Another one of Captain Jack's
poems (See
Previous post >> Wednesday, April 29, 2009 @ Joy),
Mother's Prayers,
made a strong plea for abstinence:
Mother's Prayers,
made a strong plea for abstinence:
Oh, my brother, do not drink it,
Think of all your mother said;
While upon her death-bed laying,
Or perhaps she is not dead;
Don't you kill her, then, I pray you,
She has got enough of cares,
Sign the pledge, and God will help you,
If you think of mother's prayers.
Think of all your mother said;
While upon her death-bed laying,
Or perhaps she is not dead;
Don't you kill her, then, I pray you,
She has got enough of cares,
Sign the pledge, and God will help you,
If you think of mother's prayers.
John Wallace
"Captain Jack" Crawford (1847-1917) , known as "The Poet
Scout", was an American Civil War
veteran, an American Old West scout, and a poet of western lore. He was a scout
for General George Crook and General Phil Sheridan, friend of Wild Bill Hickok and co-actor,
performer and scout with William F. Cody
(Buffalo Bill). In 1875 Jack
was appointed as a Captain of the Black Hills Rangers of Dakota.
