New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-01
New Civilizations.

Nfm tnpllfaIlons.
THE POETRY OF HUMoR
i AND TaE HUMoR OF POETRY.
LAUGHING WORLD
WIDOW BsDOTT PAPERS.
7hroushOst the humorou, nterpeei ''e Of
The Wdo~ in speaking Of her late rse Deacon Heset.h
Bsdott, ,sJ,:
He never jsved in ell hs hfe
Re rever onhind-
And, Tho / say Il, that wa HE wife,
Such you seldom End.
Insvsr ehsns.d my siOse lot,
thought Z ~oulo be sin,
Fer I thought 20 much O. Descor Bedott,
never got married asia.
And since 1t my let TO be
The wife of such man,
tell the men that . sfer me,
To teteh me " they
WHISKY and rum be tsstsd lot,
He thought it ia
The ire 5nsasble Widow O. Deacon Bedott,
never co. married asin.'
Shortly after the rcon.o.hls widow fall. in 1--we With the
preaching Elder sn,. The Elder laid up with cold,
and rec ives he fold wing episte:
80! Reverend Sh, 1 do declare,
1t DIVES TO freisy
To think o. you ly in there
Down Eck with infuenEy.
body ID thoatht II was enough
To mourn yer wife's de after,
Without such trouble a. this ere
To come folerin after.
But siehD.a and affection is trials sent
By the will o . wise Creation,
And always oush, to be underwent
With fort yuie and resignation
Then not for yer psrdner's death,
But to submit endever,
For 'sposen she hsdent diei 20 soon,
She coldent hired forever.
Oh, I could yer bedside fly,
And wipe your weepin' eyes,
And try my best to cure youup
IftwOuldent or, ate surprise
Both sick and well, you may depend,
Youle never be forgot
Byyour faithful and sHectiorste friend,
PRISCILLA POOLE BEDOTT."
The tender sentiment this poem reached the Edss heart
as acknowledged in feeling response shortly after, the
cts down On 4 log and sings I. folovs;
ere love had tesehsd my tears to flow
WAS Uncommon cheerful,
But sucn misery deu know,
I'm always Sad and feerfu;
Whist peaceful hours I once enjoyed,
All q Summer day
Bat o. my comforts destroyed,
When Shsdrsck crossed my way!
Iheerd hi presch-I hesrd him pray
Iheerd him sveety sing,
Dssr sur! how cid feel that d,y!
Itw1 dretful thing
Full forty dollars would give
lived eontinnered apart
For though he's made my sperrit live,
Hes surely bast my heart"
Tim Elder Song but does not yield untl he
hears the following:
Here sleeps Piiscilly p. Bsdott,
Late relic Of Hezekier-
How melancholy was her lot
How she did expire
She didn't commit self suicide,
Twas trbalston kil cd her.
o! what pity abe hadn't died
Afore she the Elder
Alter the Widows marriage 10 Elder ShsdIeck snmss sne
contributes the fs owing 20 The Scrabble Hill LumAa'y:
"Pn.cilly the fair, and shsdrsch the wise,
Have united their fortunes in the tenderest Of tics;
And being mutually joined In the m siIimorisi connection
Have bid sdoo to their previous affection.
No more will they their widdsred sittiw sion,
And eontinner to sythe with ut mt1sstioni
But psldners Of ifs to be parted no more,
Their sorrers Is ended their troubles 10 Ger
20 sbadIsei my Shsdr.skp Priscilla sid spesk,
While the rosy red bushes surmsntled her cheek,
And the tears Of affection bedoozed her eye,
20 Sbsdrsck! my ShsdrsSt Pm yosr'n til die,
The heart that scornful and cold IS stun
Has surrendered at last to the fortinit onei
Farewell to the msenes and srisfs have hal.
III p.ver desert thee o Shsdrsck, my shsd""
The future rtune of the Elder and h Snfies and her
sister Aunt MsiTe they not recorded In the eook Win
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