Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-23
TEsa,sLE RIDE OF PETER m,palDr. BRIDE.


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~ sse nstasu,nmer night fuii Of horrors for hin,
y 'ne right that he had-how he thought that b;
T nthSy they found him st morn bruised in body and
WIN tel you the t.lo for tshoxs what nsy come
merry old topper was Peter MeBnde: II
An was fond Of bis glass . sehooIboyof lam.
aug nppnng to him was matter Of pridc. y
n, hS rode every night for bis regular sirsn, *
10 me village hotel, on his old chestnut mare. q
40 iosed tho black bottle that greeted him there.
But Q, what foo was that botto to himi
M. snnsrsa ros hs neryes Saa It reddensd his nose
aim: ~ ssew lsN noIow, big eyesight grew
His form became ssebls; ihs trssls 5n d .sa e,o,.
as addsa aaeb p,aht Gn nis Is temples ., yet more
"nss m price do mon pay for the pleasures OF lif.
Aqm oonauers ON ID crushed III ths stssa
ruins ambition, II dissipatea healfh-
tnd miiI,ons are Wasting and losing their ALL
ons q. night a M 70 the tavern cane Peter Mcbride
He entered the tspsraa s,Ssa % tn the
ndo r.cIney par with wearisome sigh
lot E .sa ne felt What slave he had weakly become
f fa n'sH ealIess, y paaless bondage Of gum.
sghs R called sore drink ana suxslod IL down.
Hs dranh anJ ~ au5 care and to made him feel gay
brown, '~'upnSn' iookeo
Ha r.ne sne tavern t turned round IN mystical wsyr
IfARk I'LL h1s stomach WAS tortured wifh n.jT
ain horrible phantoms distracted his BAN. S'
bns, i.. sssl from corner there cautiously peeps
Its eyes gleal lnonds, Il Wssaaies sneIe q
Ia oT.s fs.,i isss1 quietly under his chair.
nj, I,sps irfa his eeat with . howl OF .disr,ax
no h'ae sel serpent has vanished uvay
LOO .GSkl from tho cracks in the ceiling and
From the barrels and kegs, from the bottles and
How the ns.i.. makes. how the worm. spd the green
HOW they twist, how they squirm in the glasses
How they 1oSy, erssp er .hessoun.ss, .nd IN =. tho
H0. they wrigslo and vrishe. j. they ..ll On the
They climb up his limbs, and they twine on his
He drops liz old bo,.l. ~, ,,.o,s i, !. i
1lgy creep op hi. body Hs visslss, he ct twisss I 'A'
he strnggles to tear their cold coils from bis
Ee stamps on the floor and he clutches the AIR
linen rnshea In rage for his old chestnut mare
But the boys of the village, wholonae, Tor ! row.
and s t,sd dne'shing Old bsast from the sign-pest
In her Place, With , bed-cord, I. bIgbrindle cow.
when ausbsa al ,no1l prided M and ready to ride
track, - 1' 's111 ,'' "t1' 'nsAes ~ IN nls
oiu fe'er' Wns Pounced with yell on her back,
sHS @ eoru mapped in twain, and away In ALRIGHT.
p,I. VII we stars overhead dmly lighting the road
Flsses. Peter Mcbride In apitiiul plight s
y. the tracks Of his 5steed towards his distant
The dogs nercely barked and the cocks loudly crew
an tne oeiowing COW by the farm houses Hew.
Ihe villagers lesped in alarm from their beds
Hhey threw up their windows, in wonder they
And peered through the darknoss, with pnoo,ars,
heads - ~ NAAo. .eA0u
such row In that region hnd mover been raised Il
mnae swift as the wings OF the wind o'er the tide
an terrible tempest, rode Peter Mcbride
strode; De''o' shs' ne
Is Ens four coven hoofs OF the neet-footed thing.
WIN tue norr1blo thought, twas the devil he rode
,,,, ne saw its tai, like snake on thewir,a
Inc IN ar All sround had sulphurous smell
ne lost Ms hrm grip on the saddle and fell
Friends found him and carried him over the hills.
MS aesoate home, where they put him to bed :.
An1y oiea MN, they fed him with chsmomilo pills
lhey plastercd his chest and they poulticed his
And, AND, when he recovered, he solemnly swore -.
io apple and'tsy with the devl no more.
are you wasting the years Of your manhood away
N tne demon OF drunkenness dragging Won down
AIg you rushing and hasting to early decay f-''
. me byWord aid sport of the boys Of the town (.
some dragon may carry you Off in your pride
win SNAKES ct yonr heels like old Peter McBridels
.i --ChirnOo Ynt<r n1.on