Old Spookses’ Pass (Isabella Valancy Crawford Poems)
I. WE'D camped that night on Yaller Bull Flat,— Thar was Possum Billy, an' Tom, an' me. Right smart at throwin' a lariat Was ...
I. WE'D camped that night on Yaller Bull Flat,— Thar was Possum Billy, an' Tom, an' me. Right smart at throwin' a lariat Was ...
You've seen his place, I reckon, friend? 'Twas rather kind ov tryin'.The way he made the dollars fly, Such gimcrack things a-buyin'-- He ...
1 The Hired Man TalksThere's old man Willards; an' his wife;An' Marg'et-- S'repty's sister--; an'There's me-- an' I'm the hired man;An' ...
Thrash away, you'll _hev_ to rattle On them kittle-drums o' yourn,--'Taint a knowin' kind o' cattle Thet is ketched with mouldy corn;Put ...
O, hits time fur de plantin' ur de co'n; De groun' am wa'm, de furrers made — ("Caw! caw!" de black crow ...
Wen I git up in de mo'nin' an' de clouds is big an' black, Dey's a kin' o' wa'nin' shivah goes ...
On old Brandywine-- aboutWhere White's Lots is now laid out,And the old crick narries downTo the ditch that splits the ...
Prop yer eyes wide open, Joey,Fur I've brought you sumpin' great.Apples? No, a derned sight better!Don't you take no int'rest? ...
"Best time to kill a hog's when he's fat." --Old Saw.Mostly folks is law-abidin'Down on Wriggle Crick--,Seein' they's no Squire ...
Thanksgibin' day am now at han'In my imagination,I see de tuckies take a stan'Aroun' de ol' plantation.En jis befo' dis ...
(_Dedicated to the Men in the United States Life-saving Service_.)When the Lord breathes his wrath above the bosom of the ...
Come, all you young waddies, I'll sing you a song,Stand back from the wagon--stay where you belong:I've heard you observin' ...
The bronco's mighty wild and tough,And full of outdoor feelin's:His feet are quick, his ways are rough,He's careless in his ...
I. DER watchman look out from his tower Ash de Abendgold glimmer grew dim, Und saw on de road troo ...
Women is strange. You take my tip; I'm wise. I know enough to know I'll never knowThe 'uman female ...
Down here in Cactus Center we have lived a life apart;We've been far, we're frank in sayin', from the headquarters ...
Once I dremt while I was sleepin'That the earth had passed away,And the boss of all creationMade a work on ...
Off across the wide arroyo sweeps the breezes of the fall,Where the haze of Injun summer sort o' lingers over ...
Oh well-a go baby, go baby, go baby goBaby go, baby go, baby, go baby goBaby go, baby go, babyWon't ...
You have heard of cuttin' hosses and all the things they knew,But there's lots of ropin' hosses that is plenty ...
Days are gettin' shorter an' the air a keener snap;Apples now are droppin' into Mother Nature's lap;The mist at dusk ...
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