THE BLUE BOOK - O-º- N - S - O B OR STRIPS FROM THE OWLS NEST ON NESHOBE ISLAND Tº long as tº sº ſº, or land, or sea, The name ºf the ºr is Nºoºº-ººººoºº Only 329 copies issued to the amusement of the Baptist church, at Fairhaven, by the Owls of Neshobe Island and Eagles of Cedar Mountain 884 Slowly-hobbles Sºº-NAS-TEE tº the isle of Neshobº tº PR A º º ºoth and goth days of May 1884, were very cold in Castleton. There were heavy frosts on the were much injured. On the 20th light snow squals commenced just before noon and continued through the rest of the day. The compiler of the Blue-Book of Neshobe was comfortably seated by the side of a roaring fire of rock- maple wood, while the blustering storm was sweeping through the village shade trees and whistling through the windows and stove. He was pondering over the ancient literature of the Kymi, when a natural curiosity was sent in to him from Neshobe Island. It was an Owls nest, found in the top of the nine tree which many years ago had been planted on the grave of the daughter of Neshobe on the island. on examination this nest proved to have been made almost entirely of strips of birch-bank. A closer examination re- wealed the fact that each piece was a taluscript, on which some scrap of history pertaining to Rutland county, had been noted down by the learned Owls of Neshobe Island and Eagles of Cedar Mountain. This was their library a collection of historical facts for many centuries. The following pages con- tain a translation of some of the strips º 20th goth and 31st ruit trees and early crops D DICATION - º Blue book of Nº is dedicated to Jacq Puºuns who is one of those old-times story tellers whose life has been spent on the shores of Bon- bazeen No fish fire could be kindled on the banks of this beautiful lake without Jacq dropping in to enliven the evening with story. However late the fires might burn his ‘stock of reminiscences of early line never ran out One evening a party was fishing when it was remarked that the flies were unusually thick Jacq said that was nothing to what he had seen One day he was fishing and the whole surface of the lake was so ºne ºn me that a to could wan. on them a to Neshone island and back without wetting his feet. At another time he got bragging about his skill in breaking steers. But one pair was almost too much for him they were exceedingly wild would run away and turn their yoke. One day he yoked them up to draw a little wood for the fire place, when he got to the edge of the woods they ran away from him. In the center of the road stood a tall elm tree. when the steers came up to it one went one side of it and the other on the other side the yoke struck the tree with such force that it bent the tree over the steers, pushed on until the top of the tree was reached The tree sprang back and lifted the steers 85 feet from the ground and there they hung balanced on a limb. Jacq is known as a very truthful and reliable man St. Croix is his favorite sºns rºom run owls Nºst on NES HOBE ISLAND. - - - Bincº-Bank Sºup tº The following poem on Nºsºlobº was composed by N. F. A. of Saratoga sºngs, N. Y., in the spring of 1884. He wrote the compile as Follows: “ The ºn a war ºne rºunder cloud, who is past eignty, while visiting Saratoga ºne past season related to the author the main incidents of this pºem. This poem gives a new turn to the various theories relating to Nºstobº's settlement on the Island in Lake Bombazeen HAI noble guide of Allen's band º who with him roamed the forest free - | And gave his aid to free out land, The brave and noble Neshobe Once had his home where lapse the wave Around the isle of Neshobe, And here at last they made his grave Beneath a large and spreading tree And here would come both friend and foe, When autumn brought the harvest moon, And sing a dirge in music low A wered wild and solemn tune. They spake his virtues great and rare, Of noble deeds most nobly done, And praised they long the chieftain's heir For the great victories he had won His father's seat was on this isle. Though large his warlike band. Yet east and west for many a mile He ruled it o'er the land. It chanced that once in battle fray While scouting down the Hudson wild. The chief a captive bore away. A sweet and lovely Mohawk child. And here with Neshobe was spent Her childhoods happy morn. Till time its maiden graces lent Her beauty to adorn. The timid doe with velvet eyes With light and springing tread, The oriole with flaming dyes With trim and graceful head, The glassy lake of silver sheen That round the islet lay Reflecting banks of velvet green With tree and shrub and spray, Of her rare