The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-17

no uncertain note. The difIicult query
Where d h01I' h answered thus:
"Wharo Fun aad brady. whisksy. beer,
s 80 And drsak throaGh license iaiT,
Ths hottest bel We have 10 mere
Fer Ihsrs's . buEaisg bell
Heaven to the poets view IL place to
which We ali may hope TO 50;
It's trissasslp for eli WsSn ~ ErsL
NJ maiaar where. o. Whsa Ws meet
kna hslp 70 GUIDE Ne indlserssL
% such. Of such a Aeavun.-
The poet has much Of sense relating
10 tobacco, for he sayS:
AID n my husband did bsgla.
After ne knOl Was lied.
I'd can for . divorce frOu him
And Sgt Of that IA slids-
Indeed. all Mr.. MTERs's veFSiHcatiOn
touches upon the practical. ~ the titles
Of poems indicate: The PseudO-Chris-
tsan, We Al Wear ClOsks, The Girl
and What She Likes Guard Well Thy
Thoughts. watch the Tide and Hustle
and 'COmpend Of the Doctrine Of Pre-
destination.
In these poems there "a much to adj
mire, for the aims Of JOHE ?. MYERS
are high and his diCtiOn IL clear and
fOrceful; but Mr.. MYERs has really
contributed 70 our knowledge Of pioneer
life in his historical poems entitled Pho
DeeS and Early Day. in Illinois,
Bloomington. the Evergreen City and
in some excellent verses entitled 'Pio-
necrs Of Livingston County In these
vernes he gives accurate accounts OF
old costumes and habits which men Of
the Fast too readily forget He also
preserves for all time the entire list Of
settlers, grouped by years and wrought
into his stanzas with skill worthy Of
HoMER. Examples Of each variety
must he given to illustrate properly the
precise vet interesting contents Of these
poems:
Ths people built houses Of loga tor starter.
Made slap Soards Tor shlhglss 70 cover hen Ger
TIE CRACKS ehluEsS va'h clay nlHsd vita ssrau fOT
amsT'aF.
Aad logs spit In Duncbsoas we're laid Tor AaooT;
This couAFy. . paradise thsu tor Ihs huatsF.
Per deer. grouse and turkey tbsu rOamsa Ger
ne Kills.
TIE ploassT's lardsr uas alsd In Jhs vtaisT
villa savOry neat iFon 'hs zane hat hs killed
After a good description Of wolves and
snakes he continues:
Ths hss Was guits Ancioat. his bAsk lks . FanoT.
Bis ssss uas - sharp ~ eoald dnnH irOA iuS.
Tbs satus we're islr. snd . vsry Eood eraser.
Atsv Zoe snail hs4sss. bot meat u hen plug.
TOE ushs ior hard drsGGAas heavy roads And hard
wbssang.
But .sme we're % aset - NE saFth ever Eod.
TAs % wss mere paasaL less nsrvoas len tel
lns.
AID assa - ne pralriss - brsaR % the sOd.-
Space will not allow for quotations
which refer to cook stoves. buggies.
maple zap and school DAYS with ADLAI
T. STEVENSON. This sketch may close
with quotations which illustrate the his
tOrical msthOd:
20 IL - this hsauuful eOunWy was beoming
About afiy families lived round Ne EFOvs
10 ~ Boomingtol started ia iooniag.
And souiy but surety IL sall % TIE move.
TIE pioaesr doctsFa wsre Wnnni.Rh and AAKnA
win HAWus ard Doc AHDnasoE, I'll zane 70
stay.
Ths Ague uas oommon. . Terrible shaher.
And hard 70 &C., I'd sf IN nat early day
OF the many stanzas which carry /
their burden Of proper names the fol-
loving relate 10 the year just referred |
to. They are typical and form . fitting |
conclusion:
b Ths rear ~ came DAVIS NosLn and br0thera
A. GnIBlHY. GnEnE LAnnm0s. IHn rUAEtP-
anMp.
TIE sTuuAEra JAHHs Stsuog the HovouAns
and stheFs
AsE cAstOcu and WAsaBrAS an FOOd men
indesd
Altogether . notable addition 10 the
catalogue Of the bards whom THE SUN
delights 10 celebrate.