Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-01-03
..0uR CARRIERS ADDRESS,
JANUARY 1, 1873.
~
l{SeGs6
VI

NV friends. to you all
The old and the young, the big and the small.
am the Carrier who brings you the news;
Who keeps every household from having the blIes;
g. Every week do come with the to your door
Of what has transpired. and on shore;
And hope to continue the pleasant relation
10 bring you each week the of the nation
And now will tell how got in
The Boss said that must write address;
That it was the custom, each year, for the devil
10 write an address to his parons-the people,
And when Mr.. Iatt. comes down pretty lEard
The thing must be done. you can bet that card.
So scratched ut my head the whole Of one day.
And tried hard to find some grand thi lgs to say.
But, sad to relate-yet such is my fate
There was response from my sluggish young pate.
SO do not expect any great things from Inc,
But write the address, must. you see.
1t is only choice twxt the fire and pan.
And now with will, II do the best that can.
And now let us take grand inventory
And see what we We made in wealth or in glory
In the year just gone-frst after tile Centennial
Our genius and pluck can have denial;
And it's conceded by all the nations of earth
That we, as people. occupy the top BERTH
We excel every nation in everything grand:
Our. mountains and lakes rivers and land
Our grand spOuting gpysers. famous hot springs
That life and strong health to the invalid brings;
The long Mississippi. the pride of the West,
That carrie the wea t of the land on its breast;
And the grand Old Mne'ly," all turbid and cold.
That drains the rich mountains of silver and gold;
The miner and farmer are blessed by its smiles,
AS starts for the distant three thousand miles.
New York has its Hudson. picturesquey fair:
Pennsylvania points with pride its smooth Delaware.
Our lakes are like seas. whose tides never fail.
And are made ali alive with steamboat and sail;
They re surrounded by cities. with temples and halls =
And Niagara you know is the monster of falls
And our great Exhibition. the wonder of all,
Showed what progress we made from beginnings SMALL
Now what shall be said of all the great
That the land has produced since the treaty of Penn?
The patriot philosopher, Benjamin Franklin,
Who the and bottled the lightning!
Our country brave father, the great Washington
Who humbled the pride of king at Yorktown?
1t IS use to name them-you know them right well,
From Jefferson down, to Everett and Bell
The hunter, Dan Boone, who killed Indians and coon
And the eloquent orator. John G.. Calhoun
But they did not die out in that generation;
Their mantles down to Sumner and Lincoln,
TO Webster and Clay.
TO Blaine and to Randall, who are with us to-day. -
In every department men take the lead;
The thief on the is o'erslradOweI by Tweed
And Judas, who carried the purse Apostolic,
by Gilman, who gave the New Workers the collie.
In religion too, ahead long way,
For get up almost every day;
The old revelations for us will not do
We for ourselves and feel of things, too:
Like the Thomas of old, our eyes might deceive;
But feeling is the great naked truth believe
The Chnamans Josh. and the Indians Great Spirit
Have rights that sacred in this land inherit
Each one il allowed his mode of devotion,
No prisons chains account of opinion.
But, 1 IN sorry to say, that at this very day.
Across in the East they fighting away.
a million of men, in martial array,
Like bull dogs at bay each other do slay;
And this, too, is done by people who pray.
1t is monstrOus to know that people
10 make of religion curse and woe,
And to make of their friend inveerate foe.
The grandest emotions that men conceive
Are made to murder and tieve.
But let 90 back to ourselves as a Nation;
The god that worship is the golden god Mammon
And those who follow his lessons divine
Are never allowed to call on him in vain;
lie is always at home to prayer;
Ii you follow his preceps salvation is sure
His yoke is not heavy his burdens light,
And all will succeed who follow them right.
If you not posted, will give you the creed,
Which is easy follow if you will take heed
The first of importance don t borrow lend,
Nor dream such thing as having friend;
For it sometimes will tend
To the granting of avOrs that s asked in the end.
Whenever dollar falls into thy hand
Right there take a stand, buy nothing that g grand,
But make it productive in houses or land
Don t have any scrupes of the means that you use;
In making your money. stand every abuse;
Be called small, mean, other bad name
The god that you worship will bless you the same;
The tears of widows and orphans don t mind
Iis soft to be kind;
10 every distress you must always be blind.
A marriage should be for convenience you know
1t Is all very well that Of love you should blow;
But to harbOr the feeling, you know, will not pay
In this business day;
The investment is risky-so some people say.
There are some exceptions to this general rule,
There are who don't worship belong this school;
And here in Bozeman, am happy to say,
There none that by Mammon have been led astray.
The men are all generous, liberal and free;
The ladies kind and sweet as can be.
You have only to look round the town and confess,
That you distress,
But homes full of comfort and much happiness 81
"A few years agO-say, dozen or So
This place the home of the buck and the doe,
The WOLF and the bear, and the wild buffalo.
Now on the same land, you on each hand S
As II q magician had f0urished his wand