Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-06-08

Il letter G0m st1o- -MeSs1et n1fpefHss IequesLing
the p14viisge orcopsing and illustrating the
ballad for fheirsEeetly- THIS will fnduct him
into a wide sphere. II lsalse stated thai the !
authos hasnow voiume Of poems in press;
In soIheGapec.s this poem win compare 6as-
orable Win Teapgsonis "Northern Farmer /
which it resembles not, however, in any slaT-
ish serse, but as belonging to the same class.
sErsY AND EARE QUIZ
Gsxhx. H.zlEzDS % = :
Draw ssshe pspsrs.~ lawyer. and make 'em
coed and st0ut.s - -
For things at home are cross ways. ond Betsy |
nftfare out. -
We whensve xQrkedtOgether SO long as man |
anaziteI - : - q .
Must pull in single harness the rest or our
ma 'ratiife.
"what is the Ias..srf" say yOu' swami It's
hard to tell. . -
Most of the yeafs5shind US we've passed by
very we'll; ~ -.
haveno ootherWenan-shsh has no other man,
onlywe've lived togethsr1saong as We ever
can
SO have talked with Betsey, and Bstsey has
talked With me;
agree;
Not that wejys cssehed s eachOtHsr in
We've been gasherin' this for years. alittle at
time 20 sbalz HE 20 s7aiaHuusls
Thess gss as'0sk pl a1PP temper We both hsa
Although We ne'srsuspepted. twould sake us
two apart; ,t-1A- LIZ - + 4
Ihad mEyarious fai;tngs. bredin the aesh and
bone, ,E1fidg4 el-assIe4 Doe Ls.5le !. = - i
And Betsey, like al good women, had a temper
Other ewn.s aia'H .noi1afiissl hinsi nl 7s7o
The first thinsI remember whereOn we dis-
agreed,
Was somethin' concerning Heavens differ
ence in our creed.
wearsslhsf fast I'VE q q, q,
thing at teaJ@ AO~@-
And the more we arg'ed the question, the more
dsEfTOD We VI
lost COW;
She had kicked the bucket, for certain-the
question was only-How?
IheIdHS sptheps and Hstsss snabsf
had;
And when we were done q ..talkin', we both OF
us was mad.
xD0Ts HfUNa.IG4 \
And the next that remember, IL started in
Du. 1sif III : week ( lasted ana neither Of Of Us
spoke, .
And'shehezt was when + stcoldsd because she h
broke a bowI
And shesaid IKas mean and .stingy, and had
n'tsHssSli uJJ duAM w.
And SO that bowl kept pom rim, .dlssensions in
ourcup;
And that lilsmed cow-eristeF was always q
comm up.
AndsaanstHsaSen%e arg'ed no nearer to US
got: -azA-
klEs y D Iss's q ssiasfishsln 'h0Pss4s
And so the thing usaaaa1 py sorkiL aL ana a d. self
same way;
Always somethin, to arg'e, and somethin
sharp TO say.
And down on sssseehethe nelgfbors, a couple
dozen strong, .-,,4,,i., s,.,,, .s..,
And lent their kindest sarvice for to help the
thing along.s Is issqssd9 edl I'D nas
a'&EH1sToE 8 Il.
And there has been days tegether-and many
a wearysweek- y
Wewas both of US cross and spunky, and boil
too proud to speak, ...,y.,,, 4, ,....,.,,..
Ana have been thinkin' and ta1nkin,, ths
whole of the winter and fall
If I can't live kind with woman, why, ther
Ixont al all.
And SO have talked wit h Betsey. and Betsey
has talked with me;
And we have agreed together that we cam
And what Is hers shall be hers. and what il
mine shah Pc mils: T0EEM FTTfE
And III put it in the agreement, and take II =
ar rs&.T z j u |
.us4o -, +1a 1ox.ra- tl,a ,,ar,- f,rst no =
write on tns papsfi Ts ssr s' Par
OF adfhe 1ssI aha aha llve-stes. that A shai
have her half.
For she has helped 70 sarn y thfoagh many
weary day. fHkHs 4
And it's nothin' n1cfs than 5nstire thae Betec,
has her Pay
Give herthsl house ana homestead; q man cat
thrlge adj roam, -
But wolnen are skeery critters unless The
havsA hdlns- -
Anal have always Determined. and never fail
That sa Bstsss 20 ssy, ngss. .assa home If wa
taken .ssay =
There is > little anrd money shat's drawir
torraele pay
Aeouple q hdHdssd dollars laid ay for rain
day;
safe IN the NAMES e good men, aDd easy
ee'a
AZ unot-'el oi''''o' '--eA g "-1O give "ei nA
tnat.
ii IL ID
much;
Yes, divorce tstheRps Eix, but Il 1stakeno5 stoc
ipsaeh. .bsbgo5z4 tgodifW 10 d.
True and fair married her, when she wa
sslishe and young;si s.'ai1 % s!e'e zoo5 ziHa
And Betsey was aIays good to me, exceI
with her tongue, = z -