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The Poet Scout's Poem.
San Francisco, September 20.-The following is one of the poems to be read at the Belmont Banquet. It is novel in its way, and was written by the famous Poet Scout, whose name is John Wallace Crawford. The author kindly furnishes it to the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT correspondent in advance. It will be read with a number of others.

Dear Gineril, I ain't no great scollar,
An' I never done nothin' to brag,
'Cept this, I war one of the outfit
As fought for the star-spangled flag.

An' to-day while yer toasted by schollars,
And by big bugs as made a great noise,
Why I thought it the squar' thing to write yer,
An' chip in a word for yer boys,

Cos' ye'r see we ain't got the collateral,
Nor the larnin' to dish it up right;
But ye'l find, should thar be any trouble,
Our boys are still ready ter fight.

As for you, if they didn't correll yer,
You'd shake comrade's hands that yer seed,
And that's why I wanted ter tell yer
We'll just take the will for the deed.

But yer back, an' the men of all nations
Were proud ter do honor ter you.
And I reckon, Ulysses, yer told 'em
Ye wer proud of yer comrades in blue,

For you, we are sure, of all others,
Remembered our boys in the ranks.
Who follared ye inter the battle
And gallantly guarded the flanks.

So, welcome, a thousand times welcome!
Our land is ablaze with delight,
Our people give thanks for yer safety,
Yer comrades are happy to-night.

We know yer are wearied and tuckered,
But seein' as yer a new-comer,
You'll grant us one glance on this line, if
In reading it takes yer all summer.

Howard Athenæum- "Buffalo Bill."
Before a packed auditorium Buffalo Bill began an engagement of a week at the Howard Athenæum last evening in his drama, "The Knight of the Plains." During the entertainment, Mr. Cody gives an exhibition of his remarkable skill with the rifle, and the Indians in his party give hightly realistic presentments of incidents in their every-day life on the plains and in the hills. As previously stated, Mr. Cody and his company remain through the current week, and a large advance sale has already begun.

Buffalo Bill was the feature at the HOWARD ATHENÆUM, in "The Knight of the Plains." He was assisted by a number of real Indians, whose performances, for prudential reasons, chiefly connected with a belief in the utility of scalps, we shall refrain from criticizing.

Howard Athenæum-"Buffalo Bill."
Before a packed auditorium Buffalo Bill began an engagement of a week at the Howard Athenæum last evening in his drama, "The Knight of the Plains." During the entertainment, Mr. Cody gives an exhibition of his remarkable skill with the rifle, and the Indians in his party give highly realistic presentments of incidents in their every-day life on the plains and in the hills. As previously stated, Mr. Cody and his company remain through the current week, and a large advance sale has already begun.

Howard Athenæum.
The favorite Howard had a prosperous week, and also a genuine sensation. This was the appearance of the famous Buffalo Bill and his Combination, in the drama of "Knights of the Plains." In it William enacts four different characters, and in his own peculiar, original and characteristic manner. His support was most excellent, and among the lively features of the entertainment was the presence of several real Indians from the wild regions of the West. The performance attracted large audiences and was one of unquestionable merit.

On Monday evening, W. F. Cody and his Indians opened the Windsor, formerly the Stadt Theatre, to an immense house. The play, Knight of the Plains, was well received. It is of the old-time melodramatic order. The author has introduced a tribe of Indians, who dance wildly about the stage, an Irishman, a Jew, a negro, and, of course, the traditional villain-who, by the way, is a very bad actor. Contrary to the usual custom in Buffalo Bill's plays, there were no Indians slain. There was but one shot fired, and that killed the villain at the end of the play. The performance was not a particularly luminous affair. Mr. Cody's engagement is for two weeks.

CODY, Wm. F.-Or as he is more familiarly known "Buffalo Bill," has been playing to enormous business all over the country, and his Boston engagement is undoubtedly a "boom."

On Monday evening, W. F. Cody and his Indians opened the Windsor, formerly the Stadt Theatre, to an imense house. The play, Knight of the Plains, was well received. It is of the old-time melodramatic order. The author has introduced a tribe of Indians, who dance wildly about the stage, an Irishman, a Jew, a negro, and, of course, the traditional villain-who, by the way, is a very bad actor. Contrary to the usual custom in Buffalo Bill's plays, there were no Indians slain. There was but one shot fired, and that killed the villain at the end of the play. The performance was not a particularly luminous affair. Mr. Cody's engagement is for two weeks.

