White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-21
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Don't cut down your figures; make d an < Or VI
For that ere written agreement was just the nak. Of No
Com; &c! home TIA. svs.ie', tell 70. wa. Mn.
And my ho.ss: hsdsT Sess The stssais.s 80 .ivS
They'd tipped ne over certain for oouldDt where
Motor was laborin' under hesvy losd;
Motor was travelln' entirely different road;
For I was atracin' over the path Of our lives agin
And ssein where missed the way and where might
And many corner we'd turned that just quarrel led
"nen ought 70 We held my temper and driven str,ght
And the more thought over the these nenofies
And the struck the opinion that was the most to
blame.
And things had long forgotten kept risin in my mind
Ofttle matters u where Betsy good and Kind
And ss:e thine they a.;hed al through me- .. know
When feers alone in the darkness and every thing Is
But we're t.o far along to take another track
And faint an uncommon thing for couples to smash
And 80 Get teeth together and vowed I'd through
When in sght o. the house, twas someat in the
And just = turned hilltop see the kitchen light
M W. = S %ns to mai
stakes-
As good q supper's ever saw or ever want tn see;
And cram%ed the agreement down my pocket wen
And fen e.tin my viosu. which somehow didn't t..s.
good.
And Betsy she pretended to look about the house,
But she watched aide coat pocket Ike would vstch
And then she went to foolin' little with her cup.
And ntenty readn newspaper ahodin ii wrong side mp
And q. 2 her without word iar abe moved what
And then hnmmed tle time. hut now and then note
Was busted By some animal that hoped in throat
Then Betsy she got her spec: from o6 the mantelshe
a And Rad The srties svsr quite softly t. her:sf
Andlawyer wrtn amt print especially when it's cold
And kindly said she was afraid was 6wn her too much;
But when abe was through she went for me- her face
And kissed me for the first time in twenty years.
don't know what you'll think sir-I didn't come to in
Quire-
But picked up that agreement and stuffed it in the fire;
And told we'd bury this hschrt alongside Of the cow
And we struck an agreement never to have another
And told her. in the future wouldn't speak cross or rash
half the crockery in the house boken all to smash
And she said in regards TO Heaven we'd try and learn its
Bytarn branch establishment and runnin IL hero on
earth.
And sat atalkin' three-quarter. of the night
And opened hearts to each other until they both grew
light:
And the days when winnin her away frum 50 many
men,
Was nohin' to that evenin' courted her agan-
Next mornin ancient virgin took pains to call us
Her lamp all trimmed and abunn to kindle smother fuss;
But when she went to pryin and oPenin Of old sore
Ny Betsy rose politely, and showed her outOfdoorsL
Since then don't deny hut there's been word or two;
But we've got wide and know just what
When one speaks the other just meets with angh
And the ones ready to give considerable than
half
Maybe You'll think soft Sir atalkn' in this style
But somehow il does lots Of good to tell in whe
And do il for . compliment-tis that YOU can see
That that there written agreement yours was Just the
So make out BILL Mr. Lawyer: don't stop Of an x
Make 4 more you want IT, for have got the cheeks
I'm richer than National Bank with all its treasures tnld
For I've got wife at home that's worth her weight