The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-09-07

zslsl By MILL. NJ eARLToN. 2.
Give us yOnr hand, Mr. Lawyer; how do yon. do
You drew up that paper-I s'pcse you want your
Don't cut down your figures; make it an X on a
For that ere written agreement was just the
Coin home that eyenin' tell you was blue.
Thinkin' of all my troubles, and whatI was go
And if my bosses hadn't been the steadiest team
alive, ,-.rr=..s .-
They'd We tipped me over, certain, for couldn't
| - see where to drive.
No-for was laborin' under heavy load;
No for was traVeiin' an entirely different
For was a-tracin' over the path of our lives
ets4. = ag'in EtA =,
And seein' where we missed the way, and
where we might have been tsf-f3
And many corner we'd turned that just to a
When oI;ght to We held my temper, and driven
straight ahead;
And the more thought it over the more these
And the more struck the opinion that was
the most to blame.
And things 1 had long forgotten Kept risin, in
mind. lC7s.
Of little matters betwixt US, when Betsey was
And these things they flashed all through me. as
you know things sometimes will.
S ry thug is still. ss -
2 But" says / we're too far along to take an
oft turn back; .}frp
And 'tain't an uncommon thing now for couples
-s to smash in two;'' =fstsf
And SO set my teeth together, and vowed I'd
see 1t through. s-rf. s.
When come in sight o. the house twas some'at
in the night, -55,f
And just as turned a hilltop see the Kitchen
light;
Which often han'some pictur' to hungry per-
But it don't interest feller much that's goin,
iso to pull up stakes. 5 <1tE, Iiis
And when went into the house the table was
As good a supper.s ever saw, or ever want to
And Tcrammed the agreement down my pocket
- ;. as well as 1could. = - .l7- p 81 ~
And fell to eatin' my victuals. which somehow
And Betsey she pretended to look about the
But She watched my side coat pocket like cat
would watch a mouse;
And then she went to foolin' u little with a cup,
And intently readin' a newspaper, a-holdin' it
wrong side up.
And when I'd done my supper drawed the
agreement out,
And give it to her without word, for she
And then hummed a little tune, but now and
then mote -.,r l4
Was busted BY some animal that hoped up in
Then Betsey she got her specs from=of the man-
And read the article over quite softly to herself
Read it by little and little for hereyes is gettn'
And lawyers writtin' amt no print especially
when it's cold. aa5 9sadafI
And after she'd read a little she gave my arm
rs - touch,
And kindly, said she was afraid i was 'lowin
But when She was through she went for me, her
race a-streamin, with tears, 3-.5r
And kissed me for the first time in over twenty
years 20
1 don't know what you'll think, sir-I didn't
come to enquire
But picked up that agreement and stuffed it in
the fire;
And told her we'd bury the hatchet alongside
of the COW;
And we struck an agreement never to have an
And told her in the future wouldn't. speak
If half the crockery in the house was broken all
all to smash;
And she said, in regards to heaven. we'dtry and
By startin' a branch establishment and runnin'
-9a Al it here on earth.
And so we sat a-talkin' three-quarters of the
And opened our hearts to each other until they
: s90Sa' both grew light; l7fitii siii; =
And the days when was winnin' her away
was nothins to that evenin' courted her over
s'a;t"-e again. a1fz aa1 ssifiV -dt9ai
Her lamp ali trimmed and a-burnin' to kindle
But when she went to pryin' and openin' of old
My Betsey rose politely, and showed her out-of-
doors.