Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13
BErsEx-AsDIARE OUT.
|, yARN nAIIAp. Az WILL NJ. CARLETON.

AFARN BALLAD, By WILL NJ oAhLk1oN
Dra~qp the papers. lawyer. and make 'sn good and
For things at home are erosswsys, and Bstsey snd
w. So Are S oIS worked together long .smsn and wife
Must pull in sgle harness the rest Of natrai fe
What is the rnatter:" say you. Iswan it's hard to
Most q the behind we've p.ssss bs Yer, well
ontg we've lived together as long as We ever can
So Ihave talked with Bstssy and Betsey has talked
SO we've agreed together that we can't never agree;
Not that we've estehed each other in apy terrible
We've been sassrfn this for years little at time
There was stock of temper we both had fo- start
Although We ne'er suspected 'twould take two
Ihsd my various f.iiings, bred IN the flesh and bone.
And Betsey ike all good women had temper of her
The first thing remember whereOn We disssreed
Was somethi9' concerning hsaven-a differences In
We areed the thing brsAkfsstws arg ssd the thing
And the more we arg'ed the question, the more we
And the next that remember was when we lost q
She had ksd the bucket, certsinthe question
! held my own opinion. an, Betsey another had:
And when we were done tslkin', We both Of us was
mad
And the next that rsrusmbsr. it started in joke
And the next was when scolded because she broke
And she said was mean and stinsy. and hadn't any
soul.
And 50 that kept pourin' dssensions In our Gun
And 50 that blamed cow-critter was always a comm
And so that heaven we srg'ed no nearer to MS got.
But give as taste Of somethin' thousand times
And the thing kept workin, and all the seifsame
Always sonethin' to arg'e. and somethin sharp to
AID down on US come the nsighbors. couple dozen
And sssir Ainds- ..r'ics for 70 help the thing
We was both OF ms cross and spunky and both too
And have been thinkin and thinkin'. the whole of
If cant live kind with womanwhy. then wont at
And 50 have talked with Betsey. and Betsey has
And We have -rrsed together that we can't never
And what Is hers shan be hers and what Is Y.ins.ha
Aid III put in the agreement and take It to her to
Write on the paper awyer-the very first paragraph
OF all the farm and livestock. that she shah have her
For she has helped to earn IT, through many a weary
And it's nothins than iustics that Betsey has
her pay.
Give her the house and homestead; man can thrive
But yomsn are sksery critters. unless they have a
Aud I have always determined. and never failed to
That Betssy should a home If was ta-
ken away.
There Is little hard ney that's DRAWN tolarble
eo.p.s Of haqdrsd dollars laid by for day.
Sais IN the hands cf good men. snd easy 70 get at
Put IN smother clause there and give her half of that
'%S sSs At ba my ss. .;Ser 30 s
True and air married her. when she was blithe and
And Betsey ar4ys good to me. except With her
tongue
Once, whea WAS young you. and not smart. per
For me she mistened lawyer. and several other
And al Of em was fiustered and fairly taken down.
And Tor 4 time was counted the luc kiest in
Once when Fhsd a fever-Iwon't forget il soon
Never an hour went by when she ont Of sight;
She nursed me true aud tender, and stuck to day
And If ever a house was tidy. and ever kitchen
hsd S1 9S Of Bes @ .. any any If Ss
EXcegtin' when we've quarreled and toto each other
facts
50 draw NJ the paper. lawyer; and I'll go home to-
And read the agreement to her and see if its
And then in the uornin' III sell to train 1
And kiss the child left to us and out I'm the
world III co.
And thing put IN the paper that FIRST to me didn't
That when dead last she bring me back to her:
When she and was happy, before we quarreled 50.
And when she dies. wish that she would be laid By
And 5in together in silence perhaps we will agree
AM if ever we meet in heaven, wouldn't think IL
II We loved each other the better because We have
quarreled here