Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . (0 a c ti 8S 5 s 0 u c U 5 c ;. THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS One Saturday the Locust street gang started from Eagelsgrocery store on a hike to the creek, and began playin banterat Brewsters place near the old Fair grounds, and kept itup clear out to the Black Hills saloon. Charlie Osborn was leader, and when he ast them littlemen if they all was game enough to folly their leader in any-thing he done, they said they was. So Charlie peeled off allhis togs under the big maple when they got near Balluffs, andLew Wicksey and more than a do
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . (0 a c ti 8S 5 s 0 u c U 5 c ;. THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS One Saturday the Locust street gang started from Eagelsgrocery store on a hike to the creek, and began playin banterat Brewsters place near the old Fair grounds, and kept itup clear out to the Black Hills saloon. Charlie Osborn was leader, and when he ast them littlemen if they all was game enough to folly their leader in any-thing he done, they said they was. So Charlie peeled off allhis togs under the big maple when they got near Balluffs, andLew Wicksey and more than a dozen kids foUyed suit. ThenCharlie started the percession with a yell, and they raced ahalf mile to the creek, carryin their duds in their hands,whoopin and hollerin like wild injuns out on the if there wasnt many houses along there then, the wim-men folks that seen them skinny legs flyin past musta thoughtthat nuts was gettin ripe purty early that season. After they paddled around in the swimmin hole for anhour or so, with Gus Paine, Joe Orendo
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