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Strang + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Our Boys and Other Poems + +Author: Alan L. Strang + +Release Date: May 13, 2011 [EBook #36094] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OUR BOYS AND OTHER POEMS *** + + + + +Produced by Jason Isbell, David E. Brown, Bryan Ness and +the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at +https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images +generously made available by The Internet Archive/American +Libraries.) + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<h1 class="center">Our Boys +and +Other Poems</h1> + +<div class="figcenter" style="width: 50px;"> +<img src="images/tpage_deco.png" alt="Decoration" title="Decoration" /> +</div> + +<p class="center">by</p> +<h2 class="center">ALAN L. STRANG</h2> + +<p class="center">California's +BOY POET</p> + +<p class="center">Copyrighted, 1919</p> + +<p class="center">BY J. L. STRANG +</p> + +<div class="figcenter"> +<a href="images/author_page.png"><img src="images/author_page.png" width="500px" alt="Alan L. Strang; Born August 18th, 1908; Died January 29th, 1919" title="Alan L. Strang; Born August 18th, 1908; Died January 29th, 1919" /></a> +</div> + +<p> </p> + +<div class="figcenter"> +<a href="images/frontispiece.jpg"><img src="images/frontispiece.jpg" width="50%" alt="Alan L. Strang" title="" /></a> +</div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2>Introduction</h2> + + +<p>Alan L. Strang was born in Spokane, Washington, August 18, 1908. Living +there until he was four years old, he came to California in 1913 with +his parents, making their home in Redwood City.</p> + +<p>He had a gentle, loving disposition, was always frail and delicate and +possessed a mental development far in advance of his years. He was taken +to the Great Beyond January 29, 1919.</p> + + +<p>The poems contained in this book were written prior to his tenth +birthday. Considering the age of the author we feel that the work +contains real merit, while the sentiment expressed betokens that +patriotic spirit which never fails or hesitates when our country calls +for men.</p> + +<p class="right">J. L. S.</p> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="To_the_Reader_of_this_Book" id="To_the_Reader_of_this_Book"></a>To the Reader of this Book</h2> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">This little book's a letter,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">I send direct to you;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">I hope that you will like it,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And read it thru and thru.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And after you have read it,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Just send a thot to me;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Your thots will help to make me<br /></span> +<span class="i2">The "Poet" I would be.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i9">Yours very truly,<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i14">ALAN L. STRANG,<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i9">Redwood City, California.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 12 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">[Pg 12]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="Our_Boys" id="Our_Boys"></a>Our Boys</h2> + +<blockquote><p>Written after the United States entered the war, fighting on the +side of the Entente Allies.</p></blockquote> + +<p><!-- Page 13 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[Pg 13]</a></span></p> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Halt! Attention! Salute the flag,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">The boys are marching by;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">They're going forth to win the war<br /></span> +<span class="i2">For us to do or die.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Our country needed fighting men,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Her liberty to save;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">These boys responded to the call,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And all they had they gave.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">All loyal hearts are beating fast,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And hope our bosoms fill;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">For liberty shall reign supreme<br /></span> +<span class="i2">O'er ocean, dale and hill.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">With no regrets for parted hopes<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Or futures cast aside,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Our soldier boys are marching by;<br /></span> +<span class="i2">They are our country's pride.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 14 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">[Pg 14]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="Our_Soldier_Boy" id="Our_Soldier_Boy"></a>Our Soldier Boy</h2> + +<blockquote><p>Written as a tribute to my brother, W. M. Strang, with the +Engineers.</p></blockquote> + + +<p><!-- Page 15 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">[Pg 15]</a></span></p> +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">He said, "I'm Daddy's soldier boy,"<br /></span> +<span class="i2">When he was five years old;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And then went out and built snow forts,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Although the day was cold.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">The snowballs were his hand grenades,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">A stick his bayonette;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And with a home-made wooden gun<br /></span> +<span class="i2">The foe he bravely met.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">In five more years he joined the "scouts"<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And hiked across the hills;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">He learned to wear a khaki suit,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And do military drills.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">And so the years passed swiftly on,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And now he is a man;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">He's in the trenches over there,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Fighting for Uncle Sam.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I know he'll make the Huns regret<br /></span> +<span class="i2">They started this big fight,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">For he knows the cause he's fighting for<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Is liberty and right.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 16 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">[Pg 16]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="A_Small_Boys_Desire" id="A_Small_Boys_Desire"></a>A Small Boy's Desire</h2> + +<blockquote><p>Written for the first thrift stamp drive.</p></blockquote> + +<p><!-- Page 17 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[Pg 17]</a></span></p> +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I want to be a soldier<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And march away to France;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">I want to find a wicked "Hun,"<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And shoot him in the pants.