The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-16
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When Hopne Came.


Tibet when 1t comes T. living right fer
fellership an cheer
Tn town of Hickry Ho4tr is the
bestl
It's sociabler than trav'lin' men asst.
tin round tn stove
In sum old tavern off tn road, er sum
up country cove
never seen its equal in the Westi
Why, every night the men go down L
sit at Shaw's hotel,
An give tn hand o. welcum warm to
them as cum T. sell
tn merchants stocks o goods fer time
err cash.
An allus in tn billiard hall yew'd ino
GIL Aldrich there.
A-sttln' sort O. comfy on a tall split.
bottomed chair,
A-waitin' fer sum Teller tibet VIVA
brash!
Fer Gil wuz sorter lghtnin' at tn three
ball carom game.
He wore tn billiard crown fer years an
glored in tn samel
Twas honest pride he TUX in his re-
nownl
Now Gil want what yew'd call a dude,
he never put on airs;
He sort o. wore his sleeves rolled ur
and dressed sum unawares,
Fer Gil worked in a factry of tn
town.
Whenever Gil would git bite by sum
young trav'lin' guy,
Tn boys would sorter sidle up an wink
tn other eye,
An grin T. see Gil trim him slick as
sin
He'd kind o. loaf along awhile and miss
shot or two,
An when TIL player neared tn end, he'd
squirt and run clean through
Twas nothin short o. nuts" fer Gil
t. winl
One day there cum a Teller on the
Flyer" frum tn South,
He didn't hev much baggage an he
didn't hev much mouth,
But registered an set Ground tn place.
Cum night he sort of wandered whar tn
balls wuz rollin' free,
He TUX seat an glanced Ground t. see
what he could see.
Meanwhile restful smile wuz on his
face!
An then a table layin dead, he sorter
tapped TIN balls
A-waitin' fer tn comm of tn keeper,
Henry Rawles.
He looked about as easy as they grow.
Then up spoke "Champeen" Aldrich asst
in him T. play game,
TIL fellers round tn tables sort o. wink
in at tn same,
An settlin in their chairs t see tn
show!
He said he didn't play much but wuz
willin' T. amuse
A man that loved tn iv'ries an wuz
hank'rin to enthuse!
A solemn sort o. cuss wuz he, and shy.
Gil run a paltry dozen an tn little fell
Ter missed.
His next wuz sumwhat better, but tn
measIy cue-ball kissed
And Gil he missed a purpus, on tn sly!
Twas plain tew all that he wuz punk,
so Gil he made run
Tt sort o. scare tn Teller out an Civ tn
boys sum fun!
He counted twenty odd and missed
draw.
An then sumhow there cum a change!
TIL little cuss woke up
An started in t. play tn game like
playin' fer a cup
TIL dardnest billiard shots l ever saw!
He played masse. he drew an kissed
and cushioned fit to kill
'Twus seen in jist minute tibet it
want no snap fer Gill
An then he missed and swore sum at
his luck
iii fdlileu rum MS great Su PilSSs MS
gaspin attitude,
An vowed he'd finish then and there;
but, darn it, he miscued!
TIL little Teller shot-an' Gil wus stuck!
TIL boys wuz all a-gapin' wide, tn
championship wuz lostl
On Hicl1'ry Holler there he'd cum sort
of KILN frost!
Gil Aldrich wuz no more tn billiard
king
An then Bob Brush cum sidlin' in
laughin' fit t kill:
you've bin agin tn best there is" is
what he sed t Gil!
That Teller wuz Bill Hoppe on tn
wing!"
But as fer me. still believe in Hickry
Holler town,
An still I'll back Gil Aldrich, him Of
billiard ball renown!
Qm stain now natives attitudeO
It's plain t. me, an always wuz tn
game wuz ours by right,
An Hoppe never would have won-not
by dog-gone sight
Eff Gil had chalked his stick an not
p1tscuadt