Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-04
FOcn,s, Songs Desired


"Lasea"
To the Editor Of the Ercnino Public Lcdocr.
Sr-Please print tho poem "Lasca," and
u you haven't got Il probably some reader
can nupp,S ~. T.. NJ. S.
p Frank pesprc.
want free life. and I want fresh air.
Ana Sigh for the Canter after the catt,c.
The cracks OF the whina like shots in IN ttlo.
Ihe medley Of horns and hoofs and heads
That wars and wrahglcs and scattery and
spreads:
Tho green ben"ath and the blue above,
And dash and danger. and life and love,
And La.ca.
Lasca used TO ride
On mouse.grny mustang close to my side,
With blue serape and bright .balled spur:
! NuEhcd with Joy as I looked at hcr!
Little knew she Of books or Of creeds;
AH Az" Maria Euffced her rccrs:
Little she cared save TO be at my side.
To ride with mo. and ever 10 ride.
From san Saba's shore To l.avaca's tide.
She was ~ bold AZ the pillows that beat,
She was as Wild as the b-eez' that blow;
From her little head to her little feet.
She was swayed In her suppeness to and
fro
bS ta'h RuSt VI passion. n StpIINg OlT.c.
That grows on tho edge OF "A Kansas blum.
And wars with the wind when the wea ther
Is rough.
I, Hike this Lasca. this love Of mine.
She would hunger that might cat,
Would take the bitter ana leave me the
Eut once. when 7 made her jealous 'or fun.
a, something IA WHISPERED or looked or
done.
Ore Sunday, ~ San Antonio.
70 Il glorious girl on the Alamo,
She drew from her garter dear little
dagger.
Ard. sting Of wasp! II made me staerer
An inch 10 the icft or an Inch to tho
right.
And 7 shoudn'; be maurdorIng here to,
night
But sh. sobbed. and sohhIns. go swiftly
boun!
Her torn rabos about the wound.
Thu, quite rorgavc h"r. Scratches don,
couns
In Texas. down by the Rio Grande.
Her ey. IVES brown. Gr"p, deep brown.
ll"r hair was darker than lcr cr".
I hI.l something IN her sn.lI" and frown
rurl"l crimson lip and in.icr hiah.
$Tuw"1 that th""" ran IN each h!uc vein.
/ MiM"d with h" mi!d"r Aztec strain.
: tn" vigorous 'intar" OF old Spain.
~. w.H adv" IN cV"ry limb
with f-'lingS to the Nrgor tips,
! An! when the sun - Ike a hr.
! And sky one shining, soft srrI,I-,
| One does not drink II LITTLE sips.
IN" air was heavy. the nIsht was hot.
| ! "I' by her side ana 'ofIot~~forr"li
! !'orsot m. herd that were tah!!.s the!'
] ''0rsot hat the air vas close, oprr"st;
! that tho Texas northern com sudden and
soon,
In ,hc d.yd OF nigh, or n" bia&" ~ rom:
| rhal ID, the lnrl at !ts brrn'h take
fright,
| y, thing On earth "an stop tho ri@h'
( AId WOO ~ tho ,,d"r and wo" :" the stood
! Who falls in front or in'ir mad sam,
I pndc
| Was that thunder" I sraspod the cord
| OF nay swift mustang without n word;
| | bprang 10 the saddle, and shs c;ung 10
| hind.
! Away on "A hot chase down tho wind
| Bu, mover was fox hunt half NO hard
! Ana never was st"ch y" little spar'i
For W" rode for our lives. You shall nsar
| huw We Jared,
! In Texas. down by the Rio G"an!e
Tho mustang few, mad We urged h'i1 IN;
There was on" chance left ana you have
| hut one
| Halt jump 10 the ground and shoot youl
! Crouch under his carcass and take you,
| char"c.
And II ,h" steers in their frantic course
| Don't batter you Ia pieces ~ once,
| You may thank your lucky stars. ~ no,
Roodby
To ,he quickcnsng kiss and tho long.drawr
pigh.
| And IN" open air and tho opon skv.
| In Texas. down by thc Rio Grandc
Tho cattle gained on us, ani Just ns | rolt
, For my old sx.Ehonicr behind In my belt
Down care :hc mustang, ami down cam