The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-18
How Betsey and l Made Up.


BY ". NJ CARLETON
Give us your hand, Mr.. Lawyer: how do you
do tO-day1
YoadroH upihnt papcr-I spo'o you want your
DOn't Sus down your fgurOs make it.nn or
For tlnt ere written agrocmcnt was Just the
maxim ofme. a...r #"
Coin home that cycnin' tell you was blue,
Thnl'in' OF al my troubles, aud what was
gOin' to do; H'yIN p. p
Andifmy hosscs hadn't been the stcadicst team
alive,
They'd 'yc tipped me over, certain, for couldn't
sec where too drive.
Motor was laborin' under heavy load;
MOTOR | was trayGlin' an entirely different
For was a-tracin over the path Of our lives
ag'n,
And sccin' whcro We missed tho way, and where
We might have been.
And many corner we'd turned that Just to q
quarrel led, ...
When ought o'yc held my temper, and driven
straight ahCadi
md the more thought 1t over the more these
memories came,
'il tho more struck tho opinion that was
E.i the most to blame.
u iihings had long forgotten kept risin' in
nv minh,
II i'lir matters bctwixt US, where Betscy was
a u : % aud kind;
= LWcsc things they flashed all through me,
~ sF0J know things sometimes will
9 l.Cra a,Dnc IN the darkness, and every
/ k1+t &'.'I.
1 ~, ,.IfsI, "wcrc too far along to take an
!. u ,E,T.rack,
SsthEt | put my hand to the plow do not
l !tHh"+h back;
4 60 il, an uncommon thing now for couples
tEegVN E1.sh N two"
SeS 'ssctny teeth together, and vowed I'd
yEe ~ though
y y slt s. comc int sight o tho house wassomoat
~. : p tho night,
81 l,et as Iturneda hilltop sec tho kitchen
Z III often handsome pictur' to hungry
Z n SAtrSDn makes,
49, 4, .ilnt interest iollcr much that's gOn'
N Il RHl up stakes.
, f"HSShCn went in tho house the table was set
,EP 'orme-
u. good Supports ever saw, or ever want to
u 4h arc;
And crlmmCd the agreement down mypOckct
a,wCll as could,
And fol- to catin' my victuals, which somehow
didn't taste good.
And GCscy she pretended to look about the
house,
But shc watched my side coat pocket like cat
would watch mouse;
And then she went to ioOlin' little with her
cup,
And intcn y rendnn newspaper, R-holdn' ii
wrOnL side up.
And when I'd donc my supper drawed the
agreement out,
An givoit to her without word, for she ltnowcd
what twas about
And then hummCd n little tune, but now and
then n note
Was busted by some animal that hoped up in
my throat.
Then Dctscy she got her specs from Oh the
And read the article over quite softly to her
Read It by little and little, for hereycs gcttn
old,
And lawyers wrtin' ain't no print, especially
when it's cold.
And after she'd read little she give my arm
And kindly said she was afraid was 'lowin her
too much
but when she was through she went for me, her
face a-strenmin' with tears,
And kissed mo for the first time in over twenty
years
| don't know wnat you'll think, sIr-I didn't
come to inquire
But picked up that agreement and stuffed it
In tho fire;
And told her we'd bury the hatchet alongside
And we o. struck an agreement never to have
another row.
And told her in the future wouldn't speak
cross or rash
II half the crOckCry in the house waB.broken all
to smash; r-... .,...
And she said, in regards to heaven, we'd try
and learn Its worth
BY startin' branch establishment and runnin
1t hero on earth.
And so We sat N-talkin' thrce-quartcrs OF the
night, v
And OPENED our hearts to each other until they
both grew light; ~.
And the days when was winnin hcraway from
so many men '.H.sr. ..... ...,
Was notllin' to that eycnin' cSurtcd hor over
again.
Next mornin' an ancient virgin took pains 70
Her lamp all trimmed and Nburnin' to hndlo
another fuss;
But when sho went to pryin' and opcnin' of old
sores, ..u-HN. o. I.a Goo ~
My i5ctsCy rose politely, and showed her Out-o'-
doors. r..
Since then don't deny but there's been u word
or two;
But we've got our eyes widc open, and know
lust what 10 do
When one speaks cross the other Just meets II
with laugh, LE
And the first ones ready to give up consider
abo moro than half
Maybe You'll thinkmc soft, Sir a.tulkng in this
style,
But somehow 1t does mo lots Of good to tell It
once in a while;
And do IL for a complimept-'ts 80 that you
can 500 s.. ...
That that there written agreement Of yours was
Just the maxim OF me.
So mako out your bill, Mr.. Lawyer don't step
short OF an X;
Make II more II you want to, for have got the
checks.
Tn richer than a National Dank, with all its
treasures told.
For I've got wife at homo now that's worth
her weight in gold.
TIE MANAGING WIFE.