The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-11-14
THE CAMP AT HARRIsEs,


Hew .BlssAin' Kansas" was sslssd.
Why they called him Bleedin' Kansas l
really couldn't say,
I alters had or notion at he came from
Kansas way;
But or party from Topeky at Civ ct ter
me straight
Said at Bleedin' Kansas told him he wuz
never In Their state.
When Their critter come ter Harrises along
in 'seventy-nine
don't believe Their tenderfoot had ever
seen or mine;
But though we guyed him awful in thor
playful way we had
He tuck ct all good naturedly an never
Onct got mad.
He wuz open ter conviction an appeared
ter tumble quick,
So ct didn't take him long tor larn ther
duties Of err pick;
An thcr way no KEEP ct goin' ct Their bot
tom Of ther shaft
Wuz err lesson fer Their loufers an or credit
to Their craft.
seemed ter shun
Their shift at piled fer Harrises CT soon OK
work wux done.
But when tho boys insisted he mover made
err beef,
An stood his round o. trcatin' without er
sign o. grief.
He never wuz err stingy duck, but still he
didn't give. a
The bulk Of all his airnin's ter let tho gam
blcrs live; E-
An ez fer wimmin's company, he KEEP lem
all aloof,
An showed 'cm by his actions AT he wuz
bullet proof ~
ct seemed to mo at Kansas he'd suthiu' on
his mind ffH I'd,
He went around abstractcdslikc, an some
Of us opined
AT mebbe he wuz hn'nted by ghostes Of
ther past
At follered him ter HAIRLESS ter do him up
ct last,
He useter git or letter from Their carrier
every week
AT brung her mail bag over from thcr
stage ct Frozen Creek;
An he seemed to grow more clipper, fer
or day er two ct least
e. he dreant about the writer at wux
waitin' thar back East.
He wuz up on dedication said them ca
thought they knew,
An CT for pints on grammar, he could give
US all er few:
But still he never put on airs an alters
acted white,
Tell he became ct Harrises Their gin'ral
fsveright
We ustcr gethcr every week ter sec him
get his mail
An soon ex ct wux handed him hold moscy
up thcr trail,
But purity quick 'ud sontcr back, his eyes
or dancin' bright,
An then we knowcd Their gal wuz true an
everythin' wuI right.
Ell gotter be abaorbin' fun ter SEQ that
mail come In,
An all Their boys at sethered thar reflected
Kansas grin.
Fer somehow every ono Of US WI. ready
ter cnthusc
An laugh with Bleedin' Kansas as he read
his cheerful news.
o. course he never said err word rcgardin'
Fer thar d. secrs,s s..h a, THAI, a. ,.u.,.
never shares,
"u' 'ho .ner cr'''er iahcieu Nv no one
knc" MS pay
Ane' "noie o'amed camp wux posted In or
most surpr'sin' way
''e even s.'. h =. tue eo'or OIL her eyes nm
sVic o. nose,
An speckerlated mildly on Their pattern Of
,,,. '' .'o w.
"n,,c dsr'n DICK MeA'ss'er"' VINO md
uSe'ea III faee'
op'ned sne was nm angel OF superiative de-
gree
some thousht al sue wux stately an per.
maps CT trine sum.
WIN or piie O. gold an iarnin'' but none
700 much ior hm;
o. fairy miss
Al wuf pesrt an small nm nippy. nm
made fer men ter kiss.
But none o. these reflections Bleediu,
Kansas ever heard;
Fl wuz only In our cabins at these Ne.
marks occurred.
An cz Their cri,tcr stayed alone we didn't
hey no fears
AT what we said about the vui 'ud ever
reach his ears.
Purity soon we aecrcd at Kansas wux
Akin up his shack.
An then we seed him buildin' or kitchen
ct Their back,
An one or two PROJECTIONS at he added tor