The Republican journal., 1869-10-21
The Sister Wife.

When l was yong My Farther died
My fortune was My helth my pride
Some called me prettey and | couldent see
Why | want Ladey So fine and so free
Free to think and act
Oh youth poor youth How meny thy lott so sadd
When left within This World uneared
| was only tenn years When did look
For work and bourd as kitchin cook
Such little Girl
Ignorant and Povety What World
SO such as |, Poor little Girl
Without Money Without Friends
Oh my achakeing heart How can penn
The long years of distress
was vaine like others In this World below
Eve eXpearinse and never know
The jentes called me handsom and true as my life
Thought some one would pleas me, and call ne his
Wife
AT an early age
Years past on How longed for Home
never would leave it again for to rhome
hired to a Certain place
And twas there | saw lovely face
He dident belong their
He past and past When could see
But never look Did he turn to me
Never bow, never Il smile
For was then Il Woman Chelle
A bashfu Childe
Those lippcs never shall forget
When at the window use to settle
Oh how my foolish Little heart
Did wish to hold him Never to part
Ass Companion
lie in full manhood The prime of life
Could he think of me For his future Wife
No no was often the great response
And so never Made known my wants
1t want any use
gave my hand unto an other
And thought of him as of Brother
But jcllosey often Found its way
So | was left to weep and pray
Pray that might die
Seems and changes under went
Till months and years | nearly spent
Until the time off digging golde
Then to California He Went so bode
My Husband
One morn my angel came to me
Other objects for to see
He came to sell me some bright Tim
But took a thought 1t was no sim
70 hold me to his heart
It was the first in all my life
Since had been Sister Wife
blllshed and paled 50 meny times
He soon bcthought It was il crime
u left
Months flew on and one lovely Fave
walked on the Street My Spirit did grieye
Musick had always great charm for me
And while | was thinking | heard it YOU see
Musick is Heaven
lissencd awhile 1t came from a Hall
thought it no harm would make call
The staires they wer dark But dident mind that
And up staires | went as spry as a eat
Small Seaport Village
This was a Singing SCHOOL, my Friend
The Teacher was, of whom | pen,
lie came to me Without delay
thought to myself might stayed away
ModIsty was my moncter
He bowed so low With angels SMILES
thought myself again Childc
But dutcy compelled me a Wife
70 live and think ora uiifpraOt lit,,
The Law compcls Gus
took seat know not how
For my eyes Was on his noble brow
And then at reacess started to Cow
He held me back and said oh
How Could |
By and by The School was done
And now he thought He have some fun
And 50 with the Croud started to goo
lie with his fiddle said oh no
l did goo
But close to me He kept his place
And in the dark | felt his face
The sweetest kiss ever found
And soon | saw him On the ground
So very Still
Oh then l thought How I did wish
That could give loving kissh
Years have past Now ! am Olde
That kiss still burns Within my Soulc
A naked truth
Oh will we in Heaven Forget things below
Or do we not love Those we once moo
Is God Just God and will he not sec
Justice done to all others and Justice to me
Lett Gus all Pray
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