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I want to be a soldier,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And wear a khaki suit;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">I want to have a sword and gun<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And all the "Boches" shoot.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I want to be a soldier,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And have an aeroplane<br /></span> +<span class="i0">To drop bombs on the German towns,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And fly back home again.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I want to be a soldier<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And do my little bit;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">My country needs brave fighting men,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">While here at home I sit.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Some day I'll be a big, big man;<br /></span> +<span class="i2">I'll go to war and fight<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The wicked Hun, or any one<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Who does not do what's right.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">But now the only way for me<br /></span> +<span class="i2">To help my country win,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Is save my coin and buy thrift stamps,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">So, boys, let's save our tin.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /><p><!-- Page 18 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">[Pg 18]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="The_Storm" id="The_Storm"></a>The Storm</h2> + + +<p><!-- Page 19 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_19" id="Page_19">[Pg 19]</a></span></p> +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">The rough old Mr. Storm<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Is whirling, swirling past<br /></span> +<span class="i0">He makes the treetops bow their heads<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And trembles at his blast.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">He never stops to think<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Of the damage he may do,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">He's always rushing in and out<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And hitting, batting you.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">He pushes big, black clouds<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Against the mountain tops;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The rain and hail comes rushing down<br /></span> +<span class="i0">In large, round crystal drops.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">The storm will soon be over;<br /></span> +<span class="i2">See the rainbow in the sky.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The birds will sing on airy wing,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And the bright sun shine on high.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + +<p><!-- Page 20 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">[Pg 20]</a></span></p> +<h2>Do Not Worry</h2> + +<p><!-- Page 21 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">[Pg 21]</a></span></p> +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Do not worry over trifles, though<br /></span> +<span class="i2">to you they may seem great,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">All your fretting will not help you,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">or your troubles dissipate.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">If your sky is dark and gloomy,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">and the sun is hid from view,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Bravely smile and keep on smiling,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And your friends will smile with you.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Happiness is so contagious, and a<br /></span> +<span class="i2">smile is never lost;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Then why worry over trifles, tho<br /></span> +<span class="i2">your heart seems tempest tossed.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Therefore go on life's journey<br /></span> +<span class="i2">with an optimistic smile,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">See the world is good to live in,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">and that living is worth while.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 22 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">[Pg 22]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="How_can_we_Fool_the_Rooster" id="How_can_we_Fool_the_Rooster"></a>How can we Fool the Rooster?</h2> + +<blockquote><p>Written when the clock was set ahead one hour on April 1, 1918.</p></blockquote> + +<p><!-- Page 23 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_23" id="Page_23">[Pg 23]</a></span></p> +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Our Rooster wakes at half-past five<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And crows with all his might,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">He tries to wake the people up<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Before the day is light.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">When Daddy hears the rooster crow<br /></span> +<span class="i0">He knows he should awake<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And light the kitchen fire, so Ma<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Can cook the Johnny cake.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Now, maybe we can fool my Dad<br /></span> +<span class="i0">That it's half-past five when it's half-past four,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And maybe the system's the best we have had<br /></span> +<span class="i0">To fool some thousands of people or more;<br /></span> +<!-- Page 24 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_24" id="Page_24">[Pg 24]</a></span> +<span class="i0">But, how can we fool that rooster?<br /></span> +<!-- Page 25 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_25" id="Page_25">[Pg 25]</a></span></div> +<div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I have always thought our rooster had<br /></span> +<span class="i0">A clock inside of his head,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And I don't know how we can fix it so<br /></span> +<span class="i0">We can set the clock ahead.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">I asked my Dad, and he said to me,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">"Why, son, you surely know<br /></span> +<span class="i0">A rooster's instinct wakens him<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And tells him when to crow."<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Now the hands of the clock we can turn ahead,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">We can fool the people and feel content;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">But the thing that worries me night and day,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And on which my entire thought is bent<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Is, how can we fool that rooster?