Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-06-24
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BETsEY ANDIARE OUT.
BY WILL M. CARLETON.

and stout
Things at home are cross-ways, and Betscy and ]
| are out.
We who have worked together 90 long as man and
| wife,
Must pull in single harness, the rest of our nat.
ural life.
"what is the matter - ssy you. swan its
Most Of the years behind y, we'vepassed by very
| l have no other woman--she has no other man,
Only we've lived together as long as ever we
| can.
So have talked with Betsey, and Botsey has
And we've agreed together thissswe can't never
| agree.
Not t6at we've catched each other in any terri
| bic crime
we'vo been gatherin' this for years, q little at
| time.
There was stock of temper, we both had for a
start
Though we ne'er suspected 'twould take us two
apart;
| 1 had my various feelings, bred in both flesh and
bone
And Betsey, like ali good woman, had temper
of her own.
| The first thing remember, whereon we dsa-
| greed,
Was somethin' concerning Heavin-a difference
We arg'ed the thing at breakfast-we arged the
thing at tea,
And the more we arg'ed the question, the more
we didn't agree.
And the next that remember was when VIC lost
COW;
She had kicked the bucket for certain.-the ques-
tion was only Howl
held my own opinion, and Betsey quite another
And when we were done talkin' we both of us
was mad.
And the next that remember, it started in q
But for full week it lasted, and neither of us
spoke.
And the next was when scolded, because she
broke bowls
And she said was mean and stingy, and had mt
any soul.
And so that bowl kept pourin' dissentions in our
cup:
And SO that blamed old COW, was always q COM
And SO that Heav'n we arg'ed about; no nearer
to us got
But it gave us taste of somethin' q thousand
times as hot.
And SO the thing kept workin', and always The
Always somethinis to arg'o' and somethn' sharp
to say.
And down on us come the neghbors, couple of
dozen strong.
And lent their kindcst service for to help the
thing along =,
And there has been days !ogethcr-and many q
| weary week
With both of us cross and spunky. and both too
| proud to speak;
And I've been thinkin, and thinkin', the whole OF
the Winter and Fall,
If can't live kind with woman, why then l
won't at all.
And SO have talked with Betsey and Betsey has
talked with me,
And we have agreed together, that we can't nev-
| eragree;
And what is hers shall be hers, and what is mine
| shall be mine.
And I'll put it in the agreement, and take it to
| her to sign.
Write on the paper, lawyer-thc very first para
OF all the farm and livestock, that she shall have
her half;
For she has helped to earn it, through many a
weary day,
And its nothn' more than justice that Betsey has
her pay.
Give her the house and homestead-a man can
| thrive and roam;
But women are skeery critters, unless they have
home.
to say,
That Betsey should never want home, if was
taken away.
There's little hard cash, that's drawin' tol'ra-
| bic pay;
Couple of hundred dollars that's laid up for q
rainy day,
Safe in the hands of some good men, and easy to
get at
Put in another clause right there, and give her
half OF that.
Yes, see that you smile, sir, at my givin' her
| SO much,
1 know divorces are cheap, sir, but take nc
| stock In such.
True and fair married her, when she was blhhe
| and young,
And Betsey was always good to me excepting
with her tongue.
Once, when I was young as you, and not SC
smart perhaps,
For me she mittened lawyer, and several Other
chaps;
And all of 'em was austered, and fairly taker
And for time was counted, tho luckiest mar
In town.
once, when had a fever-I shall not forget II
l was hot as a basted turkey, and as crazy as q
loon
Never an hour went by me, when she was out Of
| sight
She narsed me true and tender, and stuck to mt
day and night.
And II ever house was tidy, and ever kitchen
| clean,
Her house and kitchen was tidy, as any I've evel
| seen.
And do not complain of Betssy, or any of hel
acts,
ExceptIn' when we've quarrelled, and told eact
other facts,
30 drew wa uP the paper lawyer and III go hons
And read the agreement to her, and geo II It's al
And then in the raOrnin' III sell, to tradin
man l know,
And Kiss the child that was left US, and out il
the world III 20.
Aud one thing put In the paper, that first to m
dldut occur,
That when am dead at last, she bring me bael
10 her.
And lay me under the NAPLES planted lOnl
When she aad were happy, before We quaUsls'
90.
Aud when che dIes, Wish, that shs would b
laid by me,
Aud lylh' iOgstAsr la sllsaes, perhaps Ne soul
| agree
Aud u ever 40 meet Ia Heaven, woaldnt ,hlnl
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