. Buffalo land;. Hunting; Paleontology. THE SONG OF SHAMUS. 219 That worthy had been busily engaged for several minutes in scratching away with the stump of a pen- cil at the back of an old envelope, and appeared not to notice it. It was now his turn, however, to vaga- bondize, and this he did by reading several verses of somewhat irreverent doggerel, the whole forming what he was pleased to call a poem, dedicated to our cook, and entitled, " The Song of ; Concern- ing this effusion, suffice it to say that it was by no means eulogistic of the Dobeen's character for verac- ity,


. Buffalo land;. Hunting; Paleontology. THE SONG OF SHAMUS. 219 That worthy had been busily engaged for several minutes in scratching away with the stump of a pen- cil at the back of an old envelope, and appeared not to notice it. It was now his turn, however, to vaga- bondize, and this he did by reading several verses of somewhat irreverent doggerel, the whole forming what he was pleased to call a poem, dedicated to our cook, and entitled, " The Song of ; Concern- ing this effusion, suffice it to say that it was by no means eulogistic of the Dobeen's character for verac- ity, and was duly paid up for by him at the first con- venient opportunit3^. SMASHING A CHEYENNE BLACK Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Webb, William Edward. [from old catalog]. Cincinnati and Chicago, E. Hannaford & company


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