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Poem
February 12, 1900
Daily Public Ledger
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
Satirical poem where missionaries decline returning to Kentucky, preferring to stay in India converting heathens, citing greater dangers from 'Jack Chinn's powder' and local threats over cannibals.
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The Missionaries' Reply,
We do not care to venture to our Kentucky home,
We think it far more safer to tarry where we roam;
We've grown quite used to heathen, and don't fear cannibals,
But down in old Kaintuck we meet far worser kind of balls.
No, thankee, dear good brethren, we'll stay where we've been sent,
At least till Jack Chinn's powder and all his friends' been spent.
And though we may be wanted and ought to heed the call
To face a graver danger, we do not think that's all.
We're doin' powerful well here on India's coral strands,
Convertin' of the heathen with missionary bands.
No, twouldn't be uprighteous t' abandon all these souls
And try to save Kentucky, while being filled with holes.
We do not care to venture to our Kentucky home,
We think it far more safer to tarry where we roam;
We've grown quite used to heathen, and don't fear cannibals,
But down in old Kaintuck we meet far worser kind of balls.
No, thankee, dear good brethren, we'll stay where we've been sent,
At least till Jack Chinn's powder and all his friends' been spent.
And though we may be wanted and ought to heed the call
To face a graver danger, we do not think that's all.
We're doin' powerful well here on India's coral strands,
Convertin' of the heathen with missionary bands.
No, twouldn't be uprighteous t' abandon all these souls
And try to save Kentucky, while being filled with holes.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Political
Satire Society
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Missionaries
Kentucky
India
Jack Chinn
Satire
Heathen
Cannibals
Politics
Poem Details
Title
The Missionaries' Reply,
Subject
Missionaries Declining Return To Kentucky
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
We've Grown Quite Used To Heathen, And Don't Fear Cannibals,
But Down In Old Kaintuck We Meet Far Worser Kind Of Balls.
At Least Till Jack Chinn's Powder And All His Friends' Been Spent.
No, Twouldn't Be Uprighteous T' Abandon All These Souls