The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-17
Gtre GntelIig(lrfer.
oaIool Nos, 20 aud 81 Fourtooath Street.
THE RoUsTABoUTs' FAREWELL,
Quaint suatches of Song from Cotton Boat
mud LeNoe.

THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Quaint suatches of Song from Cotton. Boat
aud LeVes,
An occasional New Orleans correspond.
emit Of the New York Tribune writes as
follows: The last bale Of cotton having
been rolled on bosrdwlth many "Heave
hop from the darby crew, the happiest
hourln the improvidsnt, "deyi,may.cars"
existence OF the Mississippi River roust-
abouLs is at hand. Roasting on railing,
rope coils and cotton bales on the rear
deck like q convention Of dilapidated
scareCrows, they are waiting to respond TO
the farewell songs OF friends and sweet
heRrB CongTegated on the levee:
Farewell b[Sders, 4 yo's gWino - togo
Wen weep TO- 70 zee y0 tate once no."
walls out dusky maiden on the shore, and
ION 90 lebee by do FIbeF Slde,''
roll the united voices,
1--WE ler my gal In New Orleans,
70 she isyOung, ies' In hAh teens,,
trills thin tenor from the deck, and again
"OR de lebee by the ribsr Side"
swells the refrain:
"Dunts plays CyGrdS an chickens drinks wine,
Anlde monkey grow on dc grape vine,
Con Sta'Ch pudding and tApioca pie,
OXIDE gray cat pick out dc bEacE cats eyesW
thrilingly announces the heavy bass,
while the dual crowd breaks into united
rhythmiCRl sway at the rousing refrain:
"WaIk, that, Loo Oh! Miss LOol
| All Ahl all hOAh We gOl
RO We nh gwIpe TO- TO leRbe you, gOotby, good,hyl
FO' We ali gwlno To- to leGbe you, gO0i'by Liza
Jane"
The echo scarcely dies away when o
rival aongster on the shore begins;
"NonkeY dleSS In soldier close;
An cross ODER 10 JOTdanl
Went out In dc woods TO- TO drill do crows;
on JA'rl'EA lGml
Jay bird sat on ole hickory limb
AL cross Ober 10 JOrdanI
1up wild u rock and hit him on 10 chinl
Uh!Ja.TuEHleml"
And then the excited crowd sweeps with
wild enthusiasm into:
"ShIne on! shiue on All cross ObeS to JOrdRnl
Tn'n SHINE onl Ahlue onl on JATu'sa'lem!"
Next woman's figure breaks out from
the levee crowd with waving arms and
swsying body and proClaims in ringing
treble:
"0h, long TO- to reach dat heavenly shO'
To meet OF Peter Etau'ln' at tho do
~ ~ 70 me ,Oh! now YOU uOL ,,.,
S ~, 70 Slt tlgnt y3 ,l1 ~ us Eoien pGWI
10 air in Dc COY sa Sea-" '''" NV
And the sympathetiC brethren swell the
nelodioua
"Den, dip mel hAvel
shteIs you anu me- y, -,
10 70 dip ia dc Go1en I Seal '"'1' W '''N'
This Ia evidently fayorite air. aud the
throny becomes frantic with enthusiasm
az, n ronao,o n With mory a nroirt otonyo
90 HiePeHta ~ WIN in"NJ "Iuat"' S1nI"H'
An eCStauC 6lAler taxes up the Duruen
AGAIN with
49, ,-,,,,..,,..,.
coca MI Jesus siuln. ~ ue Prov.
az / L E OK down On de void below low
Az, watch dem white trash shublIn snow
hHtt S SGHe III " 4 Et G hlp ny ss IS
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ord " "nai M Ibe g1Sso nrofnn%o of tbe cpsw
determines that the sisters shall not have
IN spd srgsbiSai T 'T refers To- 4 The errstc
mother Of them all:
nj, Adam no wah dc IuS' built nan.
bats Us what dc Good Dool say.
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