The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-22
BETsEY DESTROYS THE PAPER:
sY BELEN BAREo,s DosrWICK.


BY HELEN BARRON BosTwIcK.
I've brought back the paper. lawyer, and fetched
the parson here.
To see that things are regular; settled up fair,
For I've been talking with Caleb, and Caleb has
And the mount of it is were minded to try once
more to agree
So came here on the busiress-only 8 word to
Caleb is Stalking pea-vines. and couldn't come
to-day.)
Just to tell You and parson how that we've
changed our mind
So I'll tear up the paper, lawyer, you see it
And now. if parson is ready. III walk with him
1 want to thank him for some things; twas
Kind of him to come.
He's showed the hristian spirit. stood by us
firm and true
We mightn'I have changed oar mind squire, If
he'd been 4 lawyer too. --.7-,
There ,-fiow good the sun feels, and the grass
and blowin' trees,
Something stout them lawyers makes me feel
l wasn't bound to state particulars to that n,
But it's right you should know, parSon, about
our change of plan.
We'd been some days waverin' little, Caleb
And wished the hateful paper at the bottom of
the sea;
the few words You said, l
That tliawed the ice between us, and brought
things to a head. .I
You see when we came to division there was
p tn ings that wouldn't divide,
There was our twelve year old baby, she couldn't
be satisfied
To go with one nor the other, but just kept
whimperin' low,
"I'll stay with papa and mamma, and where
they go RI CO."
Thor, ztt,,,.e xras f,randsira-s TibIe ba d;ad on
our wedding day,
We couldn't halye the old Bible and should it
The sheets that was Calebs mothers, her SAM
With the sweet old names worked in-Tryphena
and Eunice, and Paul.
1t began to be hard then, parson, but it grew
Talkin' Of Caleb established down qt McHenrys-
vile;
Three dollars week, 'twould cost him; no
mendin, nor sort of care,
And board at the Widow Meacham's. a woman
that wears false hair.
Still We went on talkin', agreed to knit some
And make dozen striped skirts, and pair of
And he was to cut a doorway from the kitchen
Save you climbing steps much, in frosty wealth
err he said.
He brought me the pen at last-I felt sinkin'-
Looked as he did with the ager, in the Spring
Twas then you dropped in. parson; 'twasn't
much that was said,
Little children, love one another but the
thing was killed stone dead.
I should like to make confession; not that I'm
The fault was al on my side. that never was my
But it may be true that women-tho' how tits I
Are tribe more aggravatin' than men know
Then, parson, the neighbors rneddlin'-it wasn't
And the church a iaborin' with us; twas worse
than wasted toll 2f
And I've thought, and so has Caleb, though may
If they'd kept to their own business, we should
have got along.
There was Deacon Amos Purdy, a good man as
But hadn't a gift of laborin' except with the
Then load came oyer in peach time. from the
Wilbur neighhorhood,
atom OF good-4-l s-.s...---.Iss Z
That brother. Ephriam gave me, the fall he
moved out West, -. tEr. .y
I'm free to own it riled me. that Caleb should
think and say
She died of convulsions-a COW that milked four
gallons a day.
But Leedn't have spoke of turnips, needn't
have been so cross
And said hard things and limited as if twas all
ney loss;
And Ill take it all back parson that fire shan't
Though the cow was choked with turnip, new
49 er had doubt.
Then there are p'ints of doctrine, and views of
future state,
Pm willing to stop discussin'; we can both afford
'Twon't bring the millennium sooner, disputin'
about when it's due,
Although feel an assurance that mines the
tia Scriptural view.
But the blessedestt truths of the Bible I've learn
ed to thiuk don't lie,
In the texts we hunt with a candle, to prove our
doctrines by,
But them that come to us in sorrow, and when
we are on our knees,
So if Caleb won't argue on free-wilI, I'll leave
alone the DEGREES.
One notion of CaIeb's, parson, seems rather
wish if it comes convenient you'd change a
word with him,
1t don't quite stand to reason, and for gospel
That folks love better in Heaven for havin' quar-
relied here.
I've no such expectations; why parson, if that
You needn't have worked so faithful to reconcile
folks below;
hold another opinion. and hold it straight and
If we can't be peaceable here. we WON'T be
peaceable there.
But there's the request he made, you know it
parson, about fl.- -a ttr
Bein' laid under the NAPLES that his own hand
set out,
And me to be laid beside him when my time
comes to go,
As if-as if-don't mind me; but twas that on
strung me SO.
And now that some scales, as we think, have
fallen from our eyes,
And things brought SO to crisis have made us
both more wise,
Why Caleo says, and SO say, till the Lord parts
him and me,
Well love each other better, and try our best to
$50 agree.
Toledo Blade.