Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . ike Rus-sell, collectin leeches, sandburrs, and sun-burn in fifteen inches of water, they heardthat horrible cry that always puts a feelinof terror in the heart of a kid in swimmin—Chaw beef! Then they knew thatBob Armil and Howey Oliver, leaders ofthe notorious Noelss woods gang, hadsnuck up while they was en joy in their-selves, and that dirty work was bein done,as them two mallards was the champeenchawbeefers in that neck of the was some wild scramblin by them little lads fortheir togs, and after they fished em outa t
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . ike Rus-sell, collectin leeches, sandburrs, and sun-burn in fifteen inches of water, they heardthat horrible cry that always puts a feelinof terror in the heart of a kid in swimmin—Chaw beef! Then they knew thatBob Armil and Howey Oliver, leaders ofthe notorious Noelss woods gang, hadsnuck up while they was en joy in their-selves, and that dirty work was bein done,as them two mallards was the champeenchawbeefers in that neck of the was some wild scramblin by them little lads fortheir togs, and after they fished em outa the creek, chawed theknots loose with their teeth, and spread em out to dry, it wasgettin nigh on to supper-time. On the way home theyremembered they had forgot about pilin the big load of wetwood the millman brung from Renw^ick, Shaw, and Crossetsdurin the week, and they knew they was due for a goodlammin when their dads started astin questions, unless theycould get away with the old alibi about bein sick in thestummick. Them was the good old days, sport!. 37 THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS They wasnt no wild wimmen pickin tame flowers then,nor no tame wimmen pickin wild flowers. When a flockajanes took to the timber for an outin, theyd pick mayapples,wild strawberries, and hazelnuts, but they never run hogwildand pulled em up by the roots. Only the men folks donethe killin—poppin the robins, woodpeckers, and other song-birds with their muzzle-loaders, just for fun, and helpin civ-ilization along by cleanin up the prairie chickens, bobwhites,and pheasants. Then there was the old sports that thoughtduckshootin too tame. Them old roosters took trips to thewild prairies of Nebraska to slaughter meek-eyed buffaloesthat just had noodle enough to folly the leader. Theres acoupla buffaloes in Fejervary park now, and it might be a goodidea to stick a few wild flowers and ferns down there—or inthe Academy of Sciences—sos that the next generation kinsee what them things looked like. W
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