Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 24 Oct 1999.
Chickasaw Storyteller
alt.ascii-art
· 3 messages · 24 Oct 1999 - 25 Oct 1999
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\/__\//\/_ \ \/ \/__\/ /_ _\ \ / _\\/ An old man sat beneath a tree and told
\ / _\ / \___ \ /_ _\/__/_ _\ _ His stories like an elf-man spinning gold.
/_ _\ /_\ / /_ _\/\/\ / \/\ /\ /The staves of time he wove in tapestries
_\/_ \ /_ | \/_ _/_ _\_/_ _\ _Of past events kept in his memories.
__\ /\/_ _\/ / / \/ \ \/ /\ \/ \/ His gentle speech had those peculiar ways
\ /_ _\ /\/ _\ | \ /_ _/_ _\ Of expression, incomplete to men these days,
_/_ _\/_ _\_\/ | \ \/ \/ Whose language is less primitive and raw
\ /\/\ /\/\ / | | Than men like him who first spoke Chickasaw.
/_ _\/_ _\/_ _\ ( / His face was somewhat wrinkled, deeply tanned,
\/\ /\/\ /\/| / | And frequently he gestured with his hand
/_ _\/_ _\ \ / \ His eyes aglow with visions gone before
\/ \/ | \ / | That by his telling came to life once more.
| \/ | In awe his tales of far-off yesteryear,
\_ / Held spellbound those who often came to hear.
| \ Through time-trancending vision they would see
\ | The landmarks their forefathers knew to be.
| |
| | . ~ Inlat Toba ~
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-JRO- |__|\_______/ \____|_|
Jonathon R. Oglesbee
oglesbee@
mail.fullnet.net
JRO <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> wrote in message news:38136c6e@206.103.97.91... > \/ __ __\ \ / \ / \ / _/_ _\_ _/_ _\ > \ // / /_ _\ _/_ _\_ __ _\ __/_ _\__ \ /\/\ /\ /\/ > /_ _\ _\/ \/\ \ /\/\ /\ /\/__ \ / \/\ / /_ _\/_ _\ _\ > /_\/_\\/_\ _\ \_/_ _\/_ _\ _\\ / _\ /_ _\ \/ \/ \/ > \/__\//\/_ \ \/ \/__\/ /_ _\ \ / _\\/ An old man sat beneath a tree and told > \ / _\ / \___ \ /_ _\/__/_ _\ _ His stories like an elf-man spinning gold. > /_ _\ /_\ / /_ _\/\/\ / \/\ /\ /The staves of time he wove in tapestries > _\/_ \ /_ | \/_ _/_ _\_/_ _\ _Of past events kept in his memories. > __\ /\/_ _\/ / / \/ \ \/ /\ \/ \/ His gentle speech had those peculiar ways > \ /_ _\ /\/ _\ | \ /_ _/_ _\ Of expression, incomplete to men these days, > _/_ _\/_ _\_\/ | \ \/ \/ Whose language is less primitive and raw > \ /\/\ /\/\ / | | Than men like him who first spoke Chickasaw. > /_ _\/_ _\/_ _\ ( / His face was somewhat wrinkled, deeply tanned, > \/\ /\/\ /\/| / | And frequently he gestured with his hand > /_ _\/_ _\ \ / \ His eyes aglow with visions gone before > \/ \/ | \ / | That by his telling came to life once more. > | \/ | In awe his tales of far-off yesteryear, > \_ / Held spellbound those who often came to hear. > | \ Through time-trancending vision they would see > \ | The landmarks their forefathers knew to be. > | | > | | . ~ Inlat Toba ~ > | / . > | ( ) _ > | \ /| \`-._.-'/ > | | / | `-._.-' > | | / / > ( | / / > | | / / > | | ____|_/ > | | / \ > | | / \ > | | | |___ > | | \ _______ \ > | | \ / ) \| > | | \ / _/ > | | / / \ > | | / / _) > | | | / _\ > | | \/ \ \ (\ > | | |\_ _/ (\ /| > | | /\__\ ( |(\ || > | | /___ \__\___ (\//|/ | > | | // \ \/ _/ | | | > | | /| \ / ( /\/\ / > | | | | |\_ \ / / \| > | | \ \ \ ||/ / / / > | | | \ \| / / / > | | | \ \__/ / / > | | | \ \__/ / > | \ | \ / > | | / \ / > / | | \_______/ ___... > | | | | ____.....------"""""____ > | |___......| |-----""""" / \ > | | | | /\ \ > ___.....--------| | | ) \__ / > | | | / ( (__)/ > | | ) (__) > | | |__||___||__|| (_ (_)) > | | \__ _ |_______ \ (_)) > | | | | / ) (_)) > ) | | | \ /.--.| > | \ \/ / // \ > | | _\____________/ | | \ \ > | | |__________| \/ | | \____| > | | | | | | \ / / > | | | | \ | | / /| > | | | | | / | | / | > | (| | | / | |/ / | > | | | | | | / / | > | | | | )______/ / / | > | | | | | | ( /.._.'| > | \ | | |||||||| \ | / > | | | | | / / \( \ > | \_ | | / | / | \ > _/ \ | | | | _\ | > ) \ | | | | / | > / | | /\ | | | / \ > __ / | | / \ | | | \ \ > / \/ \ | / \ | | (____ \_____ _________\ > / \ |/ \| / \ / | |/ > -JRO- |__|\_______/ \____|_| > > Jonathon, your drawing is heartwarming Prudence
In article <7v06rs$1kr$1...@autumn.news.rcn.net>, "Prudence" <lo-...@erols.com-slamspam> wrote: > Jonathon, your drawing is heartwarming > Prudence Thanks, dear. JRO Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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