The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-07-19

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He Captain ne Sh"u'e0' I7' ''ie "'N"o7 Ds Ae0
Rs the boat 'oSsiH'a', We WIN o@'o' ne i0'A 0o''
Kndwe pass heI V'-n'sh' W the hsHe - tlio ioo'
Pc the water was n'uoay' tue current 50 S"h''
Pc Helena SPso oh""io' A'nu o'si "S'
~ Josephine FPnftsa' h"' struggled N Valn'
Fe passed her at sunSet-the oat'le olo g"ln'
kesped on up the river, more victims in quest;
Fad run but eight hourS I'll We Caught Ine NS
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Pc snorted and spouted, then pulled in near shore;
10 passed her at midnight to see her no more
Remet "Gen. Sherman" walking down III ms mig I
Pc "DnTf's'' al morning the Rose 0uu' al "psn
Eh7 ''i'o~7'0Hs l''''' as We ia" 1t ''a' 0'y'
Rss cAoF""s a'Iu '''''''''S N'''' AoS'' '''s away
Hka the vail Of tic i'st "nen 'hey get 10 'ne gar
ping Ibid by lhe cier@' You nave got mere 700 l"'''
b1a dn't wood was SpinAins' INC p4lNS '"ElNs ih
Fle -dl'souh Fo7Deo on""'o - J'ii' IL ''1' oi"
ksr rich, muddy water, her logs ana hsF 7FoSn'
hI in vered contn5lon' US 1ogs1noF 'ley rushed
Fhs mosquitoes were lnllhoAS "heFe We stopped Z
ttLe wood
f. s1yd thsm by thousands we tried them to soak,
By Offering up incense ochoke them WIN 7noAe'
bur efforts were fruitlesS, our smoke no avail,
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bike 'hoppers in Kansas, their numbers did swell,
TiII at last got reckless and wished them IN III
Rith cheek Of the "deTil," so brassy and bold
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a. them with blankets. GESets pitLOWs dnt
brush,
H. from stem unto stern we 50 wildly did rn'h;
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By the bi2od on bis f3red, the lump on his snoot,
By the wild flashing eye and the way he did hoot,
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Do tender and yonng was the bold sailor boy
Rhen mosquitoes espied him they shouted for joy;
tbn oroidshtrrear,, ys,e3 an tba 1,asuti,1 hills
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VITA a Whir that was "#iui they III QUIT him.
8ie met tn"n half way aHd they S"e'ie0 up ms CHIN
H,ucle Sammy he swora as a mate only 'kfu,
nat 80 many hos4u nc i"' 'oS4 0sio-s 49,
lhough ne u O'en Oh me lt'e' ''' 's''9
he ro On ii good boat and she knows how to skip"
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F1't as So'0 ll''ie o'F''',.s' 9,
d. good navigator as ever saw land
ger 0leLA 1S d Q"'', e'',''"3 "''0
MI '7n eiI''e S'''' ''e" - 'l''' p''9
and how in st. Louis he'd been caught IN ther snare
, ,ias had ,.i5 .s,po.,t vo, cali.
srIo,v h. +oo ,ba,n out riding to operas to bafIs
H., 49,, a;,.tnI ~, ,lra.g.,} m l,iy host
~ -. 5,,s.,,r, .,5,l,, ,,,o, to Tho +es+
r,o,.,,. s,,,. -, b..r,7o shoemaker Nv tr,da-
49, ,r,;,, ,,,ocr.i,,..o s,,cces. ,,e,l ,,,, made
b., ;,,,,, ,,,7 fellow, ,,Il n,stad s.v,,7 l,t,
A,hor IL gats 10 Ifalsna Nick MilIen viii sw,at.
And at this same shop he can ever be found;
BE will make You boot, and will warrant ft
And the stock he'll put in it has never been ".ot''
Inc GABLES h@al ana tAe lihsi' 60 i'le
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Pic Is always on hand, what Is lacking ne sees.
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.mt nav" 'ne osS' SooN Z" ~ io''la = ~ "''''
fl'S poS'ay ana c'iieea'e Always 'he ooS''
Our auidshipman' said as he rose from the table,
fra like to eat mere If I only was able
va aat NO rn,,cl, now that In, road,, ~ d;o,,
Our MILDLY Is a nartvr-if makes me shed tears
He,s seen such hara service for one of his wears
The, ,.bze8, o5 .h,,,Isg1aa, H., g,
bfg s+r4 ~
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BE whipped twenty-five 10 less than one year,
fear
Now hes going to Montana to soc his dear ma,
He'll 20 back in September some more necks to chaw
So far in the distance she looked like a speclf.
From Bismarck she started four days in advance.
And now, just ahead, like spectre she danced.
looked through giasstkey we're bughfng for shame
To think that their Selio leven days on the route
Should be passed by s'Heleua only seven days out.
W&S0fe Uuah they lookeu tor or ever mad thought,