Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-01
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T,Sr1T UNCLE BIZ
When tionne Came.

one grain o. fear,
Thet when IL comes & living right, fer
fellership an cheer,
TIL town of Hick'ry Ho,Lsr Is the
besti
It's sociabler than trav'lin' men asst.
tin round tn stove
In sum old tavern or tn road, er sum
up country cove
never seen its equal in the West!
Why. every night the men go down t
sit at Shaw's hotel,
An give tn hand o welcum warm to
them as cum L sell
TIL merchants stocks O. goods fer time
er cash.
| An allus in tn, billiard hall yew'd hnd
GIL AIdrich there.
A-sittin' sort o. comfy on a tall split
| bottomed chair,
A-waitn' fer sum Teller tibet wux
| brasil
| Fer Gil wuz sorter lightnin' at tn three
ball carom game.
He wore tn billiard crown fer years an
gloried in tn same!
Twas honest pride he TUX in his re-
| nown!
Now Gil want what yew'd call dude,
he never put on airs;
He sort o. wore his sleeves rolled ur
and dressed sum unawares,
Fer Gil worked in fact'ry of tn
town.
Whenever Gil would git a bite by sum
young travlin' guy,
| TIL boys would sorter side up an wink
tn other eye,
An grin Z see Gil trim him slick az
sin.
He'd kind o. loaf along awhile and miss
a shot or two,
| An when tn player neared tn end, he'd
| squirt and run clean through!
| Twas nOthin' short o. nuts fer GIL
Z win
One day there cum a Teller on thu
Flyer frum tn South,
He didn't hev much baggage an HI
didn't hev much mouth,
But registered an Set Ground tn place
Cum night he sort of wandered whar tn
, balls wuz rollin' free;
I He TUX seat an glanced Ground t SCI
what he could see.
Meanwhile a restful smile wuz on nj
\ face!
!. An then. a table layin dead, he sorte
tapped tn balls,
Il A-waitin' fer tn comm of tn keeper
J. 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
i'm at tn same
e An settlin' in their chairs t see Il
d show!
d He said he didn't play much but WI
u willin' T. amuse
Is | A man that loved tn iv'ries an WI
r hank'rin' to enthuse!
- A solemn sort o. cuss wuz he, and sh
- Gil run a paltry dozen an tn little re
'p Ter missed.
TX His next wuz sumwhat better, pu- I
20 measly cue-ba1l kissed,
l AN he mis- n
rs | Twas plain tew all that he wuz pun
a. so Gil he made a run
I" sort o. scare tn Teller out an Civ
boys sum fun,
- He counted twenty odd and missed
draw
An then sumhow there cum a chang
TIL little cuss woke up
70 An started in T. play tn game IL
playin' fer a cup!
an He played masse. he drew an kiss
~ and cushioned fit to kill
'Twus seen in jst a minute thet
ne want no snap fer GIL!
ID, An then he missed and swore sum
mi his luck!
Gil rallied frum his great sn prise.
gaspin' attitude,
I'd | An vowed he'd finish then and thel
Is but, darn it, he miscued!
-. TIL little Teller shot-an' GIL wus stuC
or, TIL boys wuz all a-gapin' wide.
a championship wuz lostl
an On Hickry Holler there he'd cum 81
IL of KILN frost!
10 GIL Aldrich wuz no more tn billia
re- kingl
ar An then Bob Brush cum sidlin' in
ha laughin' fit t kill:
you've bin agin tn best there Is,
what he sed t. Gill
is That Teller WIZ Bill Hoppe on
nd wing!"
un' But as fer me- | still believe in Hick
olu Holler town,
An sim I'll back Gil Aldrich, him
billiard ball renown!
Q'm Stain now a natives ATTITUDE
Inc It's plain t me an always wuz,
nse game wuz ours by right
INV An Hoppe never would have won
fE by a .dog-gone sight
EFF Gil had chalked his stick an
MN miscuedi
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