice little man,
But he failed TO perceive his idee-dee-
But he failed to perceive his idee.
have travelled, cried Dawson, all over the
world,
From Hart county to East Tennessee
But never did see stitch singular men
As these from the Confederacy-cy-cy-
As these from the Confederacy.
They bear no grudge, they feel no hate,
They are open and fair and free;
They are anxious 10 do whatever is right
Even to niggers and heather Chinee-nee
nee
Even to niggers and heather Chinee.
Then he sprang to the back Of his milk
white steed,
And rode to Frankfort town;
And there he saw funeral pile,
And the people all mourning around
round-round-
And the people all mourning around.
OH what is the matter? the Adjutant said,
Oh what is the matter said be;
Why your dear Preston Leslie, the Gov
ernor's dead,
And he died for the love Of thee-thee-
thee
Then he called on the sexton to open the
grave;
"open it wider p cried he;
And be swallowed Ledger and ehoked him
self
Then fell by the side of Leslie-lie-lie-
Then fell by the side of Leslie.
The Governor died as it were today,
The Adjutant died on the morrow;
The Governor died of pure, pure grief
The Adjutant died of sorrow-orrow-I
orrow-
The Adjutant died of sorrow
They buried Lord Leslie n basket Of steel,
Sir Jeemes they buried in wire
And out of Lord Leslie there grew white
rose,
But ont of Sir Jeemes a Brer-ier-ier-
But out of Sir Jeemes a brier.
They grew and they grew on the Capitol
porch
Until they could grow no higher;
And there they entwined in a true lovers
knot,
For all good Bourbons to admire-ire-
ire
For all true Bourbons to admire.