The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-11
Gypsum Creek Items.

! The holiday season has just passed. and
with it went all it, revcls and its gayety, and
the world has settled down To lis sober sell
again. IL is questionable whether or moi there
has been too much dissipation. Ii there has,
we can console ourselves with the fact that il
comes only once year. The echoes OF te
holiday watch word-Gg,a ricansus viuinaus-
have hardly died away, for they are OCCASION
ally revcrbcrated from social dance and even
ine parties.
The fall of snow during the holidays brought
with it much pleasure, rs was attested by the
creak of sleigll-runners. the merry laughter,
and The noisy jingle OF bells.
reunion was held at the White school
house, on New Years evening" under the aus
pieces OF the Gypsum Lyccum. good crowd
OF about two hundred and fifty persons WAS
present. Instrumental music, literary exer-
cises. and a good tr, at for the Inner man
were among the more enjoyable exercises OF
the evening. IL merry iace> and bright smiles
can be relied upon as n truthful index, then,
indeed, all had good time.
few of the hunters. for which Gypsum is
justly famous, went on the chase with horses
after wolves last week Several were seen.
but only two were captured. John kingman
was the lucky man, he got both of Them
The wolves-both coyote and grey-are doing
considerable damage. They double discounted
the holidays in their ravagcs in the turkey
roost aud hen house. Several more hunts are
on the tapis.
And this reminds me that we are to have
another shooting match. aud perhaps two.
Gypsum Creek has spawned good r1emen, as
was demonstrated az the recent matches that
have been held.
The Gypsum Lyceum meets every Monday
night ut the White school house. II is certain
ly in nouriShing condition. Methinks the
spirits oi Demosthenes aud Cicero hover near
AT hand when some of our young men are on
the floor debating. Free kingman Is President
The writing aud spelling schools. under tie
direction OH ". Greeley, are well attended
January oh, 1877. MusPYGlrE.
With the consent OF the editor of the ''Gyp.
SUM Siao." we send you tn following. read in
tirat paper at the reunion on New Years
evening:
THE MAN WHO DRIVES GRAY TEAM.
I've wasted nuca toll. burnt a gallon OF oil,
Aud Of paper I've used hell a ram
To write unto yoH, Whit know 10 BE- irrc.
About yoGng man who drives gray team
Twas some tm. ago-i;he night Of the snow
That hal a woaderI dre ma
I awoke In the night and cri i with Alright
AZ the death of the man who drives the gray team.
And I'll you some more, that happaned before,
In the season 81 reaeses sni cream;
From Salina he eSme, don't know his name.
This dashing young who drives the gray team.
There's Dung lady rair. with dark auburn hair,
Whose ewes with beauty doth gicaEn
In buggy thy riie, She close by the side
waen Tia m,rning shines and the enyote whines
,ud the moon Eoing down 50 lain;ly doth CLEAN;
The ROSTERS shrili crow dstalet Us al know
Tbs; tn man Is jus; having, who drives the gray
team
TIE boys up in town disturbed hya sound.
OF wheels on the bridg. tina; crosses the stream
o. horses lie; too the man : not IN visw.
bat we know he's Tie who drives the sy team
The bows rub their cyes with a lock OF surprise.
And out Of heir windows they scream;
.'I'li docia- tls layigh, rather late IN the njsh,
For the maR to come home who drives the grzS
team.
know no; what's true. but between yog IA. M.
To M II really doth seem
That bGsiaCSs uarani by this dssairr yOaag maa.
This from Sslina VINO drives the gray tcsra-