The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-07-18
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"Detsey and I Are Out"

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"Detsey and I Are Out.o
Draw up the papers, lawyer, and make 'em goot
and stout;
For things at home are crossways, and Betsey ant
are out.
We, who have worked together 80 long as man ant
Must pull in single harness for the rest of our nat
raj life
"What is the mattsr2" say you. l swan, it's hare
to tell
Most of the years behind us we've passed by YER,
well;
have no other woman, she has no other man
Only we've lived together rs long as ever we can
So have talked with Betsey. and Betsey ha
talked with me-
And so we've agreed together that we can't neve
agree;
Not that we've catched each other in any terribl,
crime;
We've been a-gathering this for years,a little at
time
There was stock of temper we both had for {
start,
Although we never suspected t would take us two
apart;
l had my various failings, bred in the flesh and
bone,
And Bctsey, like all good women, had temper Of
her own.
The first thing l remember whereon we disagreed
Was somethingconcerning heaven-a difference in
our creed;
We arged 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 we lost a
She had kicked the bucket for certain, the ques-
tion was only-HowY
held my own opinion, and betssy another had,
And when we were done a-talkn', we both of US
was mad.
And the next that remember, 1t started in a
Joke;
But full for a week it lasted, and neither of us
spoke.
And the next was because scolded because she
broke bowl,
And she said I was mean and stingy, and hadn't
any soul
And SO that bowl kept pourin' dissensions in our
And 30 that blamed COW -critter was always Accom-
in up;
And SO that heaven we arg'ed no nearer to us got
But 1t gave us taste Of somethin' a thousand
times as hot.
And so the thing kept workin', and all the self
Always somethiin' to arg'e, and somotbin sharp to
say.
And down on us came the neighbors couple
dozen strong,
And lent their kindest service to help the thing
along
And there has been days together--and many u
weary week
We was both of us cross and spunky, and both too
proud to speak;
And have been thinkin' and thinkin', the whole
Of the winter and fall,
If can't live kind with a woman, why then,
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 never
agree;
And what is hers shall be hers, and what is mine
shall be mine;
And I'll put in the agreement, and take it to her
to sign.
Write on the paper, lawyer-the very first para
graph
)f all the farm and livestock that she shall have
For she has helped to earn it, through many
And M notbin' more than justice that Betsey has
her pay.
live her the house and homestead-a man can
thrieve and roam;
But women skeery critters. unless they have
home;
And have always determined, and never failed
tosay,
That Betsey never should want home if was
taken away.
Z. kar Il tkatts t,. t..Itr
BILE pay;
couple Of hundred dollars laid by for rainy
day;
'afe in the hands of good men, and easy to get
Put in another clause there and give her half of
that.
les, see you smile, sir, at my givin' her so
much
Yes, divorce is cheap, sir, but take no stock in
such;
True and fair married her, when she was blithe
and young;
And Bet.ey was always good to me exceptin' with
her tongue.
)nce, when was young as you, and not 30 smart
perhaps,
'or me she mittened lawyer, and several other
chaps;
Ind all of them was austered, and fairly taken
down,
Ind for time was counted the luckiest man in
town.
)noe when / had q fevsr-I won't forget it soon
was hot as q roasted turkey and crazy as a loon
Sever an hour went by me when she was out of
sight
She nursed me true and tender, and tuck to me
day and night.
And if ever house was tidy, and ever kitchen
clean,
Her house and kitchen was tidy as any | ever
And don't complain Of Betssy, or any of her
acts,
Exceptin' when we've quarreled, and told each
other facts.
So draw us the paper lawyer, and I'll go home to-
And read the agreement to her and see if it's all
right
And then, in the mornn I'll sell to tradin' man
know,
And kiss the child that was left to us, and out in
the world I'll 60
Aud one thing put into the paper, that first to me
didn't occur:
That when I'm dead at last she'll bring me back
to her,
And lay me under the naples | planted years
ago,
When she and | was happy before We quarreled
And when she dies wish that she would be laid
by me,
And, lyin' together in silence, perhaps We will
agree;
And, if ever we meet in heaven, | wouldn't hink
it queer
If We loved each other the better because we quar-
relied here. Toledo BLADE.