El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-13
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An Injun sat in his garden drinking |
lager beer,
His wigwam was upon the plains, and |
his squaw she wasn't near;
But a Dutch gal stood beside him to
hear what he should say,
And replied to his Injun jargon, NIX
kumeraus, eh? Nix verstay."
Tell my mother that her other sons
shall comfort her old age,
Chase the Buffalo, scalp the driver OF
the Overland mail stage.
For my father was a warrior bold, and
cen as papoose
l joyed to know that the old man was
sound upon the goose.
And when he died, and left us to divide
his scanty hoard.
l let them take what e'er they would,
but kept my fathers gourd.
Now take and fill it high with beer,
let's see the lager shine
Gross glass for this big Injun, big Injun
on the Rhine.
Tell my sister not to whimper because
she misses one,
When the Injun delegation comes back
from Washington:
But look upon her proudly, and never
shed tear,
Her brothers. the only injun as amt
afraid of beer.
And if some brave her love should
seek, then it would please me much
If mingled with his Ipiun blood was just
shade of Dutch.
I'd drink his health from this old
gourd-my fathers gourd and mine.
Gross glass for this big Injuu, big Injun
on the Rhine
The soft moon rose up slowly, and the
lights seemed burning lower,
AS the loud teutonic music was drown
ed by the red mans snore.
A policeman bent to lift him-the task
it wasn't light,
The In Jun from across the plains lay
across the table tight,
He fell early in the battle, twas only
half past nine,
This boastful berry InjuD, big Injun on
the Rhine.
A balloon apparatus which is bullet
proof has been patented for the use of
umpires in the coming baseball season.
She ION the avenue)-There goes a
bicycle all in heap. He-Well, l
guess you'll find there's a woman at
the bottom Of it.
"That is very fine attitude" said
the dog to the indignant cat; "but it
doesn't deceive me for minute. You
never rode a bicycle in your life"
Yes said the man who had been
taking drawing lessons TO no purpose
all night, the only flush in the whole
long sitting I got sight of was the first
rosy flush of dawn just before l went to
bed"
An exchange tells how an Oklahoma
editor got into serious trouble. In
writing notice OF wheel ride by one
of the young ladies of the town he said:
she lost her path and wandered
around in the woods until dark" The
this is the way it appeared in thu pap
err: "She lost her pants and wandered
around in the woods until dark
The president of the American Whist
Club SCOTS at the idea that the playing
of whist for prizes is gambling. Prizes
he says, are given in whist as scholar
ships are given at universities, for pro-
ficieucy in science. the prizes serving
to encourage study. This is an inter-
esting comparison which is not often
drawn. 1t may not be convincing, but
it will doubtless satisfy the conscience
of the devoted whist player.
Baseball invades all sanctuaries. At
Worcester, Mass, last Tuesday, the
ball season commenced with games be-
tween the Holy Gross and the Sacred
Heart Lyceums.
Thuh is one peculiar thing about
whisky, said Col. Cockright, media
lively What is that cunnel:" asked
Major Bludsoe. "Why, sun, it is odd
that one drink of whisky at time is
enough fuh any man, two drinks too
much, and three drinks not half
enough
Standing on your head will cure hic-
coughs was one of macy advisory let
ters told Thomas Haywood, of Fresh
Pond, n. j., who had more of them
than he wanted. Thomas stopped them,
however, by eating1ice cream.-New
York Press. He hit upon a popular
remedy. Any Fresh Pond girl with the
hiccOughs would rather eat ice cream
than stand on her head.-N. Q. Plea
yune.
The turbulent spirits that arose in
the campaign that is today passing
away will lie down together tonight
like the lion and the lamb. 1t will BE-
another solid year before the ward
heelers will again be needed.
ROUND ABOUT.
The Dog and Pony Show,
A very large audience greeted Prof.
Gentry's dog and pony show last night
in the tent just west of the city hall.
The show is much improved over what
it was when here two years ago and it
is marvellous to what an extent amin ais
can be trained The ponies drill well