<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 26 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_26" id="Page_26">[Pg 26]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="A_Wreath_Of_Flowers" id="A_Wreath_Of_Flowers"></a>A Wreath Of Flowers</h2> + +<blockquote><p>Written for Decoration Day, May 30, 1918.</p></blockquote> + +<p><!-- Page 27 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_27" id="Page_27">[Pg 27]</a></span></p> +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I wove me a wreath of flowers<br /></span> +<span class="i2">To place in memories hall,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">In honor of the brave and fearless men<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Who had answered our country's call.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The men who had answered, and fought, and died<br /></span> +<span class="i2">For the cause of freedom, our country's pride!<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I wove me a wreath of flowers<br /></span> +<span class="i2">With many a sigh and tear,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">As a tribute to all the good and true<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Who were given few honors here.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The man of humble piety<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Who lived and died in obscurity.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">A wreath of flowers, a little thing<br /></span> +<span class="i2">For flowers wither and fade;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">But the fragrance they shed is not soon forgot<br /></span> +<span class="i2">By me, who the wreath has made.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">So the virtues of those who have gone before,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Will always be treasured in memory's store.<br /></span> +</div></div> + +<p><!-- Page 28 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[Pg 28]</a></span></p> +<h3>EPITAPH</h3> + +<p><!-- Page 29 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_29" id="Page_29">[Pg 29]</a></span></p> +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Our loved ones lay them down to sleep<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And leave us here to grieve and mourn,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">While we, our silent watches keep,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">O'er their low graves whence they are bourne.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Some heroes are in battle slain,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Their names are honored far and near,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">While others die on beds of pain<br /></span> +<span class="i2">And no sad mourner sheds a tear.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">This day we honor each and all<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Whose soul has left its temporal case;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And be he great, or be he small,<br /></span> +<span class="i2">We'll reverence his resting place.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="Part_Second" id="Part_Second"></a>Part Second</h2> + + +<p>The poems and story of Masata in part second of this book were written +during the last month of the young Author's life.</p> + +<p>He was taken to the Spirit Land, January 29, 1919.</p> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 32 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_32" id="Page_32">[Pg 32]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="The_Lily_of_the_Valley" id="The_Lily_of_the_Valley"></a>The Lily of the Valley</h2> + +<p><!-- Page 33 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_33" id="Page_33">[Pg 33]</a></span></p> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I've a lily of the Valley<br /></span> +<span class="i0">That I'm keeping here for you;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">I care for and protect it,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And water it with dew.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">It is a living emblem<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Of the wonderful domain,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Where all is pure and love-like,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And where we feel no pain.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Yes, the Lily of the Valley<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Is a tie twixt you and me;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">For every time you see one<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Think how happy I must be.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">I'm an atom of the infinite,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">How wonderful it seems;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Yet from your sphere the finite<br /></span> +<span class="i0">But a thin veil intervenes.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 34 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_34" id="Page_34">[Pg 34]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="The_Roses" id="The_Roses"></a>The Roses</h2> + +<p><!-- Page 35 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_35" id="Page_35">[Pg 35]</a></span></p> +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I have roses in my garden,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And their fragrance fills the air.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">How I love to watch them blooming;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">For they all are very fair.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Some have deep red velvet petals,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Some again are snowy white;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And the little baby pink ones,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Surely give you such delight.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Pretty birds come to my garden,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And sing there the live-long day;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Yes the birds and pretty flowers<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Help and cheer us on our way.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 36 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_36" id="Page_36">[Pg 36]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="The_Seasons" id="The_Seasons"></a>The Seasons</h2> + +<p><!-- Page 37 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_37" id="Page_37">[Pg 37]</a></span></p> + +<h3>SPRING</h3> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Spring time is here with its sunshine and showers,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">All nature is waking from its long winter sleep.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The gardens are blooming with beautiful flowers,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The song-birds are carolling melodies sweet.