<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(84, 130, 53); font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 26pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Farewell to Idaho</span><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">By H. F. Johnson</span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Come all ye heroes of the land,<br>We'll sing of Western life, <br>Ye pioneers who led the van <br>Through danger, toil and strife; <br>Who planted freedom's starry flag,<br>In spite of savage foe, <br>Upon the rugged mountain peaks <br>And plains of Idaho. <br><br>You saw the land in days of yore, <br>When savage foes were 'round; <br>You heard, through valley, cove and dell,<br>The warwhoop's dismal sound; <br>You've scaled her lofty mountain peaks,<br>You've crossed the torrents arch, <br>You've met the grizzly in his path, <br>The warrior on his march. <br><br>The wild deer bounded from his lair,<br>And sped across the land; <br>The elk. that noblest beast of chase, <br>Were seen on every hand; <br>The cougar's savage growl was heard,<br>The gray wolf's dismal howl, <br>The coyote yelping on the plain,<br>Made music for us all. <br><br>The scene has changed; alas, no more <br>The wild deer scuds the plain,<br>The lordly elk. a sylvan god,<br>With us but few remain; <br>Our savage foeman. once so strong, <br>Is feeble now at best, <br>His star of empire, once so grand,<br>Is setting in the West. <br><br>We will see no more the trapper's day<br>The hunters fame is gone, <br>The game and fur have passed away,<br>No more can they return; <br>But in their stead domestic life <br>Is teeming on the hills, <br>The lowing herds and tinkling bells,<br>The air with music fills. <br><br>The civilizing magic wand <br>Has touched the primal plain: <br>Where roamed the savage beasts of prey <br>Now waves the golden grain; <br>Where stood the dusky warrior's lodge <br>The school house proudly stands, <br>Where rose the savage warrior's cry <br>The songs of peace ascend. <br><br>Where, in the mountains' solitude,<br>Was heard but nature's song, <br>The miner's pick and anvil's-ring <br>The chorus still prolong; <br>The mountains yield their precious store <br>To beautify the land; <br>While labor, toil and enterprise <br>Is seen on every hand. <br><br>While some have reached the golden shore <br>And dwell in fairy land, <br>Some struggle on with hope's bright star <br>Still shining- in the van; <br>While some beneath the churchyard sleep,<br>Some rest in unknown graves,<br>Some met the storm king on the deep, <br>And sleep beneath the waves. <br><br>To those who reached the golden shore <br>By the just and honest way,<br>May peace and plenty crown their board,<br>Till life shall pass away; <br>To those who struggle on in hope <br>We give a hearty cheer; <br>To those who sleep in unknown graves <br>We drop a friendly tear.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>