The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
The Lone Star Cato and an Indian
BucOitc.
A friend Of goodness aud greatness
In man or verse writes us thus

In man or verse writes Us thus:
'"To THE EDITOR or TIE SUN-Sir:
read in your editorial column one day a
tender tribute In poetry to our mutual
friend the Hon CARO- SELLS, sometime Of
Iowa. He was then a Texas politician.
and since then he has become Indian
Commissioner by the assistance OF the
President.
II have applied in vain at Washington,
however. for the poem in question. which
celebrated his election to the Democratic
National Committee Would II be too
much trouble to reprint Il:
"a. d. GRANGER
"DuBuouE. Ia. May co.
The Catonlan ode, written in 1912:
"Drone. ye bagpipes; swing. ye bells.
(CAro. CAroD
While the Joy OF Texas wells
From her loving heart that swells
Proudly for the honor done
To her most priced. mightlest son
tCAro! CAroD:
Heap UP flowers OF odorous smells
Such as grow In Eden's dells
(CAro! CAroD:
thc "HiShts tHc SSi'S'
Fingers three for caro- SELLS"
While printed anonymously, the ode
has been generally attributed to the
Hon. CATO SELLS. whose name Is one
tirely given up to politics what was
meant for mankind. The attribution
will he strengthened by the bucolic or
george which q Texan Catonian sends
us. II is being distributed to connois-
seurs. apparently by the Indian Office.
1t is on an oblong shaped paper. tho
printing rlnged and framed In red, ap-
propriate TO the subject:
"CoM MISSIONER CARO- SELLS WANTS IN
DAMS TO Do MoRE FARMING.
Honorable Commissioner. Indian AZ
fairs CATO Sells, he say this way: The
farming ason Is at hand. Every farmer
should at once become actively engaged
In advising and teaching the Indians how
, to prepare the soil. the kind of seed TO Sc
lec: when and how to plant. grow md
harvest, and the best use to be made OF
his crop when produced
'WAn Bow hear what chief. Mr.. SELLS.
say and heap catch II, idea
Then comes the georgia lyric "war
Bow Heap Farm, by WAR Bow. Blau-
ket Indian, Colony. Oklahoma" While
credited to the Colony Courier, It is
clearly the work of the author Of the
ode. WAR Bow is CATO. Hear him ring
"WAR Bow think he goin' to farm:
Like country life. got heap OF charm;
He goin' TO raise II. plenty corn;
VIII heap much plough In early morn.
go In pasture an catch up pony.
! Use curry comb till horse look tony;
Throw on harness. give strap quick Jerk,
Heap strong push and get to work.
Heap plant kahr corn and milo.
Raise plenty feed to NIL big silo,
Have nice sleek horse an big fat SOW.
| Coin watch white man an heap learn how
"An'. maybe so, at Indian fair;
WAR Bow say. Me sure be there,
| You bet me take'm lots OF prize,
Coin show It punlSin. biggest size
AN white man. no more goln to say
| Indian can't make farmin' pay
Cause WAR Bow show how Indian can
Just same like neghbor. smart white
man"
We love to think that a nobler cult
walton than ever that of kafr corr
and milo Is being propagated by the
Office Of Indian Affairs. We love &c
think of the Hon. CARO- SELLS softenlne
the Indian character with polite science
and yoking prosody with ploughing
Doubtless the Indians Of Mexico will
yet yield to the same spirit Of culture.