The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-09
THE FINE ARKANsAw GENTLE
 MAN
Reply of Col Bou1iao, 10 an Ar,lele
 Published ID New York Paper
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 h yoar fssue .i =i4A= =,ad appears a.. article from tie EAe, 1;k.. R4.I1z, i.5a,- sal which questions ;hc. correctness ef my stz,ener; oi he eireGzs;Aaces 9ader which Gen Pike song The Fine A.A- ansas Genleraa1. was s-s; sung. N..h great and beeoFains Geference :o inc El<7 .Itfd i ;s.-.aEf a,cirs elaborate correction ef Fils .e-n.alscences. car easily show ,hA; the ioayrIt :s ~rerE and that am -gh,. ~AS n2: p.eSe-. when inc so-g ~4s tsr>; sung. 8-; ne statement; whieh ,he iearnz. contends IS incovrec', was made upon inform alton furnished r1e by .ilbe- Pike. me author oi inc Sers. Na3o- E.as Rector. the s4e,e-. thereof Hon Kobe-- W. Johnson. st the fine United s;a:es Senator from AF.znsav. and from lohnny Coyle, ~he rirs; >aas he sons !; ; meet ing of the = koas; oyster Club. Aiber- Pike and Ichnnl CoYie are sui liyias. and am willing ;o submit the question .. issue between myself ard the Ele- l.sf Pa'Iselr to1vra. - .ncTr.
 Ix.ll ad1 ira; iit-- ! |. G-eens o-od. os Benton county. ~ho ~4s member oi congress from thFs s;a.e zi the ;lr7e the song was nTsf sun. tr-ld ne less thar :ea days ago iha: raH statement as published -asa the ! RAAE-E-s s.as zcryec:
 an ore of i.rl,e5 nun Der ;: < Der Fixes f1ends ;s x nom he has presented z copy of hls poems tar he has ue.er peb- lished any ioT saie n ihis copy is a complete accocn; - .- Fixes wake. re- ferred ,o 5y the kaAys1% Win :he ora ton of Professor Dml;7. and a ;he speeches and poems. he F.ne a:k2n- Sas Gcntcraa1 ~as aas SGrs d, .he wake: !; had la,a.ng 70 do ~-;h me wake; II vas sung. as have 5e>crbed two or three wears .efovr :he spree .; Johnny Cox.es- "a; ;he E.e7 l.fa REI-r'2, fo4yr4. ;h:1ks inc song had some Felzao1 ;a me axe. $ ez.oea: from this sentence l- ,:s a--.cle
 The following $ oar irap-essloa | 10: conviction. af the tac:s concerted u.;h .Ae song. IS aa:an- a-c hs faeno- 'oh.ry Coyle- Then fo.lo~s me s.ory Q: F.xes reported death. hl> z7e1pe-tcG zooez-- ance zs "as-s--srr----. .r,s. sh.- u.>e :: Johnny Coyle's A@e- y1.1rE ss a- .rte-- estins descrlp,so- of those fes-vl:les. the JoEysa! pat-7-l-zsTlsIN adds. .' ca. has AflA III Is3-All4ft- lEcEllE-- s-zLt e--S-.-1A. this story Si.h a.s re- .iec-lun at !skes earlier song. ~E,ch &zs oot se1s a, the wake a; aii 7 i,ss TT possible fo- me ta reconcile the->e t~o -ur.A;5on> rom me Journal z--sz.e- ae arSt says s.s couslcton nf he f4 -s -ornccled z5,h the song. l> az-ec cpaa inc cs--a.r.- stances q the 4ke .he second asSs ;: have not cleaae5 ne sco7. .: ,he wake with zsy -reco,.e-,.oa 1f Fs.e's e4-- her song Shlch A4s ra: .4as 3; re uzkc al Al, =
 Viii inc ed5.o- at :hc ,.-rz4l please tell me Waa. a1 = re.c-s s5e- ae speaks c: ss.e, eaf- sag. :: he means = ae Ire srssa sas .--:le-...r. he sGstzsas re. ie- -rpe4, thz- .f.z. s7r.- was compose and >a-s iz-s 5efa-e ne wake. and ha6 aoiasz- ~ az-ese- .a 13 ~Ith the s'a&e b.: E: t.e means thls sar.E. what become q hss -t1-.ist-s ., ne facts connected @l;a :A= sa1z. l-- z-.ho-. and his f7erac laara. Cesie :. xA-- .aeSe tzcts as he relates them hare reference only 10 the ~4se
 There $ v~-- easy zay q settle thas paeasan, eoo-eNersF. ME Editor Genera, Albert Pike is saI .islnz l1 Wash aaE-aa 0ry: hls 4ddre>s ls -is Thl-d s--eec. \ W. [ C- Bot-IaNoT.