The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-15
De HOss OATS GALL REEM GRAY


For ieev on canadaw,
He's com heem wit de twenty boss
An max de beeg hooraw:
He's tax hees-san de heeg. beea farm
OATS 'noder side o. mine
He's show heem hoy dey work de farm
On 'toder side de line.
He's have de beeg steam trash machine,
An MAX de bon homrna bow,
He's teach hees neighbor Canayen
How traSla-machine can plow
"gaas--all do hes' new~fashiOn ting Is
Say he, II show TO you
LAX what you never see hefore"--
think. bagosh. he do.
De Yark he's ride haAn all tam rolln'
Wit hess dat's call heam Cray
He's max de ride ALI tam shoes back.
But never on buggeee.
Dat Gray she's 20 lax all git out.
An max de Canayens stare
LaE9amboase say, Z ride shoes back
Not TIN max de prayer
Wan day wen he was ride hAem pas,
Ds Yankee man he's say,
"Bateese. COM swop de boss wit me:
t'fnk you lax de gray.
She's so de mile lax diable sure
Tou court de girl Batease,
Now wen you own de boss LAX dis
De girl was better please
! t'lnk maself de gray an right,
An purity soon say,
"Yaas-I win talk de boss, bagosh,
An you can talk beeg bay
An so we max de swop for sure
IAN right BatBese," say he
SO Yank, hees TAX de beeg bay home
And leave de gray wit me.
Mex day rink try ma boss;
tell some fellers deere,
I fInk go for hestch up Gray
For see ma girl Elmira."
De fellerS dey was all come ont
For see, maybe de tonne
Wen begins for boiler whoa
An Gray begins fnr. rome
De harness she's go ON all right.
We rome de cart ont too.
Den heetrh de tug an snap de line,
An purity soon she's troo-
Two fallers head, wan at she's tan,
Mase1f sit IN de. cart,
Gray jomp am plonge bout eight ten tam,
Den purity soon she's start.
She's TAX me cross lots on de slough
More fas' Ehes-self can rome
De fe11ers hoIler out, ABateese.
I t'tnk ron git dere soonl-
An den she's head me down de road
LAX Soo-SpOkane express
De fe11ers whoop an hoIler out, asa
DE gray 90 some, gf1essl"
Wan mile. she's SO heem lax de win:
Two mile. more faS' as dat;
Tree mile. I bus ma coat be1in,.
An lose heem too, ma hat:
Bun Gray, she's go IL yet LAX hal,
An keek shoes up de heel
! set me part tam on de seat
An part tam on de wheel
Ma girl she's STAN her on de door
An look long tam Dat way
Say she Where IL ma bean Rateese.
/ lax to know today"
But purity soon she's see de dust
LAX Cyclone max bees tour.
AM den she's cry, -Oh tits Bateesef ~
He's come heem die for sureia
Den out she's rome an wave de han
I think she's sure come dead,
Wen sudd9nt- Scat Gray stop, Kerbaffl
Jus lax she's chunk de lead.
Maseh 60 on, SAM gait before A
t,ink herself she's strong
Eimire. she's ketch me in de lap
Wen am come along
Mon Dieu1" she's say, "Ba4eese is der
Maybe I try for speak.
But stop me wien she's liz ma heaa
For KEGS me on de cheek.
And den say. Il am not die:
Elnaire, you say ma life.
I leeY me still for you. begosh---
! wish you be ma wife,"
Elmire. she's blush lax prairie rose,
Den liz me up ma head
An say, 'Bteese, come on wit me:
put you on de bed
! LAX heem not de bed. bagosh,
An so, "E1mire," say,
you go an set de tab for eat:
ketch me frs de gray"
Dis tam, de gray she's eat de grass
An switch shoes tail de fly
Jus lax she's t'ink 1t MAX no DIE
Whedder do come die.
/ limp me some for please Elmire
Who's t'ink I'm sure be dead.
But feel all tam lax somerset
Or stan me on de head.
Dat night leaves me ma Elmire
Wen clock strak two, tree, four
! promise me I come ag'in
But not lax dat no more.
say + max 1t room for two
An build heem dueek new shack;
An den tax ma Yankee gray
An ride shoes home 90 back.
Mex day see de Yankee man.
Hes max de bon homme bow,
An say, "Bateese you lax de hoss7"
say, You bet do.
She's go de mile lax wan, two, tree;
t'ink OATS purity queek--
She's taxi me 10 ma girl Elmire,
OATS MAX de cyclone sick"
She's git me dere all right for sure.
Den stop lax she's de trap
Elmire. she's meet me on de road
An take me in de lap.
I LAX de gray, you betcher iife
More ais you never seel
Troo her learn how very moche
Elmire shes t'ink Of me-
Floyd D. Ri