The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-07-06
BETsEY AND 1 ARE OUT.
RY WILL n. cARLEroN.


d For things at home are erossways, and Is-i
! 10y and are cut.
We, who dave worked together so long "a
man and vile,
b. Must pull in single harness for the rcsl %
ourHatral life. ~ Z 81 -Es ~
) ''What is the Inatter:" say you. Isran, it'
hard 20 tell
!, Most ofthe years behind us we've passed by
4 ycy well;
: have no other woman, she las nu otbel
~ man
Only we've lived togetheras long as we evei
e=ln. -f..
80 have talked with Betscy, and Betsey
has talked with me,
, Ard so we've agreed together that ve can''
never agree;
! Not that we've catched each other in a ter
III riblc crime;
AYe've been a-gaflierins his for yeau,a lit
tie at "a lime
There was a saisseiE of temper We bothhad for
start,
Although weRevff slsi,ected "fwould take
us two apart;
1 had various faIlings, bred ia the flesh and
bone;
And Betsey, like an good women, had a
temperofher own
The first thing Iremembefw whereon we dis
| I'd agreed
Was something concerning Heaven diff
ference in our creed
We arged The thing a breakfast, we ,,rg'ed
the thing at tea,
Aud the more we arge,f the Question, the
more we didn't agree. q.
Aud the next that I repncrnber was when we
lost a cows
She had kicked The bucket for certain, the
question was only-IIow2
! held my own opinion, and Belsey another
had;
And when we weredone a-tallSin, We ',ptn1
Of us were mad. III.
And the next that remember, it started in
a Joke
But fun fora week It lasted, and neither of
us spoke.
And the next was when a-olded because
she broke q bowl;
And she said was mean and stmgy, and
hadn't any soul.
And so that bowl kept pourip3 disssnsions
- IN oureuPTfEsff n d
And - that blamed c0W-critter was always
a-comin' up;
And so that heaven We arg'ed no nearer 10
usgof, 81
BUTT gave us n taste ofsomethin'a n thousand
'inles as hot.
And 50 the thing kept worLin' and all in the
selGsame way; co..
Always sOmethin' 10 arg'e, aud somethin' 1
sharRto say;
And down on as came the neighbors, a
couple dozen strong,
And ieht their kindest service FOR 10 help
the thing along.
Aud there has been days together-and
many weary week
We was both OF us cross and spunky, and I
botstoo proud 10 spead;
And / have been thinkin' and tliinlin', the
whole Ofthe winter and tail,
II can't live kind with woman, why,
tllen, won't al all.
And so hayc talked with Betsey, and Bet
sey has talked with me,
And We have agreed together that we can't
never agree;
And what is hers shall DE hers, and what is
mine shall be mine;
And III put it in the agreement, ana take it
10 her TO sign.
Write oni the paper, Iawyer-the very firs:
paragraph
or all the Farm and live stock that heshaiI
have her half;
For she has helped 10 esrn il, through many
awearp day,
And it's nothin' more than justice that Bet
sey has her pay.
Give her the house and ead-a man
can thrive and roam;
But womeliare sllcery critters, unless they
have home; -
And have always determined, and never
failed 10 say,
That Betsey never should want 81 home il I
wastazen away.
There is a little hard money that's drawin'
tOl'aBle pay;
\ couple olhundred dollars laid by for a
ralnyday; 49,
SAFE in the hands Of good men, and easy 70
Put in ano,lper clause there, and give her
half OF Chat.
Yes. L seey you smile, sir, at my giyin' her so
nuch;
Yes, divorce is cheap, sir, but take no ostocl1
True and fair. ] married her. when she was
blithe and young;
And Betsey was al'ays good 20 me, exeepiln' (
with hertngue. #E
Ones, when was ss0Ins as you, ami not so
p smart, perhaps,
For Ine She mittened a lawyer, and several
other chaps;
And all OF them was nuslereI, and fairly
taken down, t....
And for a time was counted the Iuclliest
man in town.
Once when had a fever-I won't forget it
soon
was hot rs a haSied turkey and crazy as a
leoni 600 ,55s
Never an hour went by me when she was
out Of sight,
She nursed me true and tender, and stuck to
me day and night.
And IL ever ahouse was tidy, ana ever a
kitchen clean,
Her house and kitchen was tidy aa amy
ever seen;
And / don't complain OF Brlsey, or any of
her acts,
Exceptln' when we've quarreled, and told
each other facts.
So, draw up the paper, lawyer aud III go
home tonight,
And read tIie agreement 10 hcr, and see IL
it's all right; .h..E ....
And then, in the morniu', III aell to trad
in- man know,
And kiss the child that was LEFT to us, and
outIn the world IN So.
Aud one tflihg put in ihe paper, thai first to
me didn't occGT;
That when am dead NJ last she'll bring me
- .4.l back 10 her;
And lay me under the naples planted
years ago,
When she and was happy, before We quar-
relied so. .aa..-..
AitlVhe she dies wish that she would be
Z % a laid by me,
And lynn together in silence, perhaps, we
viii agree; go l1&aH'ff4 i
And II ever We meet in heaven, ] wonldn't4
think itqueer
II we loced each other the better because we
have quarreled here.
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