Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-09-08
How Betsey and 1 Made Up.
BY WILL. M. CARLETON.

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BY WILL. NJ. CARLETON.
Give us your hand. Mr.. Lawyer: how do you dc
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You drew up that paper-I s'pose you want your
Don't cut down your figures; make it an X e1
For that ere written agreement was just the max
in of me.
Coin home that evenin' tell you was blue,
Thinkin' of all my troubles, and what L was goin
And if my bosses hadn't been the steadiest team
alive,
They'd We tipped me over. certain, for couldn't
see where to drive.
No-for was laborin' under heavy load;
MOTOR was travelin an entirely different road:
For L 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 a corner we'd turned that just to a
quarrel led,
When I ought to we held my temper. and driven
straight ahead;
And the more 1 thought it over the more these
And the more [ struck the opinion that was the
most to blame.
And things had long forgotten kept risin' in my
mind,
Oflittle 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 fellers alone in the darkness. and every
thing is still.
" But. says l, we're too far along to take an
And when put my hand to the plow do not oft
turn back;
And faint an uncommon thing now for couples
to smash in two;"
And so set my teeth together, and vowed I'd
see it through.
When come in sight O. the house twas some at
in the night,
And just as turned ll-top see the kitchen
light
Which often a han some pictur' to hungry per-
But it don't interest feller much that's goin to
pull up stakes.
And when I went in the house the table was set
for me
As good supper's ever saw, or ever want to
and l crammed the agreement down my pocket
as well as could,
And fell to eatin' my victuals, which somehow
didn't taste good.
And ,Betsey she pretended to look about the
house,
But she watched my side coat pocket like a cat
would watch mouse;
And then she went to foolin' a little with her
cup,
And intently readin' a newspaper a-holdin' it
wrong side up.
And when I'd done my supper I drawed the
And give it to her without word. for she knowed
what twas about;
And then 1 hummed little. tune. but now and
Was busted by some animal that hoped up in
my throat.
Then Betsey she got her specs from off The man
tel shelf,
And read the article over quite softly to her
Read it by little and little, for her eyes is gettin
old,
And lawyers writin amt no print, especially
when it's cold.
And after she'd read little she give my
touch,
And kindly said she was afraid was Iowin' her
But when she was through she went for me. her
face a streamin' with tears,
And kissed me for the first time in over twenty
years!
I don't know what you'll think, sir-I didn't
come to inquire
But picked up that agreement and stuffed it in
the fire;
And told her we'd bury the hatchet alongside
And we struck an agreement never to have an
other row.
And 1 told her in the future 1 wouldn't speak
If half the crockery in the house was broken all
to smash
And she said, in regards to heaven we'd try and
learn its worth
By startin' branch establishment and runnn' it
here 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 was winnin' her away from
so many men
Was nothin' to that evenin' [ courted her over
again.
Next mornin' an ancient virgin took pains to call
us,
Her lamp all trimmed and a-burnin' to kindle
another fuss;
But when she went to pryin' and openin' of old
sores,
My Betsey rose politely and showed her of
doors.
Since then don't deny but there's been a word
or two;
But we've got our eyes wide open. and know just
When one speaks cross the other just meets it
with a laugh,
And the first ones ready to give up considerable
more than half.
Maybe you'll think me soft, sir, atalkin' in this
style,
But somehow it does me lots of good to tell it
once in a while;
And do it for compliment-'tis so that you
can see
That that there written agreement of yours was
just the maxim Of me.
So make out your bilI Mr.. Lawyer: don't stop
short of an X;
Make it more you want to, for L have got the
checks.
I'm richer than a National Bank, with all its
treasures told,
For I've got wife at home now that's worth her
weight in gold.