Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-09-07
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HOW BETSEY AND / MADE UP.
By WILL NJ. CARLETON.

Give us your hand, Mr.. Lawyer; how do yol
do today
You drew up that paper-I s'pose you wan
1 your pay.
! Don't cut down your figures: make it an O.
l. aN;
For that ere written agreement was just tn,
| maxim Of me.
Coin home that evening l tell You was blue
Thinkin' of all my troubles, and what wa:
goin' to do;
And if my hosses hadn't been the steadies
They'd we tipped me overcert for couldn't
| zee where to drive.
No--ior was laborin' under a heavy load;
MOTOR was travelin' an entirely different
road; t-
For was a-tracin' over the path of our lives
% ag'in,
And seein' where we missed the way, and
where We might have been.
And many corner we'd turned that just to q
quarrel led,
When ought to we held my temper, and driv-
en- straight ahead; .-. .
And the more thought it overthe more these
memories came,
And the more struck the opinion that was
the most to blame. 't
And things had long forgotten kept risin' in
my mind. -
OF little matters betwixt US, where Betsey was
good and kind;
And these things they flashed all through me,
as you know things sometimes will
When a feller's alone in the darkness, and
every thing is still. ~
:sEu..u saysI. "we're too far along to take an
And when put my hand to the plow do not
on turn back;
And 'tain't an uncommon thing now for
couples to smash in two;''
a nd cqf n e faafb tha, Uf
- see il through. .g~fl -s-f.f!t
Wien come in sight o. the house twas some at
in the night,
And inst as turned ll-top see the kitchen
whis6 often han'some picture to hungry
person makes,
TO pull up stakes.
And when went in the house the table was
Gset for me
As good II supper's ever saw, or ever want
And crammed the agreement down my pocket
as well as i could,
And fen to eatin' my victuals, which somehow
And Betsey she, pretended to look about the
house, ~"
But She Matched my side coat pocket like cat
would watch Il mouse;
And then she went to foolin' little with her
~ cup, Fs-s-
And intently readin' newspaper, a-holdin' it
wrong side up.
And when I'd done my supper drawed the
agreement out,
And give it to her without word, for she
knOwed what twas about;
And then hnmmed little tune, but now and
then note
W rs busted by some animal that hoped u p
in my throat.
Then Betsey she got her specs from Off the
And read the article over quite softly to her.
Read il by little and litte for her eyes are get
in old,
And lawyers writin' amt no print, especially
when it's cold.
And after she'd read little she give my arm
touch,
And kindly said she was afraid was rowin'
her too much;
But when she was through she went for me,
her face streamin' with tears,
And kissed me for the first time in over twenty
years.
don't know what you'll think, Sir-I didn't
come to inquire
in the fire,
And l told her we'd bury the hatchet along
side of the COW;
And We struck an agreement never to have
And told her in the future wouldn't speak
If half the crockery in the house was broken
I all to smash; tffi.t-
And she said, in regards to heaven, we'd try
and learn its worth
By startin' a branch establishment and runnin'
it hero on earth
And SO we sat a-talkin' three-quarters of the
night,
And opened our hearts to each other until they
both grew light;
And the days when l was winnin' her away
Was nothin' to. that evenin' courted her over
again. -
Next mornin' an ancient virgin took pains to
call on us,
Her lamp all trimmed and a. a-burnin' to kindle
another fuss:
But when she went, to pryin' and openin' of
Ny Betsey rose politely, and showed her out
of-doors.
Since then don't deny but there's been word
or two;
But we've got our eyes wide open, and know
Just what to do;
When one speaks cross the other Just meets it |
with a laugh,
And the frst ones ready to give up consider
able mere than half.
Maybe you,n think me soft, Sir, a-talkin' in
this style, |
But somehow it does me lots of good to tell it |
once in while;
And do it for a compliment--'tis so that You |
can see .I ''t
That that there written agreement of yours |
was just-the maxim of me.
10 make cut your bill, Mr.. Lawyer; don't stop
short of an Y;
fake it more if you want to, for have got the |
checks. .lt
I'm richer than National Bank, with all its
treasures told,
For Pve got a wife at home now that's worth |
her weightin gold.