The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-05-20
THE SCOTS IN CAMP.

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q cn few more pine knots, Tom; it's snap
j pmnd mad from Rocky Canon comes with keenest
:. hsT nsI rousin' old camp fire. an then well
so M Mssnd ny rife over hyar-must Keep my
,,.lr Y doesn't alters know jist when he'll need
a :. IN the cussed Injun sneaks ar huntin'
,,as ne ,D yer pipe, old pardner, thar's nuthin'
e.sv n he intermission thet's atween each yarn
or joke.
sdsnt know what's got inter me, fur on the
trail to-day,
!, thoughts hev bin scoutin'. round camp
1 anp p thsl's in Gods country near thet
bright Ohiostream.
i, ths mem'r Of the past KEEP crowdin' on
me like dream
j ed Tie OLD log farm house. whar' spent my
,s5oSI s h, house with its noisy crew; the boys
i. all their plays;
! ii zee the old red meetin' house, whar' once
lined the church
EMin with pious folks while, then left 'em
n The lurch!
sd bless that old red meetin' houseI I tell We,
Tom, it makes
. n hart heat up with warmest love, an every
fiber quakes,
Z men mem ries shoot across my trail. of all the
Joys | seed, s
Has | fined the sin'ral rush in the '4s stam-
J r,.s Pssss ssgy yuu eu.ssd idiot DON'T jump at
axt ali ysrseif with grass--vhoa. howl list on;+
thet snortin round. S
|a back thar to yer grain that war q wolf
d n IL The hootin of an owl, or flutterin' of a
krdD
fhl var sayin', Tom, I used to listen to the
Ina the old gray-headed preacher told us how
10 toe the chalk. Z sssss - sss.ss 3
| 1rthsr war 8 righteous man I'll back old
Psrson Hurd
|sn he aysss Gospel sharp thet ever slung the
|smn's d eloquent as some, an didn't wear
sich clothes
|httem thethung gold spectacles across pious
nose;
|sa when il comes to Gospel-talk tibet overlook
|hsoh man bulged away ahead, an played a
EAl Eli lge.sa Y. q TO 30 eighteen or SOL mindI
li hear the parson drawin'. consolation from
the writ; - 5 ~ ~
DIT some how or another. no matter how 1
l'' = tsssD 'ssD s;as thsss eyes mine from wander
Esr I'll the country gals d sit. in the best O.
Sunday clothes,
! Auonderin' arter meetin's out, who'd ketch the
lliSsIt 81. Z Fri mined bent tattoo when I'd git
ipn !. daisy with her face half hid behind her
HI when when, The bsnediction an Donology war
''asss ~ s5 n i line outside the door, an OH
sedter feel, afore my turn, as each successive
laehsd e; out o ranks up to his gal. an crooked
" aiter hookin' on myself, an startin' down
the lane "'i
'''Is ss 9s, ,ss|s dsdys farm my eoasase all came
tlen we'd laugh, an chat, an sing. and
:, squeeze each others hands, s
ny thousan things that none but lovers
~ tne sweetest little gal that ever slung q
KISS. 2-Ns - 4fs = ~-ass sssss7s ? - :
'ls s;ss days spent sparkin war all gilt-edged
y married that thar beauty, Tom, if that
tarnal cry of gold
ant hks an ocean billow over all the country
!, ea goodbye. '''o
eit M aer standin' in the lane with sad an
= n z
0Rlsed as to go back, Of course. at no great dis
asasa man gets in these hills he's liable to |
&N g
nanted gold industriously, but couldn't |
!, 2ke stake, zae.. Il 2, : ss7rs 80
me1 eniigrated hyar, endeavorin' ter
''sn e. e take me home. but failed-an' then |
A'.ec hnntin' Injuns on the trail, an hyar I
A'0ns oss. dsy, ! Tom. ] may go back to take
as s,au1 o,a familiar objects on my early stampin'
l09s 9s up thet gal? not much, old pard !; I'll bet
NET country school 1900,
foolr' "ioa' CnieI'you tarnal
Wyoming Rit, ? in the Detroit Free Press