FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
35
Arthur Chapman
Polo in Cactus Center
Down here in Cactus Center we are allus up-to-date.
polo
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
37
Arthur Chapman
The Novelist in Cactus Center
We was visited, in Cactus, by a classic-featured gent.
novelist, writing, work
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
39
Arthur Chapman
Nature-Faking in Cactus Center
We pride ourselves, in Cactus, on our powers of reserve.
conservatism, lecturer, fake
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
40
Arthur Chapman
The Debate in Cactus Center
Down in Poker Bill's old 'dobe, we was talkin', gent to gent.
debate, President, employment, sheepmen, cattlemen
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
42
Arthur Chapman
Golf in Cactus Center
We was propped against the 'dobe of that joint o' Poker Bill's.
golf, tenderfoot, poker, frustration
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
44
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center's Telephone Girl
There's a telephone in Cactus--it's a new, long-talk machine.
telephone operator, long-distance calls
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
46
Arthur Chapman
The Peace Conference in Cactus Center
We've been visited in Cactus by a most smooth-spoken gent.
war, disarmament, peace, dupe
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
48
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center and the Planet Mars
A stranger blowed in Monday, on the stage from 'crost Three Bars.
Mars, telescope, professor, drunk
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
50
Arthur Chapman
The Country Uplift in Cactus Center
Since the Country Life Commission called upon our rival town.
irrigation, upgrading, tree planting
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
52
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center's Beauty Squad
We have heard, down here in Cactus, how they want some handsome men.
beauty, handsome, men
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
54
Arthur Chapman
Aviation in Cactus Center
We have got a club in Cactus called the Conquerors of Air.
aviation, club, flying, plane
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
55
Arthur Chapman
The Tariff in Cactus Center
We've observed, down here in Cactus, all this tariff-fixin' talk.
tariff, taxes, gun, shooting
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
57
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center's Sky Pilot
Down here in Cactus Center we have had a sudden shock.
preacher, church, dupe, building
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
59
Arthur Chapman
Arbor Day in Cactus Center
Jest to please our latest school ma'am we decided, weeks ago.
trees, Arbor Day, shooting, dispute, Japanese, racial prejudice
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
61
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center's Fire Brigade
We organized, in Cactus, a firemen's brigade.
firemen, fire fighting, volunteers, saddling horses
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
63
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center's Slogan
We feel that Cactus Center is the Southwest's nat'ral hub.
booster's club, slogan, town
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
65
Arthur Chapman
Divorce in Cactus Center
Down here in Cactus Center we ain't herded much in schools.
marriage, divorce, lawyer, right, squaw, common law marriage
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
68
Arthur Chapman
Valentine Day in Cactus Center
Things is quiet, here in Cactus, and our bullyvards now lack.
valentines, cartoon drawings
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
70
Arthur Chapman
The Freighter
There's a desert stretchin' on before.
freighter
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
71
Arthur Chapman
The Sheepman's Story
There's a nester at the water hole.
nesters, homesteader, sheepmen, Wall Street, watering hole
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
73
Arthur Chapman
The Last Drift
I've sold the old ranch, stock and all.
selling out, range, progress
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
75
Arthur Chapman
The Art Student
The Kid has quit the ranch, doggone it all.
art, drawing
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
77
Arthur Chapman
The Fifty-Eighter
"I came," said the stranger, "in fifty-eight."
Bret Harte, train, stranger
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
79
Arthur Chapman
Homesickness
The sagebrush ain't a handsome plant.
sagebrush, homesick, West
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
80
Arthur Chapman
A Frontier Drama
Chuckwalla Chuck was a bold, bad man.
bully, tenderfoot