Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03
THE CAPITALIST.
Extracts From Travssty on the mIlkado by
Edward j Smith.

AND you are rlgnti
And all is right, too-larral-lay.
KoKo SONG.
1t has thirty thousand people and In less than
Il beg that you win list, for this must not be
The city's population without doubt will double
DER.
It has near dozen railroads, which union
depot greets,
Substantial sidewalks, sewerage, and miles
of graded streets,
The money for a board of trade AID stock yards
has been raised,
And at the city's enterprise the state is Oft
amazed.
And now I'll tell you where Is, the garden
SPOT OF earth,
It's in TArrant county, Texas, and it's name 1t
is Fort Worth.
The garden spot of earth, the garden spot of
ca tn,
Is in Tarrant county, Texas, and it's name 1t Is
Fort Worth.
Schoolgirl chorus
Is It not some scheme gigantic
To surprise the earth.
Perhaps to bridge the great Atlantic
1haps just like Fort WORTH.
YUM YUM's SONG IN ACT II.
The sun whose rays
Are all ablaze
With ever living glory
Shines rightly forth
On all Fort Worth
And makes things hunk dort.
H. shines e'er all the earth,
The sun on high.
He's brightest In Fort Worth,
And smiles on l,
QUARTErTE IN SECOND ACT.
Brightly daWns our wedding day,
TOv hsNr1r- ryfu Inn
While up north the weather's sleeting,
Here tbs sunshine casts Its ray.
What thou h mortal JOYS be hollow
SIMMER comes II northers follow,
Excursion trains Will come along
Ding dong, ding dong:
Long and short, and great lad small
Ne will welcome ore and all
Sing merry madrigal, etc.
MIKADO AND KATIsHA DUET.
Mix: For the peoDle of Fort Worth,
I've The greatest of respect,
I'm capitalist from the north.
e. Est: And I'm his daughtsr-in law eleet.
Mix: I've invested here some wealth.
Kat: Which is eminently correct
And the place is good for the health
OF his daughter -in-law-elect.
RORO AND KATIsHA.
Now I fesl just as sure as am that live
I Here in Texas. dear Texas, goo Texas;
Twas only inconsistencies that made that bird
In, Texas, dear Texas, good Texas;
And now II in Texas yoa don't think you'll
stay,
know you will surely repent some day,
And then you'll come back If yoa walk all the
To, Texas, dear Texas, eweet Texas.
Koko having convinced Katisha, or Kit
ty SheG, Rs the author calls her, that Tex
ss is the place to live, she agrees to mar
~ him and 1--we in Fort Worth. The grand
finale is as follows:
IuKADo SONG.
a better I. ace to invest your money
Than in Texas dOn'l exist;
To no untry second,
It's certainly recboned
Just right for the capitalist
It's right for the people In tn ose eastern cities
Who're harpy a. per cent;
For lhey'n find that this state,
Both early snd late,
Is the field for Investment.
My object all sublime
shsll achieve in time,
10 brig the ezsterner to this cline,
The easterner to this cline;
And make at an early date
This beautiful Texas state
Beloved and hmiied upon by fate
And smiled upon by fate.
Enter 1870 excursIonists.l
For we're going to stay in Fort Worth,
All: ForI Worth;
Wen all follow Kitty,
And live in q city,
With people the Invest on earth,
All: Earth, earth.
Kitty: Then Join our expressions OF glee;
Yank: Yes, come and partake OF our mirth,
All: Mirth, mlrth.
Excursionists:
Now Just hear us boiler;
Wen put our last dollar
In property right in Fort Worth,
All: For Worth.
And that will be good propertie.
The threatened cloud has passed away,
And brightly shines the dawning day;
WHAT though the blizzard Tages north,
Nature smiles DER all Fort Worth.
Then come and join our hearty band,
For we're content In this fair land;
With yous shout and ringing cheer,
We welcome everybody here.
End.