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Jim Bludso was a poem from the Pike County Ballads of John Hay, a familiar set piece in the repertoire of elocutionists, actors and other public speakers; the Kalem Company had already made a one-reeler out of the same property in 1912. For the film, Browning fashioned his script from both Jim Bludso and another poem, Little Breeches.
Jim Bludso of the Prairie Belle. by John Hay. Wall, no! I can't tell whar he lives, Becase he don't live, you see; Leastways, he's got out of the habit. Of livin' like you and me. Whar have you been for the last three year. That you haven't heard folks tell.
"Jim Bludso" is a ballad framed in the dialect of Pike County, Illinois, wanting in grammar and orthography, uncouth in word and bearing, the tale of a bigamist and rowdy with one saving grace.
How Jimmie Bludso passed in his checks The night of the Prairie Belle? He weren't no saint -- them engineers Are pretty much alike -- One wife in Natchez under the Hill, And another one here, in Pike. A careless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked and he never lied, -- I reckon he never knowed how.
Analysis (ai): This ballad recounts the heroic death of Jim Bludso, an engineer aboard the Prairie Belle steamboat. Despite his flawed personal life, Jim is remembered for his unwavering dedication to his duty, which he fulfills in the face of a catastrophic fire.
How Jimmy Bludso passed in his checks. The night of the Prairie Belle? He weren’t no saint—them engineers. Is all pretty much alike— One wife in Natchez-under-the-Hill. And another one here, in Pike; A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied— I reckon he never knowed how.
How Jimmy Bludso passed in his checks The night of the Prairie Belle? He warn't no saint, - them engineers Is all pretty much alike, - One wife in Natchez-under-the-Hill And another one here, in Pike; A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied, - I reckon he never knowed how.
