FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cowman's Wife
FOLK COLL 11 J-24
46
Dee Strickland Johnson
A Cowpoke's Prayer
Most anyone can tell You, Lord, That I've been quite a scamp; But somehow, I think You're listenin' To this rough old saddle tramp.
prayer, cowboy, god
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
7
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole's First Dust Blizzard
In the dirty thirties Western Kansas was called the dust bowl and rightly so. we used horse power for row crops and tractors for wheat, oats and barley. The tractor was not perfected yet and the terrible dust storms often darkened the sky.
dust bowl, blizzard, fear, confusion
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
10
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole and Paul Bunyan Dig the Grand Canyon
Ole and Paul Bunyan were the best of friends, but they got into an argument as to who had the best snuff.
snuff, prairie dog, contest
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
11
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole Meets St. Peter
My trusty, faithful, dependable, honorable and good hired man does puzzle me sometimes. If I live to be 90 years I don't think I will know all about this unassuming, good-natured man. Like the little monkeys, he "Hears no evil, Sees no evil and Speaks no evil." He really believes that "God's in his Heaven; all's right with the world."
heaven, clothes, angel, friend
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
12
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole Finds the Pot of Gold
I never yet have been bored when I am with Ole. Something new and unexpected happens every minute. He really loves life and enjoys every minute of it.
rainbow, gold, trick, mirror
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
13
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole the Goose Hunter
Along in the dirty thirties when Western Kansas was not the granary of the State, Andy hired Ole until he went broke, then Andy was the hired man and Ole was the boss.
trick, goose, paint, barn
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
15
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
The Liars Club Story
Andy wanted to be a member of the Liars Club of Burlington, Wis., but to be eligible for membership to this august body of honest, truthful liars you must submit a lie of your own. So Andy sent in the Wild Goose story above recorded and was told by return mail that this story of Ole's prowess as a painter and expert marksman was evidently a true account of Ole's ability. So membership was automatically denied.
corn, liar, club, cow
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
17
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole's Jumping Mule
My new hired hand Ole had just arrived from Sweden and was a remarkable fellow, so jolly and friendly. In fact, I never knew a man with so many good traits.
mule, jump, river, bet
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
18
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole Builds a Fence
Ole was a perfectionist, so much so that he was too careful in everything he did. I asked him to build a fence a mile long. He said, "O.K. if you'll get me absolutely straight posts."
fence, winter, birds, straight
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
20
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
That Youthful Feeling
Friend wife and I were living out in Western Kansas and enjoying good health and fair prosperity. But Old Father Time was gradually making a few furrows in our cheeks.
youth, pill, flirt, confusion
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
21
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole and the Mermaid
Ole is an experienced fisherman and never comes home from a fishing trip without at least one fish. He said it is bad luck to come home empty-handed. If he can't catch a fish he buys a can of sardines to avoid bad luck.
fishing, mermaid, help
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
22
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole's Hair Tonic
Ole was farming in a dry cycle and the financial returns were discouraging, so he decided to become a barber. He hung out his shingle at Punkin Center. Reasoning that he would reap a sure harvest every day instead of a dubious one once a year.
hair, medicine, chemistry, luck
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
23
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole's Sailplane
"Ole has more ideas in his head than Carter has pills," said Helen. "Yes, and some are as crazy as a loon," Now he is making a kite, or sailplane, as he calls it."
kite, invention, truck, crash
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
25
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Olde Tells of Coronado's Visit
Ole tells a little known episode of Coronado and his visit to Kansas.
coronado, toe, stub
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
26
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole, the Fisherman
Ole enjoyed fishing, especially with a pole and tackle, but if you expected company for the next day's dinner it could be too slow to catch enough to have an old fashioned fish fry. In this case he resorted to strategy.
fishing, sleep, fish fry
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
27
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Rex, The Magnificent Morgan
In the course of human events, fate seems determined to decree that in our everyday humdrum lives some things happen that at the moment go unnoticed. But viewed as a chain of events, over a term of years, they etch on memory's wall a picture so vivid you never forget it. Such a picture was Rex, the lovable Morgan.
stallion, race, accident
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-24
29
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole's Big Hat
Ole was feeling his "oats", he was in exuberant spirits. "I sure like Western Kansas," Ole said. "It's so big I feel kind of big myself. I want to do something that no one has ever done before."
kansas, wheat, straw, hat
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-26
31
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
The End of The Drought
In the late 1860's the Swedish settlers came in ever increasing numbers to Saline and McPherson Counties in Kansas. My grandfather homesteaded in 1868 near by the present site of Bethany College.
rain, drought, indians
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-26
32
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
A New Fur Coat
In the dirty thirties We lived on hope and The Next year's crops. Ole said, "Andy, vy do you always say you are going to buy your wife a fur coat, next year - always Next year?"
bear, coat, fur, hunt, run
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-26
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Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole - The World's Fastest Skater
Ole is livewire - loves sports and tries to excell in every field he enters. Just now he is doing his best to improve his skating technique. Sometimes his exuberant spirit carries him beyond the realm of reality.
skate, olympic, bet, lose
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-26
35
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole Catches A Big Fish
Everybody likes to catch a fish, especially a big one. And I am no exception. I noticed that Ole invariably brought home the biggest fish, so I asked him how he managed to be so lucky.
fish, fishing, lie, bull
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-26
36
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
The Thirsty Grasshoppers
We don't get a big 5-inch rain too often, so quite a bit of worry and excitement was caused when it was reported in the Punkin Center News that some hungry, thirsty, famished grasshoppers ate, drank or somehow consumed a five inch rain all in one night on the Ole Olson farm near Punkin Center.
grasshoppers, drink, rain
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-26
36
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole's Big Watermelon
Ole was fascinated with the Kansas soil and climate. He wanted to raise the biggest watermelon in the world.
watermelon, half, cut
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-26
37
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
The Dairyman's Salute
First thing in the morning I wake up my dairy herd with a blast on my Chevy Ho Horn. Translated into cow language it sounds like this: Wake up, get up, get up and go.
dairyman, cow, milk
The Adventures of Ole and Andy
FOLK COLL 11 A-26
37
Clarence "Andy" Anderson
Ole and the Big Snowball
It was mid-winter. Ole and me were out in the big pasture fixing the fence. The rich buffalo grass was soft and curly underfoot. The wind was so calm.
snowball, winter, melt