beauty emblems true, Oft lit by glorious smile, Her native grace the swan ne'er knew That circled round the isle. The fires of love eer brighter burned Within the red man's breast, And when that love is not returned Destroyed his peace and rest. So Neshobe then left his isle, And joined young Allen's band And ne'er again was known to smile, Or seek again its strand. Till on the moºn they took old Ti, That overlooked the waters green, "Twas then he bade his chief good by, And sought lake Bombazeen, Deep settled were the shades of night And distant came the panther's scream, While cross the lake in dancing light A hundred festal torches gleam. º Young Neshobe well knew the rite Enacting 'neath the forest trees, ‘Twas Amuleta's wedding night, The bridegroom and the bride he sees. Then loud and long the death-whoop gave, That echoed far o'er lake and isle ; - Then plunged he deep beneath the wave, And when the morning beams did smile Kind friends they searched the waters deep And found his lifeless form : - - Now by his grave the billows sweep, And overhead the storm. ºily of the Lake. - Bincº-Bank Sºup it. * Editor jºurnal. * I have before me your issue of March 21, containing a letter from G. D. Spencer, of Castleton. It is with great reluctance that I refer to personal matters in this way, but justice to my- self and friends compel me to say a few words. I wish first to say that all who knew my dear father (A. Allen) knew that he had nothing but the broadest charity and the kindest feelings for everyone, and as for I. C. Allen, never did he to my knowledge, in word or deed, use his influence to separate husband and wife. I have acted under no compulsion in any step I may have taken, except that which Mr. Spencer himself exercised over me by his treatment of me. His statement in regard to that is as false as is every other made by him in said article and in many previous ones. * If in the future you will give place in your waste basket for his personal letters you will greatly oblige.” “J. H. Spences.” “Fairhaven, April 16, 1884.” - The above letter appeared in the Pºlºney jºurnal º 2s, 1884. In the same issue was the following editorial note: * The short article written by Mrs Spence and printed on the fourth page explains itself and ends all controversy so far as we are concerned in regard to the matter of which she speaks Inasmuch as both sides have been heard fairly and fully we shall accept of nothing further on one side or the other for publication - - Both sides have been heard fairly and fully For two years past George Spence has contributed the vilest and most untruthful articles for the columns of the jºurnal about the Allens of Fair Haven, and the above letter from Mrs Spencer is the first statement ever made by any one of them in public print relative to the abuse that they have silently endured from the brutal husband. An editor who will insert such a note, when such slanderous articles have frequently appeared in the columns of his paper, shows himself either stupid, or a par- ticipator in the slanders. The next ºp ºf Barº, shows what the prevailing opinion is of such journalism. Binon-Bank Sºup in The Rºd Herº and Globe of April 18, 1884, in speak- ing of such correspondence as had appeared in the columns of the Pºney journal from the pen of G. D. Spence made use of the following appropriate language en persons whose * It is a sad commentary on journalism wº minds are represented by a cypher and whºse intellect is dwarfed and stunted to such an extent that legitimate or distorted and only articles reflecting on t acter of men superior in every respect to the authors of these venomous attacks are given length and prominence for the sole purpose of malice or revenge.” news is suppressed e honesty or char- º Binon-Bank Sºup ºv. G. D. Spence in one of the county papers asked the follow- ing question - - - what can be meaner than a man who will not let a neighbor draw water from his well B. W. Burt ºn the Rºland Hº and Globe of Feb 27, 1884 answered: * A man who will treat an amiable and accomplished wife in such a manner as to compel her to obtain a divorce for intoler- able severity.” Bracº Bank Sººn in v. We copy the following paragraph from Leonard Fish's letter in the Pºlºney journal April 4, 1884 * I shall not believe the Hubbardton people are mad until 1 learn it from some other source than G. D. Spencer's pen for never knew him to tell the truth, unless by accident. Talk about a nuisance; a dead horse in the city of New York in the hot days of July would not be a comparison to G. D. Spencer's pen to the sheep breeders of Rutland county. He has been preaching