The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-07
OLE SETTLERS NEETUN.


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gs<r nan eS<s knored
r<sae ~ tise ha1.
Oh. the epznSy fair
Wus - nTxhexe.
/ shuk haasss. "a sAat, an <hxkf
Thsuxfsf Z wins Iiss nay c<nry lDsk
To shake ~ HAMS 81 snen ~ .nrN<
Name s<ghf kaftsss n ssuek nH e1sa
rixxrx time senes he'n Born
w.sy ole z~uss Guuser shsuH
fx..~t<rxff5e. re kBox. " ear7e--
OF 8qu3Fe TrssI.f an his dsrtss-
Eesson Brown an fnercsse t.rfRf-
Al the Jinkses--%sss Anas 80 -
Weuryu- rizst1ren, Al enrss tDct-
kmo~ Corkrlssr ia s<s;<d Il,
f..sfi1ss ftsas bsre ts-xsd on fsts chin
srs,~s, - ~ .rnStey--ysn krspw how
s.hswpu ffsr cnssd Ils Ike COW
WsfI. esssssd n name am fhroo.
Tk~y ~us jfu . rrx ar slso
~ The Hsnkirx. rsffrs- skfn n<r
VIII tf.ess fasuf.lses IA their slunrrs,
n. thera dinners q ezsre s<sse eyes
yrffa,- ts-xx<a chickens "a Hsfnk1n pies
i,ssp4ss.sssz fSx : fs5Eer's hfsd--
Hon~y. n sls sais-rssaA bread
rarts tohsny fsk The eheer-
ma = n spesk d HIM Don't keeF-
ys.s rsfrisf sp1<sa he Was sen1'sFs near
Thsnk ssf the eers1s down
-. the county ~ tbs town
T4sknn 'bpaf the census now,
OF squire Trutft ufs al low
II ssss taken tse fust at srer
War TAX on rhe Wabash River,
Fore the ole canal ware dog.
when the fnjnEs eor1e an drug
resier right oafen bed.
~ The TOP hs,r o. thesf head.
sen:psd I'm thar an killed 'ern dead
xasbun Ike the ole fiTnex now
Time goes bsek'xr anyhow,
OILS folks mostly y<sstd away
With the good thiuFs o fhesr gay
Wheu We al we're hofne~pun clothes
y.st a. happy, suppose.
A. the yvisna folks air today,
liza a. peaff, too. ever way.
s<Aoois ware testsr when we had
Hist lox cabins an CAD,
Wsndesr list q hole n the wall,
An no de~ks or booksaf all
Eisser dollars then was -caire-
shame sixhs bigger IA full moons lace
WHISKY ware the rnlun srears--
raofs skins gond, hut nothun near y
Run Ike w0ftsr af elections
Al hosse rnisuDs. In thess sections
Psets wsfc stronger then
SEEMED at bsrdships mfltrrsd men.
Nade 'srn more DnseiEsb Ike
Hest NV neighbour yon could strike
scs "a, the fence s.whfftlun sticks,
Taikun 2cripter m poiufirs-
An they sometimes differed Too,
An ! tell yoa
Ar was sometimes fniddinn bines
But they ID smooth IL out again,
~ 'eu sgap hs,=ses n part Ike isss
Uncle johnny Tux the prize
A the oldest settler heur,
An he aaineed a hornpipe thur.
Right on the platform fore our eyes,
Yexsls, n at man knows fsort Hes
~ any Teller aHywhnr'
Killed more Injuns, wolves. an bear
Bui!f first tafits. raised Hrs, eorn,
Hit first sarefnn. az art light.
ts1t np the hrst county fair
Rrssas sirSt circus m sidc-show there,
Ills san Ben first IIoosier born,
Tneie Johnny = jist sfgAtt
Iirf ~ show ye--sofie un told
How fhe5 laid some wolves cut cold;
said ane time they met pack.
Thsy list whaek 'em iu the back
WITH the busf-eerd NV their gun.
An they Killed 'eri ever ONE
Well they raid.
wus 80 many laid thar dead
CenId n count 'e1n--ifot one lef' -
Thsy.Ss lis well nigh raycd theirsef
Then uneie Johnny f7s, an holler:
. Al 'ere ,ari's too tough tn swsiler.
But khsw enc al air a lark
soap'gn' lack
FORTY snr hack, nay big dog
Fell In the worter of n log,
49, A u <tr
Jlst that quick
Fish az bic as airy whale
Grabbed that wiseip jist by the tall
Well. I mi<t9ok ef 4 did n swaller
Thst dog clean 10 iis arm collar
Fiss, sunm of an dog jIst ye'pt-
1 did ~ see how ;, could be he'pt.
Purity so.p the dog got mad
FisA ware feeiun ,aitffisn bad
What ye think that ere dog do
T,srssed an cha,sed al ash IN fsvf
Then he struck on, fur the shore
Never gut him .esh8n no llioreF'
While the ole man was e-fcllrn
AT ere tale the folks KEEP yeliun.
TIL he put the capsheaf on,
I'm be seen ut be had gone
ixptlr h.rsier an he orter--
n yc a th'owed a STREAM of wortcf
ON that crowd they would u ben
Any GUNNER n they WIS then!
You "a "a lsft like anything
II yun ii n hecrn ole Aunt Sue sing
Old-time iove-soags fur q prize
Good cal smoother "a you a sufmisc'
CANT list r-ecslieck-
ealn't carry ehunc, nohow-
Make mess Nv 1t, srcek--
Try Il though, | vow.
II I breaks my neck
,.As wus a.walsing one morning In June,
fur Il, view the fair fields am the meadow
IN bloom,
| me, fair daBasci, she looked, like a
queen.
With her costly fine robes an her snautls
us green.
That's a. near Ms can git
Heanln her was fannier viz
Then ole ruele Johnny got
A felirr--kindo heavy sest-
Majors was hts ffaine-to play
Fiddle ehunes the rest u the day;
PLAYED ole "Rye Straw" an Gray Eagle.
" zen The geuFss commenced 10 g'gglc
When they called fur Leather hritches,
An a string q ole ehanes sieh as
Thai an ffsFu he, ftst 'sr iot,~f.