The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

And when TO John was married, sure he was
But he and ali the neighbors would own dolle
For life was all before me, an Twas young an
And worked the best that could In tryin'
to get along.
And SO We worked together: and life was
hard, but gay,
With now and then baby for to cheer us on
Till We had half a dozen, an all grOwell clean
am neat,
AM went to school like others, am had enough
to eat.
So we worked for the ehild'rn, and raised 'em
every one;
Worked for 'em summer and winter, just as
we ought 70 I'VE done;
Only perhaps we hundred 'sal, which some
good folks condemn,
BEt every couples child'rn's heap the best
to them.
Strange how much We think Of our blessed
little ones!-
Pd have died for my daughters, I'd have died
A nd God he made that rule of love; but when
we're old and gray,
PVe noticed it sometimes somehow fails to
work the other way.
Strange, another thing: when our boys am
girls was grown,
And when, eXeeptin' Charley, they'd left US
there alone;
When John he nearer an nearer cone, am
dearer seemed TO be,
The Lord of HOats he come aMe day an took
him away from me.
Still / was bound to struggle, an never to
cringe or fall
Still l worked for Charley, for Charley was
now my all;
scarce a word or froWn,
Till at last he went a-cOurtin', and brought o
wife from town.
She was somewhat dressy, an hadn't pleas
ant smile
She was quite coneeity, and carried heap o.
style;
But ii ever ] tried to he friends, did with
But she was hard and proud, an couldn't
make it 60
She had an edieation, an that was good for
her;
But when she twitted me on mine, twas car
ryin' things too fur;
An told her once, fore company Gam it al
most made her sick },
That I never swallowed grammar, 'et q
arithmetic.
So twas only few days before the thing was
They was family OF themselves, and an
other Que;
And a very little cottage one family will do,
But never have seen q house that was big
enough for two.
AM 1 never could speak to suit her, never
An it made me independent, an then didn't
try;
But was terribly staggered, an felt it like a
When Charley turned ag'in me, an told me 1
could go.
l went to live with Susan, but susan's house
Aud she was always a-hintin' how snug it
And what with her husbands sisters, and
Twas easy to discover that there wasn't room
for me.
An then I went TO Thomas, the Oldest son Eve
For T6omas's buildings ID cover the half of
an acre lot;
But all the child'rn was on mel couldn't
stand their sanee-- ..
And Thomas said needn't think was comm
there to boss.
AM then I wrote to Rebecca. myglrl who lives
out West,
And TO Isaac, not far from her-sOme twenty
And one Of 'em said twas too warm there for
any one so old,
Aud tother had an opinion the climate was
too cold.
So they have shirked and sighted me, am
shifted me about
So they have well-nigh soured me, an wore
my old heart out;
But still Pye borne up pretty well, an wasn't
much put down,
Till Charley went to the poor-master, an put
me on the town.
Over the hill to the poor-house-iny child'rn
dear, good-byi
Many . night I've watched you when only
God was nigh;
And God III judge between US; but will aPays
pray
That you shall never suffer the hall do to-