A TALE FROM A MOUNTAIN GRANGE
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"I say there, Bill! Tim Jones 'n me
Will give fifty cents in change
To whom will write this story up
And read it in the Grange!'
Five poetic pencils glibly glide—
Low bends each thoughtful head—
Presented for inspections, thus
Brad Damon's poem read:—
Will give fifty cents in change
To whom will write this story up
And read it in the Grange!'
Five poetic pencils glibly glide—
Low bends each thoughtful head—
Presented for inspections, thus
Brad Damon's poem read:—
Lucius Record
Sat up late,—
Broke the ground—
Honor great.
Sat up late,—
Broke the ground—
Honor great.
Road to fame—
Show's us how.—
Pile of dirt—
Big's a cow.
Show's us how.—
Pile of dirt—
Big's a cow.
Danville Jack—
Gloomy feels—
Awfully fat—
Nigger heels.
Gloomy feels—
Awfully fat—
Nigger heels.
