The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-07
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HOW BETsEY AND I MADE UP.

The SEQUEL to "Bstssz and I ere oat.'.
BY WILL N. CARLETON.
Give US your hand, Mr.. Lawyer, how do you do to-
day? .af1 q
You drew up that paper-I s'pose you want your pay
Don't cut down your figures make it an K oraV;
For that ere written argresment was just the maxim
Coin home that evsnin' / tell you I was blue,
Thinkin' Of all my troubles, and what I was gOin'
to dos
And if my hOsses hadn't been the stoadiest team
alive
They'd We tipped over certain, for couldn't see
where to drive.
No-ior was IaBoriu' under heavy load
NOziOr was travelin' an entirely different road;
For was a-trecln over the path Of our lives agn,
And Ssein' whore we missed the way, and where we
might have been .arsa
And many corner we'd turned that just to quar-
led,
When ought to We held my temper, and driven
straight ahead; .
And the more I thought it over the more these
memories came,
And the more I struck the opinion that was the
most to blame.
And things had long forgotten kept risin' in my
mind, A
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 eTerR
thing d stin.
But says 1 ''woars too far along 70 take another
track,
And when 4 put my hand to the plOw do notoft
turn back; sos HE
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. er
When. come in sight Of the house twas some at
in the night,
And Just as turneda hilltop see the kitchen
light;
Which often han'sOme pictur' to a hungry person
makes, .. .r--f,.-..r a.s II
But it don't interest fOller much that's gOin' to
pullup stakes.
And when went in the hsuse the table was set for
As good supper's ever saw or ever want to see
And crammed the agreement down my pocket aa
we'll as I could
And. fell to eatln' my 7lctuals, which somehow
didn't taste good.
And Betsey she pretended to look about the house,
Bat she watched my side coat pocket like a cat
would watch mouse
Then she went to foolin' alittle with her cup,
And intently resdin' newspaper, a-hOldin' it
wrong side up. .. |' . ~
And when Ia done my supper drawed the agree.
ment out,
And give It to her without word, for she knowed
what twas about;
And then hummed little tune, but now and then
: note .#..a
Was bn'sted by some animal that hoped up in my
throat.
Then Betssy she got her specs from off the mantel-
Aud read the article over quite softly to herself;
Read it by little and little for her eyes IS gettn
old,
ndlawyers wrtin' amt no print, especially when
it'soOld.
And after she'd read little she give my arm touch
And kindly said che was afraid I was lowin' her
too much; t. N-BA
But when. she was through she went for me, her
face a.streamin' with tears,
And kissed me for the frat time in over twenty
years
I don't know what you'll think, Sir-I didn't coma
to inquire
But picked up that agreement and stuffed It in the
FIRE: -a 90 -s
And told-her we'd bury the Ratchet alongside Of
the COW r .t.t fUEfEE
And we struck an agreement never to have another
row.
And told her in the future wouldn't speak cross
or rash "a
Ihalf the crockery in the house was broken all to
smash
And she said, in regard to Heaven, we'd try and
learn its worth ---A- .'. ..''
By startin' branch estabIishmsnt and runnin' 1t
here on earth.
And SO we sat a-talkin threequarters of the night
And opened our hearts to each other until they both
grew light;
And the days when was winnin' her away from 50
many men
Was nOthin to that evsuin cOurted her over again
Next mOrnin' an ancient virgin took pains to call
on US,
Her lamp all trimmed and a-burnin' to kindle an
other fuss r. fs
But when she went to pryin' and opOnin of old
sores,
Ny Betssy rose politely and showed her out 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
what to do;
When one speaks cross the other just meets it with
alaugh,
And the first ones ready to give up considerable
more than half ..... r..
Maybe youqI think me soft, Sir, a-taIkin' in this
style, ..-..r.
But somehow it does me lots of good to tell it once
in while;
And do it for a complimeDt-'tis so that you can
That that there written agreement of yours was
Just the maxim Of me.
So make out your bill, Mr.. Lawyer: don't stop
short of an X
Make it more II you want to, for Thaye got the
checks. -ta
I'm richer than National Bank, with all its treas
ures told,
For I've got wife at home now that's worth her
weight in gold. sF - aa.