The Poet Scout's Poem.
San Francisco, September 20th,-The following is one of the poems to be read at the Belmont Banquet. It is novel in its way, and was written by the famous Poet Scout, whose name is John Wallace Crawford. The author kindly furnishes it to the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT correspondent in advance. It will be read with a number of others.

Dear Gineril, I ain't no great scollar,
An' I never done nothin' to brag,
'Cept this, I war one of the outfit
As fought for the star-spangled flag.

An' to-day while yer toasted by schollars,
And by big bugs as made a great noise,
Why I thought it the 'squar' thing to write yer,
An' chip in a word for yer boys,

Cos' ye'r see we ain't got the collateral,
Nor the larnin' to dish it up right;
But ye'l find, should thar be any trouble,
Our boys are still ready ter fight.

As for you, if they didn't correll yer,
You'd shake comrade's liands that yer seed,
And that's why I wanted ter tell yer
We'll just take the will for the deed.

But yer back, an' the men of all nations
Were proud ter do honor ter you.
And I reckon; Ulysses, yer told 'em
Ye wer proud of yer comrades in blue,

For you, we are sure, of all others,
Remembered our boys in the ranks.
Who follared ye inter the battle
And gallantly guarded the flanks.

So, welcome, a thousand times welcome!
Our land is ablaze with delight,
Our people give thanks for yer safety,
Yer coinrades are happy to-night.

We know yer are wearied and tuckered,
But seein' as yer a new-comer,
You'll grant us one glance on this line, if
In reading it takes yer all summer.

Howard Athenaeum- "Buffalo Bill."
Before a packed auditorium Buffalo Bill began an engagement of a week at the Howard Athenaeum last evening in his drama, "The Knight of the Plains." During the entertainment, Mr. Cody gives an exhibition of his remarkable skill with the rifle, and the Indians in his party give hightly realistic presentments of incidents in their every-day life on the plains and in the hills. As previously stated, Mr. Cody and his company remain through the current week, and a large advance sale has already begun.

Buffalo Bill was the feature at the HOWARD ATHENAEUM, in "The knight of the Plains." During the entertainment, Mr. Cody gives an exhibition of his remarkable skill with the riflle, and the Indians in his party give highly realistic presentments of incidents in their everyday life on the plais and in the hills. As previously stated, Mr. Cody and his company remain through the current week, and a large advance sale has already begun.

Howard Athenaeum.
The favorite Howard had a prosprous week, and also a genuine sensation. This was the appearance of the famous Buffalo Bill and his Combination, in the drama of "Knights of the Plains." In it William enacts four different characters, and in his own peculiar, original and characteristic manner. His support was most excellent, and among the lively features of the entertainment was the presence of several real Indians from the wild regions of the West. The performance attracted large audiences and was one of unquestionable merit.

On Monday evening, W. F. Cody and his Indians opened the Windsor, formely the Stadt Theatre, to an immense house. The play, Knight of the Plains, was well received. It is of the old-time melodramatic order. The author has introduced a tribe of Indians, who dance wildly about the stage, an Irishman, a Jew, a negro, and, of course, the traditional villain-who, by the way, is a very bad actor. Contrary to the usual custom in Buffalo Bill's plays, there were no Indians slain. There was but one shot fired, and that killed the villain at the end of the play. The performance was not a particularly luminous affair. Mr. Cody's engagement is for two weeks.

CODY, Wm. F.-Or as he is more familiarly known "Buffalo Bill," has been playing to enormous business all over the country, and his Boston engagement is undoubtedly a "boom."

On Monday evening, W.F. Cody and his Indians opened the Windsor, formerly the Stadt Theatre, to an imense house. The play, Knight of the Plains, was well received. It is of the old-time melodramatic order. The author has introduced a tribe of Indians, who dance wildly about the stage, an Irishman, a Jew, a negro, and of course, the traditional villain-who, by the way, is a very bad actor. Contrary to the usual custom in Buffalo Bill's plays, there were no Indians slain. There was but one shot fired, and that killed the villain at the end of the play. The performance was not a particularly luminous affair. Mr. Cody's engagement is for two weeks.