about fraud and deception in Addison county for two years, and it he had the brains of a jackass he would know that it injured us more than them; for nearly every fancy flock in Rutland county sprung from Addison county. They mind their own business and why should not we Binon-Bank Sºn in vil The ºr Haven Era of April 9, 1884, chuckles over Leonard Fish's letter about G. D. Spencer, in the following language - * We had supposed that G. D. Spence was a prevanicator and almost everything else that was bad, and for that reason never believed in giving him any free advertising. It takes - º Leonard ºn however secretary of the Rutland County Sheen Breeders Union to set George out in his true colors and ºn -- George's pet panel too - Biºcº Bº Sºlº ºn. [The following tº supposed to have been the prophecy of Neshºe and preserved by him as long as he lived upon the Island, then it was gathered ºn tº the Owls and prºved in their ºrchives until the present time we give lº translation without any comment By-and-bye chief live in Castleton They'll call him. Sº G- NAS-TEC or Wall. With-Two-Canes. He think he big Indian-nobody else think so White folks ſun at him. He son of man who keeps travelers in wigwam Heugly troubles travelers he naughty to everybody. He marry white squaw. have papoose He cruel to squaw and panoose he throw chairs to squaw, and talk swear words to her he very wicked Great Spirit no love him. By-and-bye Big Council ºne at Rutland give squaw papers that she may live alone and have care of panoose hen SHAG get mad make news- papers talk lies about squaw's tribe Iribe got dignity won't hurt him because crazy. - Walk With Two-Canes very pious. The Methodist Coun- cil Fire to the Great Spirit in Castleton would like to get rid of him; he got too much to do with Bad Spirit. He go to Council Fire of Great Spirit on Sundays and talk pious to Hº- but swears and makes newspapers tell lies every other day in the week. They wish he belong to some other Council ºne When he has no more use for two canes he prays to Great Spirit that he may go to the Great Methodist Hunting Grounds where there are no Baptists nor Allens SHAC NAS Tºº talk too much wool. Sheep Breeders will not re-elect him secretary; then he get made shoot anows at Breeder's Council ºnes make papers talk lies to everybody who will put ear to him. He become CRAN nobody wants him in wigwam in Castleton. He hang round normal school wigwam normal school chief don't want him he en- dures his taſty. -- - Bracº-Bank State vul. A prominent sheep breeder in Rutland county who had given George Spencer five dollars for his newspaper taſy, said he was treating him as he would a skunk in his cellar. By paying five dollars he avoided a blackmailer and slanderer, when a skunk was in his cellar and he had but little use for perfumery, he bated him along out with the choicest pieces of meat. Bºca Bank Sººn tº The following song was composed by Jimmy Carney of Castleton to aid in the introduction of his new variety of seedling potatoes called NESHORE SEEDLINGs. it never having appeared in print before and being found in the Owls Nest, it was thought best to have it inserted in the Blue Book Tuº-Tuº wearing on tº Gºn. |N the 4th of July eighteen hundred and eighty-one, | Then the Owls and the Eagles their business first begun. - And concluded that the island's name should be Neshobe. Cºor-us- Have you seen that seedling º they call Neshobe: It was raised in Castleton village where the soil is kind and free It is painted like the Indian as you all will plainly see When it is served at George's wedding on the isle of Neshobe Then the writer for this island thought to call this isle a name And he was disappointed, but he was not to blame, For the promise of a wife to it he did agree But he was whipped by the Owls and Eagles of the isle of Neshobe. - Chorºus. -- Then his crooked sticks he whorled and got into a rage He swore that Old Bald Eagle he would have him in a cage. But that noble king of birds high in the air he did soar, And told him, pay the printer or quit writing evermore Chorus. Now that little book he wrote for to call the isle a name Nobody would read it which caused him great shame. Then he would not pay the printer so he had to let it be, And packed them in a shoe box on the isle of Neshobe. Cuorus. Now Morgan and Miller got George into a scrape, He’d better quit his writing or they will drown him in the lake. Morgan calls him a “Crank and every one will see That he was chased like a serpent from the isle of Neshobe Cºon us. slowly hobbles sº AG-NAS-TEE ºn the isle of Neshobe. Pan, The blue love of Weslebe sº |33% º *