The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-06-10
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Betscy and L are Out.
~ WILL II. CARLETON.

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ny WILL H. CARLETON.
Dra. op the papers, lawyer, and make 'em good and
For things at home are crosswayr, and Betsey and
We who have worked together 20 long A. man and wife
Must pull In single harness the rest OF natra life
.what Is the matter7 .ay you Iswan its hard to tell
Most OF the years behind as we've passed BY very we'll
have no other woman, she has no other man
Only we've lived together long as we ever can.
SO have talked with Bctscy, and Betscy has talked
with me,
And we've agreed together that we can't never
Not that we've cached each other In any terrible crime
we've been aSatherng this for years. little 1t time
There was stock Of tcmrer we both had for start
Aitho We never euspected twould take Us two apart
e sooa pea Of
own.
The first thing remember .whereon We disagreed
Was something concerning heavens difference In our
We .rFed the thing at breakfast, We .gcd the thing
And &c moro We arRed the question the more We
didn't agree.
And the next that remember was when weloet COW:
She had kicked the bucket for certain. the question
held my own opinion, and Bctscy another had:
And wen We were done a.talku', we both Of US was
mad.
And the next that remember. It started in joke:
But full for week II lasted. and neither Of us spoke
And the next was when scolded because she broke
bowl:
And she said was mean and stnsy and hadn't any eou
And that bow, kept pourn dIs.cnsions In our cup
And no that blamed cowcrittcr was always acomn up
And 90 that heaven VIC arged no nearer to us got.
But It gave us taste Of somethin thousand times
a. hot.
And 70 the thing kept workin, and all the self-samc
way:
Always somcthinto arge and eomethin' sharp to say
And down on us came the ncighborr, 4 couple dozen
And lent their kindcst sarvcc for to help the thing
along.
And there has been days togethcr--and many weary
We was both Of u. cross and spunky, and both too
And have been ihinkn' and thinkin', the whole Of
II can't live kind with woman, why, then, wont
at oil.
And 50 have talked with Bctscy, and Betscy has
And have agreed together that we can't never agrees
And what T. hers shall be hers and what is mine shall
And III put 1t In the agreement and take 1t to her to
sign.
Write on the paper, lawycr-the ve-y first para
OF q. the farm and livestock that she shall have her
For she has helped to earn It, through many weary
And i nothIn moro than justice that Bet.ey ha. her
pay.
Give her the house and homestead a man can thrive
But women are skeery Critters unless they have homc
And have always determined and never failed to say
That Betsey never should want homo II was taken
awny.
There Is little hard money that's drawin torab,e pay
compile Of hundred dollars laid by for rainy day.
Safe in the hands of good men, and easy to get At:
Put In another clause there and give her half OF that
Yes, see you smile, Sir at my giv!n' her 10 much:
Yes. divorce s cheap Sir, but take no stock IN such
True and fair married her, when she was bthe and
And Bst.ey was .sy' good to me. ezceptin with her
Once when was young ~ you, and not 70 smart per-
For me she mitened lawyer sud several other chaps:
And lfora time was counted the luckiest man In town.
Once when had fcver-l won't forget II soon
Never nm hour went by when she out OF sight:
She nursed me true and tender aud stuck to me day
and night.
And II ever house was tidy and ever kitchen clcau
Her honse and kitchen was tidy as any ever seen;
And don't complain of Bctscy, or any OF her acts.
Exccptir when we've Quarrcled, and told each other
facts
So draw up the paper lawyer and I'll 70 home tonight.
ts:a s:a the .dn n.a
And kiss the child that left to 10, and out In the
world Ill 70.
And one thing put in the paper that arst to didn't
occur:
That when am dead at last she bring me back to her.
And lay me under the naples planned years ago.
When she and was happy before VIC quarrclcd ~.
when she dies wish that she would bclatd by me-
And lvn' together In silence. perhaps will agree:
And, II ever We meet In heaven, wouldn't think It
queer
II We loved each other the better because we have
quarrclcd here.
from the Toledo Blade.