Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-08
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ny WILL H. CARLETON.
arvE us your hand, Mr.. Lawyer how do you do to
day?
You drew up that pAper-I spose you want your pay.
Don't cut down your figures; make II an oraV;
For that ERE written agreement was Just the maxim
ofme
Coin home that evenin tell you was blue,
Thinkin' Of all my troubles, and what goin to
do;
And my bosses hadn't been the steAdiest team aive
They'd we tipped over certain for couldn't see
whore to drive.
No-for was laborin under heavy load
MOTOR 1 was travein entirely different road
For was a-tracin' over the path Of our lives agin
And scein' where we missed the way, and where we
might have been
Aud many a corner we'd turned that Just to quarrel
led,
When ought to 'vo held my temper aud driven
straight ahead
And the thought 1t over the more these mem
ories came,
And the struck the opinion that was inc i''o''
to blsme.
And things had long forgotten kept risin' III my
mind,
OF little matters botwiIt us, where BeneS WIS sO'U
and kind
And these things they flashed ell through nv " w.
know things sometimes Will ~
when fclers alone In She darkness, and everything
Ia still.
But" says l. "we'rc too far along to take Aho'Hs'
track, -
,t,r 90, a., n.nu g. the piow 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 Il SEC "
through.
When came In sight o the housc twas someat in the
night,
And mat as turned hilltop zee the kitchen light
which often handsome pictnr to hungry person
makes,
snt il don't interest Teller much that's gotn to pull
up stakes.
And when went Ia the house the table was SET for
A. good a suppe. ever saw, or ever want to see
And / crAmmed the agreement down my pocket as
well Ut | could
And tel 10 eatn my NcluAis, "hIVh soinehO" ui''h
tasts good
And Betsey she pretended to look about the house,
Bnt she watched my side coat pocket like cat would
watch mouse
And then she went to fooin' a little with her cup,
And intently readn newspaper holdin' it wrong
side up
And when I'd done my supper drawed the agreement
out,
And gave it to her without word, for she knowed
what twas about
Aud then hummed little tune, but now and thon
note
va. busted by animal that hoped up in my
throat.
Then Betsey she got her specs from of the mantel-
shelf,
And read the article over quite softly to herself
Read It by little and little for her eyes is getin DID,
And lawyers wri,in Amt print, especially when
it's cold.
And after she'd read little she gave my arm touch,
And kindly said she was afraid was lowin' her too
much
But when she was through she went for me- her face
s-streamin' with tears
Aud kissed me for the nrst time in over twenty years
l don't know what you'll think sir-I didn't come to
inquire
Blu, picked up that agreement and stuffed it in the
FIRE;
Aud told her we'd bury the Ratchet alongside Of the
COW
And we struck agreement nevOr to have another
row.
And told her in the future wouldn't speak cross or
II half the crdckeY in the house was broken all to
smash
And she said, in regards to heaven we'd try and learn
its worth
By starn branch establishment and runnin' it here
on earth.
And so we sat a-talkn 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 sc
many men
Was nothir to that eyenin courted her again
Next mornin' an ancient virgin took pains to call on
US,
Her lamp all trimmed and Albumin to kndls anothe
fuss
But when she went to pryin and openn OF old sores
Ny Betsey politely and showed her out-oidoors
Since then l don't deny but there's been a word Of
two
But we've got eyes wide OPEN and know just wha
to do
When speaks cross the other just meets it with
laugh,
And the first ones ready to give up considerable
than half
Maybe youl think soft Sir a-talkin in this style
gu somehow IL does me lots Of good to tell 1t once il
u while
Aud do it for compliment its 30 that You SCI
That that there WRITE agreement OF yours jus
the maxim of me.
~ make out your I'LL, Mt. Lawyer don't stop shor
Of anX:
Make it more II you want to- for have got the checks
IN rieher than National Bank, with all its treasure
told,
tOr I've got wife at home now that's worth he
weight In gold.