What book was this? In a message dated 7/22/00 3:14:01 PM, truffle@jps.net writes: "Rita F. Silva" wrote: This is the information & poem exactly as printed in the book: > > Hero of a hundred pages of cunning, courage and speed of foot; Sam > Posey, federal alcohol tax investigator, has at long-last inspired a > poem. > > The poet writes with authority, for he is Posey's friend and associate > of long standing, G. P. Griffith, special investigator of the tax unit. > > Mr. Griffith confined himself to fact in composing the following: > > UNCLE SAM'S SAM POSEY > > IT WAS WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AND > A COLD GRAY MORN > OF THE SECOND GAY NINETY THAT > SAM POSEY WAS BORN. > > HE IS KNOWN TO THE SHINER AS THE > . LONG-LEGGED LAW > FROM SQUEEDUNK JUNCTION TO AR- > KANSAS > > HE IS LOVED BY HIS BUDDIES, WHILE > HIS FOES CALL HIM FAIR, > BUT RECORDS LIKE SAM'S ARE EX- > CEEDINGLY RARE. > > AS THE PRIDE OF HIS BOSSES, WITH > PATIENCE OF JOB, > HE IS BEING ENSHROUDED BY A > MYTHICAL ROBE-- > > BY THE 40 FUNNY STORIES THAT ARE > KNOWN TO PERSIST, > HE LIVES LIKE A LEGEND THAT COULD > HARDLY EXIST. > > ON A WILD-CAT RAID THE OTHER DAY > A SLICK, SLY SHINER GOT AWAY. > HE SCURRIED ACROSS THE HILL AND > DALE, > THEN SAW SAM POSEY ON HIS TRAIL. > > "I'M TIRED," SAID THE SHINER, "I'M > ABOUT TO FLOP." > "YEAH," CRIED SAM, "YOU'D BETTER > STOP." > "WHO?" ASKED THE FUGITIVE, "MIGHT > YOU BE?" > "POSEY'S MY NAME--JUST WAIT FOR ME." > > "HAD YOU TOLD ME THAT PARTNER, > JUST TWO MILES BACK, > YOU WOULD HAVE SAVED YOURSELF MANY > A TRACK." > > Rita

The book is "Everything's Coming Up Poseys" by Ralph Johnson, Rt. 3, Box 482, Somerville, Al. 35670. Rita EZEPOL@aol.com wrote: > What book was this? > > In a message dated 7/22/00 3:14:01 PM, truffle@jps.net writes: > "Rita F. Silva" wrote: > > This is the information & poem exactly as printed in the book: > > > > Hero of a hundred pages of cunning, courage and speed of foot; Sam > > Posey, federal alcohol tax investigator, has at long-last inspired a > > poem. > > > > The poet writes with authority, for he is Posey's friend and associate > > of long standing, G. P. Griffith, special investigator of the tax unit. > > > > Mr. Griffith confined himself to fact in composing the following: > > > > UNCLE SAM'S SAM POSEY > > > > IT WAS WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AND > > A COLD GRAY MORN > > OF THE SECOND GAY NINETY THAT > > SAM POSEY WAS BORN. > > > > HE IS KNOWN TO THE SHINER AS THE > > . LONG-LEGGED LAW > > FROM SQUEEDUNK JUNCTION TO AR- > > KANSAS > > > > HE IS LOVED BY HIS BUDDIES, WHILE > > HIS FOES CALL HIM FAIR, > > BUT RECORDS LIKE SAM'S ARE EX- > > CEEDINGLY RARE. > > > > AS THE PRIDE OF HIS BOSSES, WITH > > PATIENCE OF JOB, > > HE IS BEING ENSHROUDED BY A > > MYTHICAL ROBE-- > > > > BY THE 40 FUNNY STORIES THAT ARE > > KNOWN TO PERSIST, > > HE LIVES LIKE A LEGEND THAT COULD > > HARDLY EXIST. > > > > ON A WILD-CAT RAID THE OTHER DAY > > A SLICK, SLY SHINER GOT AWAY. > > HE SCURRIED ACROSS THE HILL AND > > DALE, > > THEN SAW SAM POSEY ON HIS TRAIL. > > > > "I'M TIRED," SAID THE SHINER, "I'M > > ABOUT TO FLOP." > > "YEAH," CRIED SAM, "YOU'D BETTER > > STOP." > > "WHO?" ASKED THE FUGITIVE, "MIGHT > > YOU BE?" > > "POSEY'S MY NAME--JUST WAIT FOR ME." > > > > "HAD YOU TOLD ME THAT PARTNER, > > JUST TWO MILES BACK, > > YOU WOULD HAVE SAVED YOURSELF MANY > > A TRACK." > > > > Rita