Articles/Essays – Volume 08, No. 3
The Day President Harding Came
Ever last jack man, woman, and papoose
was down to the station to see the President
come steaming in, smoke blowing, Panama waving
pleasure to ride your new train yessir nice
country Senator Smoot Squint Indian howdaya do.
Shade side of Main we watched five miles of cars
head for Zion. Dust from here to Harmony.
He bit into a Dixie Peach at Anderson’s
Ranch. Choirs, drums, and bunting all the way
to the Great White Throne. Then Buicks, Pages,
Model T’s boiled up the Black Ridge to Cedar
and the folks shook Mr. President’s tired hand
and my uncle said, “How are you, Warren G.?”