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + +<h3>SUMMER</h3> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">The summer comes with glaring heat,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And we will have vacation;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">We pack our grips for the seashore trips,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Or other recreation.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + +<h3>AUTUMN</h3> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">The harvest moon is shining bright,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The leaves are falling everywhere;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">How glorious is the autumn night,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">How cool and bracing is the air.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + +<h3>WINTER</h3> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Jack frost is stalking through the land,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The ground is covered white, with snow.<br /></span> +<span class="i0">We like to sit beside the fire<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And tell the tales of long ago.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 38 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_38" id="Page_38">[Pg 38]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="Wishes" id="Wishes"></a>Wishes</h2> + +<p><!-- Page 39 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_39" id="Page_39">[Pg 39]</a></span></p> + +<h3>A BIRTHDAY WISH.</h3> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I'm wishing a happy birthday,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">To you my dear sweet friend;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And may every day be a happy day<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Is the wish I will always send.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + +<h3>A CHRISTMAS WISH.</h3> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">A Merry Christmas Wish to you,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And may your heart be gay;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">May Santa bring you many things,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">This Merry Christmas day.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + +<h3>A NEW YEAR WISH</h3> + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">A happy happy, New Year,<br /></span> +<span class="i0">We all are wishing you;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">We hope no sorrow you shall know<br /></span> +<span class="i0">This whole year through.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 40 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_40" id="Page_40">[Pg 40]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="Dreams" id="Dreams"></a>Dreams</h2> + +<p><!-- Page 41 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_41" id="Page_41">[Pg 41]</a></span></p> +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Away o'er the hills in the valley green<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Away from the noise of the busy town;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">I dream sweet dreams of the olden days<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Of you in your beautiful wedding gown.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">I dream that you come and sit by me<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And you hold my hand and ruff my hair;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Your eyes shine with a sweet delight<br /></span> +<span class="i0">That I used to see so often there.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Then my heart is filled with a hallowed love<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And I know t'is but a little way<br /></span> +<span class="i0">To the spirit land, and I know that I<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Shall meet you there some glad sweet day.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span class="i0">Then our wedding day in the spirit land<br /></span> +<span class="i0">Will be filled with love and joy serene;<br /></span> +<span class="i0">And the infinite hand will guide us where<br /></span> +<span class="i0">The waters are still and the valleys green.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p><!-- Page 42 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_42" id="Page_42">[Pg 42]</a></span></p> +<h2><a name="Masata" id="Masata"></a>Masata</h2> + +<p><!-- Page 43 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_43" id="Page_43">[Pg 43]</a></span></p> +<p>Masata was an Indian boy, he lived on the banks of the Ohio River in +Kentucky. During the Revolutionary War in 1771, the Americans were +taking over the land very fast, and when Masata was ten years old his +parents moved to the wild regions of the Dakotas, taking Masata with +them.</p> + +<p>Here he enjoyed life although it was much colder than in his native +Kentucky, and in the Winter months he wore coats of fur made from bear +skin.</p> + +<p>The days soon became filled with interesting things for Masata. One day +when he was roaming through the wilds, he heard a wild buffalo +approaching. He seemed almost helpless, as he had nothing but a small +bow and a few arrows, and the buffalo was only a short distance from +him. He began to run in what he thought was the direction of his home, +but instead he was going in the opposite way. In a few minutes +<!-- Page 44 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_44" id="Page_44">[Pg 44]</a></span> he saw +the smoke of a camp fire and ran toward it. By this time the beast was +very close to him and he was almost in despair, when the buffalo lurched +forward, then rolled over dead. Three Indians hunting near by had hit +<!-- Page 45 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_45" id="Page_45">[Pg 45]</a></span> +him in a vital spot with an arrow.</p> + +<p>The Indians belonged to a tribe which was his father's most bitter +enemy, and they took him before their chief. The chief ordered that he +be let live for two moons, and he was given a bed of dry twigs to sleep +on as the night was drawing near.</p> + +<p>Time passed quietly for Masata until the approach of the morning of the +second moon. He had been planning how he would escape from his father's +enemies. Finally one morning he slipped into a bear skin and hopped +bravely off toward the woods. The Indians thinking he was a bear, shot +arrows at him and wounded him in the right arm, <!-- Page 46 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_46" id="Page_46">[Pg 46]</a></span>but Masata kept +bravely on and was soon out of range of the arrows. Then he bandaged his +wounded arm the best he could and set out for his father's wigwam.<!-- Page 47 --><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_47" id="Page_47">[Pg 47]</a></span></p> +<p>He arrived safely the same evening, and his parents were overjoyed to +see him and know he was safe once more, and the tribe made a great +feast, or as they call it, Pow Wow, as a welcome to his home coming.</p> + +<p>While Masata was still a young "brave" their chief died and after a +great ceremony, Masata was made Chief of the tribes, and was known as +great and good ruler.</p> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of Project Gutenberg's Our Boys and Other Poems, by Alan L. 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