The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-03-16
F0RDUNK VILLAGE
BY JOSH 1uAN4'

the old hou haref ytt SSsea
3 tost are all n hps>they ha Y ssstss'
,fnan bi.zinl - N takeing ther, 4Asei'
the old grave ~ hack :ov the little ,ope
e. The ys4y6 nvern. WHARF YEN agt
the towns Slt6ered= ~ on SATURDAY.
nights; TO VET their whistles, and brag Of
.l4A b3l tans, md dh(ll saadia ~ y
gone, and departed.
E"iAnd Roger wllhyts,-w iasSiSbse aian
Roger was the village blacksmith, and
cou,daSueIrey the parsoostpd basdt ,krip'
ture-hiz anvil il still, and he now livs IL
big psx house With ths pet of slas az peo'
pic, just back ov the little story church.
tWA1kllfjMuN .xdl3J116rs,
just az cay az he did the 10 c6hmmands; his
little old of''.' togo yeap snpainted' il nov
no more /
No one ov hiz nameiz left; he and Roger
the blaeksmith, lay side by sidsa just back
9Y the little one. story church, az still ~
dSth ~ hakc them; I 'IH;Ui /
Sue Durham, the crazy woman, I don't
see her! Rocr Sue, sAs .was not slwus vel.
KUN, but no one turned her away; . nights
lodging no one refused; she was even beau
tiful 5tnl, vhenoI 'was's by, tls r. shiunk
from tbe fash ~ her ;siitpe AZ m, ,,i
/ The old folks knu hsr ,sipiiys e pwas ihat
sAalone, 20 often told, and 50 soop6useeeS6n,
. mans perddy.
4
10 ~ Denb94 rfvls No NOEL Ut p fhs
farthcst korner, just back ov the little one
story church, WHARF the ded lay the thick
est, lays 'Sua a,r p. Il o. rsr-e,.as,
A weep In willow, sown by acksidept,
hangs oyer her enave, and on her he'd stone,
these words, almost kpeved prAy. by, pme.
kan be made out, "Sue Durham, aged 50. /"
Parson Powell, who led his fox by the
side q @9l Ettets, W 1e} Iit1 )alloweq
drops at christenings, who fined 10 wedlock.
aud who asked God To- take the denartin
ones, I miis him too; peacefully he sleeps,
just back ov the little one: story church.
Deakon Tucker, who sold sugar by the
DottdI md f3o1tssis " ths fpihtl WHO deli
N *h1I lie; rhdlbar s6be, 1h6f.pt +sisens
and razor straps, who could mcclure yard
ov kottoS, ofkaliko,' TO . thre6d. and who,
4th of Julys, sold 3 fire krackers to us boys
for penny, what haz bekum ov the dear
kon! sajr,.ao
Years ago he ncf, not ~ away. but clus
up to tlls baek wall ov me little, one story
church, near to Parson Powen n,o
"A odd phellow waz e. faah1iaa and
a a'.s:' q, & &c st:a Est tx .. sss:;
didd't hanlcr to do 1t again; he va EonesI
but oh! how fatal to diker. No,peAe, In the
whole village, semembcr, him be haz gone
WHARF they don't g,ys'' ndt, git boot; they
put him in the lnlfspse, just back ov the
little one. story chqrcb.
wife, and Al of Jobs sons and dautsr,+y
IikJ spShd 4 estdoIh tbS esI6 I'D vii.
lage ov Pordunk; the people all stare at me
~ |, StQp lstY endIstop taork ~ sai'ksk-
fnas lf '%hcre4t ~ That Ii 6 f4rnef THEW
Dave Larkins, 40 years ago. in . wrassel On
the village fsSbA, h60 aAxN stood the old,
!tssNn.ppwanT..W -hpoD IN
"Here old Beverly. the barber, shaved for
three ene aPhGye3a1d t4pse :Rqabank hiatt
soled boots Sot quarter. "
TFF At mssee! a. k1e,) YtOh
Motier Benneway sold tsffy here, each
stick at least inches long, and made out
ov Dossos Tucksy's kPt P@jo .Riko md
lassls.
aA1rhars stood the little redi Stool tout,
right thare; it waz the forks ov road thed,
H. "a she korner, ov block nov. ,,,rs .e;,,u \
who kan tell me where Daniel PurdyJ
.skeda d'eeas hstps see ,ssmlpbs" Ds1
lei Purdy.
'Ha''ss ~ ssa thing y - s'skooE ihssdst,
no one ever seems tew kno WHARF they gp1
when they miss thsskm. r1asay just seem %
depdrs1 shas5' ApA f'nsrtrks9 oSsftsWdk1
and be buIrisd.i'zHo. nssr
: Al, Il IL pleasant-it Is cod, tsw 20 back
tew the vi!kae lPsf&tJ thar II more /
people new thare, than there WIS when |
.wus ! bbS, andh o< aiiisfsut ~ hbet-dr
howpiAsrslts1gk aDdoI Haau
TIE old trecs ara the aa,ns, lDAullan alisrl
theuni go6sC ksiiE suusD j0ss wl,assle did,
With villoxs ~ ~ ofite elbQM ';a The mqpa.
tains each side havnF grows. ae1sg Gnallef,
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