The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
A DRY LANDER's STORY

That grand old man called Uncle Sam,
A'fe asnt f ! ssy: a. : i fs sssi, t. ss ssat'i It and a1 s s1n him. more
left my home back east, and | surely left a feast.
Although I've eaten canned meals to beat the band.
For ! filed me o a claim, I am partly to blame,
For getting me into such a muss.
1' Vas a ' t%e one Ssl that 1 1ea1ly 1s stasted a the i f1ss. 's''''0r'
Told W %s so SS The s sun tn and an w rsin v w1S1d l. grow soo the golden srain'
And !; The harvest i t x ? y e iron from y very s:1s Colder field.
n' 2$s IL! :ss q, 9? T ' 3: s:!s:: r ?sss e? e! 2 2ss: : s;:ss to ''''4,
| guess he's what you'd call an optimist.
Na 4sst s sney ' s%n XVII %s. S ssap 's their i t' little for ss sns'' man.
q" Meath the E" elo" ~ ~n n@es ii ses the Il '0 weak + and an S hs1t and lame.
For gs+ school m, ma'a inf from IN Missouri y1as9 RI located a locator too,
But A now let e 1T 7 sua ice yn aG think 1 it i "a nice
That her claim M" is next ext to mime " upon pen' the ne east.
o' Aed 9 tssy Sotte do hni and shs valley : Sy th we seor SeueS and some Blacks
A1 Hes ssi in s' 1s1as st sSsn ae the s's s sss sss' ii1 Sst a a' ID a ct would measure
I never IVA was a thief 'Sa;, and a;.tat believe ag e, that hs;n my belief
was a $ strong a 5 You would find. as a rule in human kind,
But give thanks to mother earth and all she's given.
For look what old Missouri, that's a par: of this earth too.
Sent to make my cup with bliss oerrun
And And j; 11ssss9 n s; ;a sss'' fs Soy Say III tn; ;'e ~s, for ss t% ssas s''''''''' boy
But Heaven has come down and wiped away the frown,
sx A,so w saS SCRUBS snS a sns e, snats an. aad oe elssH:
And household labor nghtens from my shoulder. "say is this a dream? J"
All As ssff Z s. We; ta e 't s::, ct t sS' sso .sse / 7 t s;:;
But the state of old Missouri whipped the state of Chaos too.
When she sent that school ma'am here to be my bride.
The good book says, 1--WE heard" and l believe every word,
That one should love thy neighbor as thy self,
And l sure have 60, religion strong aud sure and peace abidhn,,
hit means the one that is dustiug Of that SHELF.
The way this trouble started. was about the line that parted,
My Claim from hers. and where the fence should run,
So we found the corner stone, ana that removcl one bone
OF contention from the mind Of either one.
One word led to another and another ana another.
but wor,ar has the last word you car guess.
Et I've got no room to kick, even II dsdlt lick.
for 1t was all settled when she answered. "Yes."
Now I live IN peace and plenty. troc'ics! well haven't any,
Fat three squares that's fit for any king,
But l used to hang my head when I'd have to eat my bread,
But now my queens the ruler DER the same.
What I baked was just like lead, but the good book says, IT'S said"
That blessed is the tnler of the soil. they shall have bread and wine,
But If it is bread like mine,
Id want to shuttle off this mortal coil.
But the vine l guess a stated. is the "a! with whom I've mated,
And the bread of life is different with me now.
am sure intoxicated with Missouris gf: eaed.
But excuse me now, tbs time tina. should pillow.
ii. V. BRENT.
Hawarden, Mont.