The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-03-30
The Great Chicago Fire.

The Only Authentic History Of That
Appalling Calamity --Written by Peleg
Wales.
All the editors of all the other news
papers of Chicago having published
Histories of the Fire, Mr.. Peleg Wales
permanently detailed for fatigue duty
on the Eue'sing Post, presents his His
tory with becoming diffidence, beg
ging the public not to criticise too
severely his first effort. He claims
for it only the merits of accuracy,
pathos, breyity, eloquence and COM |
prehensiveness. He has CROPPED for |
facts with an untiring assiduity; has
interviewed Mrs. O'Leary and Peg
leg Sullivan has inquired about the
fatal oyster stew; has seen the resus-
citating Phenicks; has met the unfor-
tunate COW face to face. He has more
over. consulted all the standard au-
thorities, and desires herein to ac-
knowledge his Indebtedness to the
History by Messrs. Colbert and
Chamberlain, to the Lakeside Monthly
and to the eleven volumes by clergy
men who escaped from the devouring
element. P. w. confesses himself
somewhat mortified at the steel en-
cravings; they are not IS graphic as
he hoped to make them-but he
entreats the reader to remember that
no artist, though ever so inspired,
could do Justice to the Great Fire
which he undertakes to portray. We
haven't room for the spirited wood
cuts that illustrate this history of the
great calamity. The reader will be
content with having them in his
minds eyed. Erening Post.
This is the barn O'Leary built.
This is the meal that lay in the barn
O'Leary built.
This is the cow with the crumbled
heel that chewed the cud of the hay
and meal that lay in the barn
OLeary built.
This is the woman with tin pail that
MIXED the COW with the frisky tail
that chewed the cud of the hay
/ and meal that lay in the barn
O'Leary built.
This is the kerosene lamp that bust
that made the matron get up and
dust that MIXED the COW with the
rampant tail that chewed the cud of
the hay and meal that lay in the
barn O'Leary built.
This is the man that passed that way
that saw the fire break out in the
hay right over the kerosene lamp
that bust that made the damsel get
up and dust that MIXED the COW
with the treacherous heel that
chewed the cud of the hay and
meal that lay in the barn O'Leary
built.
This is the oyster as big as your fist
that clicked the man with terrible
twist so he couldn't boiler fire when
he passed that way and saw the
flames shoot up in the hay right
over the kerosene lamp that bust
that made the female get up and
dust that MIXED the cow with the
wicked tail that chewed, the cud of
the hay and meal that lay in the
barn O'Leary built.
This is ye,Governor jealous and stern
that wanted the Springfield milish
to return and thought his "author-
ity" all gone to smash when Phil.
, preserved order and settled the hash
: of the thieves and law breakers and
all of their kin and yet it is plain
r he'd far better have been as dumb
as the oyster as big as your fist that
, choked the man with its terrible
, twist so he couldn't hOller fire
when he passed that way and saw
, the flames bust out in the hay right
over the kerosene lamp that bust
| that made the matron get up and
, dust that MIXED the COW with the
, mischievous heel that chewed the
t Gud of the hay and meal that lay in
} the barn OLeary built.
; This is the horrible scribbling ghost
That took these notes for the Zee
f ming Post that saw the Governor as
jealous as sin of his dignity yet he'd
: far better have been as dumb as the
oyster as big as his fist that choked
, the man with its complete twist SC
, lie couldn't holler fire when he
t passed that way and saw the flames
e break out in the hay right over the
r kerosene lamp that bust and made
the damsel get up and dust thai
$ MIXED the COW with the crumpled
heel that chewed the cud of the hay
and meal that lay lin the barn
OLeary built.