The Cairo bulletin., 1873-07-08
JESSE GRANTS RHYMES.
THE FATHER OF THE PRESlDENT
hS \ LITERARY MAN.
New Nor Sun. July 2.


Mr.. jesse Or mt, who died last week
at IV,ington, Kentucky, ana WAS buried
yesterday, though not n man of education,
was not wanting In ims inntion, and If he
hsds enjoyed early advsntsge-, might
have distinguished himself In literature.
He once wrote a serial story By no
means destitute of merit
lie had natural aptitude for rhyming,
which manifested itself when he was n
young man.
Soon alter he started in business as q
tanner be had an apprentice named
| Bowler. The father of Bowler WAS q
| rhymer as well ss Grant, and he sent
communication to apsper IN the neigh
/ borhood called the 'Csstgator, intimating
I that he wanted leather for a pair OF boots
/ with broad soles, not such as dandles
/ wore Old Bowcr's letter was in rhyme,
and the week following there appeared
/ the subioined reply from the pen OF Mr.
! G5snit ..,.,
/ These lines In answer back ! send,
| TO thank you Tor your rhymng letter,
! Published In the Castigator.
! The story OF your worn-out shocs
! j., to q tanner, no stranger new.
| We often hear that story told
| BY those whose feet are pinched with cold
!
! To guard against the frosty weather
I That cash j. scarce they of complain.
I And wish 10 pay their bills in grain.
/ Others who wish TO be supplied
| VIII promise soon TO bring hide.
such pay by us l. greatly priced,
| But j. not always realized.
Now one thing here must relate.
! A. written In the book OF fate
As you've grown old Won have crown poor.
/ A. poets an have done before,
And Yet no one of common sense
viii charge that fault TO YOUR eXprn-,,
or otherwise dispose the weight
Than charge II TO the poets fate
Dame Fate, with me, though, need not mat
For I'm not poet enough TO hurt
, Tho world, 'ti- said owes all 8 liNin
What can't be bought, then, must be given
And tho have not much 10 spare.
| can Al least supply pair
or leather for pair OF shoes,
That YOU NAV sally forth for new.
. And when another pair you want
Just drop note 10 j. K. Grant
The above lines we're written over forty
years ago. More general interest will b,
tclt IN iater production.
y few years ago the sow famous Nr.
Woodhun Tcnnie G. Clsfin she ,her
spelt her name Tennessee and third
sister named Utics were prsc,icinc meti
cine in Cincinnati. Mr.. Grsntwas treatr,
by them, or some Of them, for his ifiiculty
in hearing In the course Of hissclusint
snce he inditef poem on those three sis
tcrs, from which We quoted the following
I extract
VICTORIA. UTiCA ,Nb TENNESSEE.
Three sisters fair. of worth and weight.
. A queen. city and 3 state
. At least. from such each takes her name.
I And all were largely known to fame.
Two OF them took an early -iait
o practice in the healing art.
The other travelled TAR and near.
And visited each hemisphere.
All We're gcniu-c- most rare.
, OF form geniecl and feature. fair.
by a, great space they we're separate
A. the Buckeye and the Golden -tstc.
ON July fourth. the year that's pa-t
While living = 'raps little f4>t,
Each one met certain fate.
But what that was they do not siatc.
O1 july fourth. the present year,
/ With many friends aud much good cheer,
They all three met To- cclebrst"
The anniversary Of that fake
1 That brought with it griei and pain.
And almost brought II back again:
BIt what that wa- they don't express.
But leave NJ all a chance Ia yuc,-.
some old fo,y, a little muddled.
Might -ue.- the girl- had al sOt fuddlrd:
. Other again, more calm and COSY,
Nigh guess the girls we're little hoOIy.
lie that, however, a. 1t may.
B I've but single word TO say
/ That each bcwitching little ,yp.y
/ Got that day q little tipsy.
Mr Grant once drafted the resolution.
Tor tate convention in Ohio, and fo-
many years took an active part iu polite.
lie was eccentric, bat 8. the sam, tim,
original and interesting