The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-07
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Hick'ry Holler's Champion.
Bu wilkins WIZ tn fzhtiE' cuss OF
Hickry H0ller town
Fur up an down tn valley be Wuz
knowed fur his renown!
BIZ weighed about two-forty, He wuz
built list Ike a rock.
And Bill allowed thet frum tn Ark he'd
cum frum fghtin' stock,
He bed a muscle thet stood out like ham
fat on a hawg.
And when he landed with his nit tn
thing fell like a lawg!
At least thet's what Bill wilkins said
I've heerd him time agin-
And 20 he held tn champeenship frUm
Hickry up { LinnI
ger braEgin' and fer BLOWN BIZ wuz
certainly ~ stun.
tn way he licked a peddler onc't WIZ
ngthin' short o. tough.
of course tn peddler man wuz lame and
jst ieefIe old
But William biGed him In tn stats and
laid him out plumb coidi
tn kids frIm all IN countryside they
w0-st.ped Bill. you know.
An used & hang Ground tn store a-lfst'n-
in 90 him blow,
they wished thet they could fight like
Bill the he-rOw Of his kind.
Who whipped a man bIindfolded onc't
with one hand tied behind!
One wiutry night W. had dance-'t WIZ
Christmas Eve. think.
An folks frum everywhar wuz there.
a-diliu Up tn rink.
4 load cum in frum Nashuway, frum
Rockford an frum Rudd.
And fIst thing auybudy knowed our BIZ
wuz out fer blood
He'd TUX a drink O. forty-rOd an vowed
thet be wuz king
OF all tn aghtin rings there wuz, an
dared 'em all. b. jing,
He walked Ground tn dancin' foOg an
Dragged with all his might
An then he got his dander up and dasted
them Z fight.
Us kids we leaned fur Ger tn rail an
we wuz proud, you bet.
or William wilkins. "Fightin' BIZ. tn
greatest ever metz
NObudy TUX up Williams dare, an thet
made Billy mad.
lie damned tn nearest feller hard-he
wuz a little tad!
The little felier's name was Smart He
list he'd cum L town;
| Wuz wurkn' In IN butcher shop an
sparkin' Sadie Brown.
| Now Smart wuz smart, you'H allow
when this here tale Is told
| Fer Intew Williams guard he sailed jist
like lion bold.
| His face wuz white as seven sheets an
| gratin' wuz his teeth.
| sez he to william. "Fightin' BIZ: Cum
on. you chicken thief"
| He went fer Bill sum like a flock OF
| water cranks bruk loose,
He nit him fist below tn belt an never
made excuse.
| lie damned him on the nose and chin, he
| hit him in IN eyes
| At hghtin' this here little cuss wuz cy-
clones in disguise!
In less than seven seconds he had caved
| in williams vest
And had Bin PAWN In tn air and
sparrin' fer a rest!
| He put stinger on Bills jaw and kicked
him in IN shins,
| He yelled fer him L say his prayers an
wipe away his sins,
| An then with one hair-rippin' smash ht
sent Bill TO tn tloor
An landed in the midst O. Bill, agivin
him some morel
In goin' down Bin hit his head agin' g
wooden peg,
An when bee got his breath agin' yew'C
ought Z heerd him beg!
lie roarcd "Euough" jist like bull tub
dG,,al shed his hide
lie begged tn boys L pull Smart off-an
then bruk down an cried!
AZ Smart got up. he bowed perlite. ~
harm dun, Eill,' ne said.
Then friends helped william wilkins hun
and tucked him In his bed
| tell you William hated that! He staye'
hum fer "A week
Before he dast L cum up town his erst
while hauuts L seek.
An when he cum, he TUX his place be
hind tn grocery stove
An set there meeker'n Moses wuz. a
Chewin' on Glove
And never onc't frum then till now. he
William, OF renown,
Said aught about tn champeenship o
Hick'ry Holler town.