Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-06-01
BErsEY.AND ARE our.
BY WILL. N CARLTON

BY WILL CARLTON.
Draw up the papers. lawyer. and make-'e good
Things at home are cross ways, and Betsey and
We. who have worked togetherso long as man and
Must pun single harness the rest of our nat'ral
NE
What's the matter?'' say you? swan it's hard
Most Of the years behind US. we've passed by very
have no other woman-she has no other man.
Only we've lived together as long can.
So Ihave talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked
So we've agreed together that we can't never
Not that we've catched each other in any terrible
We've been gatnerin' this for years, little at
time
There stock of temper we both had, for a
Although we ne'er suspected 'tw Ould take us two
1 had my various faiIings, bred in the flesh and
And Bctsey, like all good women, had temper of
her own.
First thing remember .whereon disagreed,
Was somefhin' concerning Heaven difference
We arg ed the thing at breakfast-we arg'ed the
And the more we arg ed the question, the more we
didn't agree
And the next that remember was when we lost a
She had kicked the bucket for certain the ques-
ton only. howf
| held my own opinion, and Betsey an3rher had
And when we were done a talkin', we both OF US
was mad
And the next that remember, it started in e
But full for week it lasted, and neither of us
And the next was when scolded because she
broke a bowl;
And she said was mean and stingy and hadn't
any soul.
And so that bowl kept pourin' dissensions in our
And SO that blamed COW critter was always com
And SO that Heaven we arg'ed no nearer to US
But It gave us taste of somethln' a thousand
times as hot.
And so the thing kept workin', and all that self
Always somethin' to arge, and somethin' sharp
And down on us came the neighbors. a couple
And lent their Iindest sarvices to help the thing
/ along.
And there has been days together, and many
| weary week,
And have been thinkin' ana thtnkin', the whole
| If L can't live kind with a woman, why, then
| won't at all.
And so have talked with Betsey, and Betsey ha:
/ talked with me;
And what IS hers shall be hers, and what is min'
And Iii put in the agreement and take it to he
| to sign
Write on the paper. lawyer, in the very first par
OF ali the farm and live stock that she shall have
For She has helped to earn it, through many
And it's nothin' more than justice that Betsey ha
heI pay.
Give her the house and homestead; a man cal
But women are skeery critters, unless they hav
And have always determined, and never faile,
That Betsey should never want a home if wa
taken away
There is little hard money, that's drawin' tol'r
Couple of hundred dollars, laid by for rainy day
Safe in the hands of good men, and easy to get at
Put i'll another clause there, and give her half Q
that.
Yes see you smile, sir, at nay givin' her so much
Yes divorces is cheap, sir, but take no stock
True and fair married her. when she was biith
And Betscy Was al'ays good to me exceptin' wit
her tongue.
Once, when I was young as you, and not so smar
For me She mittened lawyer. and several othe
And ali Of 'em was hustered and fairly take
And for time was counted the luckiest man
town.
f Once when had fever-I won't forget it soon
| was hot as u basted turkey and crazy as loon
, Never an hour went by me, when she was out
= She n1rsed me true and tender, and stuck to m
+ day and night.
: And if ever a house was tidy, and ever kitche
Her house and kitchen was tidy, as any eve
seen.
And don't complain of Betsey any of heI act
EXceptin' when we've quarrcled and told eac
other facts.
So draw up the paper, lawyer and III go hon
/ Tonight,
And read the agreement to her, and see if it's a
! And then in the morning I'll sell. to tradin' ms
And Kiss the child that was left to us, and out
the world I'll 60
And one thing put in the paper, that first to n
didn't occur:
That when. am dead at last, she shall bring II
back to her.
d And lay me under the Naples planted years ag
N And she and was happy before we quarreled 5
And when she dies, I wish that she would be la
by me;
And lynn together in silence, perhaps W
agree.
And If we ever meet in Heaven, 1 wouldn't thil
it queer,
II we loved each other the better because we ha
-quarreled here.