The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-05
Il TEXIN EPIC.

The following irresistibly iudicrous de-
scriptjon in rhyme of the casual vicissitudes
of courtShip in saiubrious Southwestern So
cie;y is from the pen of very clever comic
contriblter 10 the Louisville Courier Jour
nal, whose facetious success is novelty:
SUING SUSAN.
Susan Brown aud " lillian Brady lovers
in tue Lone Star State, one calm night, all
euuE and shady, side 10y side iu converse
safe. Twas on old man Browns piazzt
stars were Frightening all rhe skies, and tUs
moon above the plaza was Just then upon tho
rise. Twas the hour for love or liquor
calm, sweet hour in early June love nor
Fine wall ever kiciAer OH such night with
such a moon.
Susan fair as Hebe dressed in all
her Sunday ciothes-fairer thau your conSiu
Phoebe, who is fairer than the rose. As tDc
Siiliam-never wildwood sheltered yuufa
more stout or haze he was from his very
childhood what she Texans call a whale
hero they sat GJr long hours IA king uf thci~
soNS ,aud hopes aud fears talking OF their
loves, aud chalkiUg ont their plans for CON
ing years. Talked they also OF Tbs.T mar
Ti%Se, Limiting of q distant day when a littis
crib aud carriage might perchance come into
play.
Thus they sat, her hand in prison-uot 4.
pFis3n harsh or steru-for twas mere
locked IL hiS'u, as his lips were pressed to
Ler'n.
But alast the course Of true love smooth
rrns, Oh never, never Hearts eniiIked IL
ol3 or new love soon or late must sigh aud
sever. Oh that iu sea of rapture, where
tie ESart lnost sweetiy floats, fate piratiCs =
sure TO capture half our IS and cut our
threats
/ Iack the smell of shot and powder rises
like funeral kuel Louder, loudeT, amt
still louder rumbes that heart rendiuG smell
-Susau's sybil soul pTophe+ic knew that
LGalbe meant but i!l-kuew that old iualI
Brown erratic was upon the huat Of Riiif
lasf
er-ashing, caring not now she feels that
| hity dollars were poor pay TO see bim shot
Oh, the earnest love of woman Little for
itself II seeks IL il not a thing uncommon
for its fiaU-e 10 last SIX weeks
All at once a door l. busted close 10 where
the lovers sit William had got up AID
busted, bus - was too late to git. Ere be
dreamed of fight or fear once or had time
| TO cut and run, old man Brown made his ap-
pea-auce with his doubled -barrslled gun
Susans knass shook fast aud faster WI
| llan also snoOk, 'tis said, till they tumhled
down the plaster from the ceiling overhea6.
Susan screamed, her dat k hair fiyiug lk.s
? iTeteor streaming Tar, spriuEing To her feet
aud crying, PLEASE don't shoot. . cruel pai''
But that pa, so cod and cruel, sNoTe he'd
send Bill TO that cline Nhere there's too
much fire and fuel for - nave a pleasant
! time Then lie raised his shooting-irot,,
: raving much and Ewearing more. till tine arr
/ was biue-bnt why ran on tlius telling how
I be swore? What, OF, what was William
doing while thus raved the clj Caloot See
/ ing plainly what was brewing, he Mas like
wise on the shoot.
! Hold, rash pa exclained he daughter;
4 all uuheeded were her cries a. also the sweet
/ saltwater streaming from her lovely eyes.
Standing there in all his rigor, old man
Brown now aimed bis gun, pausiug ere hs
! pulled the trigger, thinking maybe Bill
/ sscSlE run. Bill, though WAS not OF the cat
! lie ewh hich viii neither dare nor DO hs,- otce
! showed into battle, he was sure to Ase il
/ IL through. Never since the siege of liliUm
! was suspense felt more profound for "a mo
risnt more, and William Lad been made to
| bite the ground.
q lickly drawing his repestcc, of which te
! carried two or three. cooking il at shoIteet
] meter, grew bead On Q. NJ. B. Few things
/ swift as lightning are therei Swift thua
came the pistols roar, and poor SusaN :
! hapicSs father lay there wei'eriug in hIs
! gore Williams sure uusrring bulie.-au
! Internal slDg, up douht-tuok .. NJ r. IL
the gullet aud he Salt Zed ri = ht up he spout
And the coroner, living nigh him, came
but William didn't run. feeling sure they IL
! Justify him in The deed that le had done.
! Which Hey did for papa's fury. Susan,
! weeping, told IL u'er aud to William said
| the jury go my son, aud shoot no NOR. -
Here my InuSe must stop aud tarry al
she knows is in this lay betlier Bill aud
| Sue will marry she is not prepared 10 say
| But as Bill-who is no joker with stock, 4
cards, you undsrs'iand -iu that gams 1t
ieaden poker F.ayci = square and honest
| hand.
Should he, when there ara no traces lett
| ai his Euerring shot, meet Sues hand wi-h
! tut four scts, de will no doubt take the uo;
/ Tor Sue knows her pa was able, aiid hal
| done II wiih rush. with his full tn s7s,,L,
the table. had aot William leli Il Ish.