Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-13
BETsEY AND ARE OUT.
A FARM BALLAD, BY WILL n. CARLkrON.

BETSEY AND AXE OOT.
ArAnx BALLAD, BIZ WILL N. CARLETON.
Draw up the papers. lawyer, and make 'em good and
For things At home oross.ways and Betssy and
We who have worked together 70 long man and wife
Must pull in single harness the rest OF our natr
wh.. is the m.tter'" say your swan it's hard to
Most Of the years behind we've passed BY very we'll
have no other woman-she has no other man.
Only we've lived together as long a. We ever can
30 Ihsve talked With Bstsey and Bcssey has talked
10 we've agreed together that we can't agree
Not that we've oAtched each other In any terrible
We've been gatherin this for years. little At Atime
There stock Of temper both hed f., rs
Jbad INV various faings brod in tho flesh and bone,
And Befsey, ike all good women had temper OF her
The sr.t thing I remember whereon we disagreed
Was somethin' concerning heaven-a difference In
We arg ed the thing at breakfastwe ged the thing
And the next that remember was when we lost
She had Kicked the bucket oertainthe question was
Iheld my own opinion, and Betsey another had;
And when we were done a talkin', both OF us was
mad.
And the next that remember, II startod in Joke:
Bat full week IL lasted, and neither OF as spoke
And the nert was when scolded because she broke
And she said was mean and stinsy. and hadn't any
And bowl kept pourn dissensions In our cup
And that blamed cow-oritter was always comm
up; -.
But 1t give a taste Of somethin thousand times
hot,
And the thing kept workn' snd all the self same
And down on us come the neghbors, couple dozen
And lent THAR kndost sarvice for to help the thing
along.
And there has been days together-And many weary
week -.
And have been thinkin' and thnkin', the whole of
BIcsnt live kind with a woman. why. then won't at
all
And so l have talked with Betscy. and Betsey has
And We have agreed together that we can't never
And what hers shall be hers and what is mine shall
And Til put il In the agreement and take her to
Write the paper, lswyer-the very first paragraph
OF all the farm and livestock, that she shall have her
For she has helped to earn IT, through many weary
And It's nothing more than justice that Betsey has
her pay.
Give her the house and home stead man can thrive
and roam,
But women are skeery critters, unless they have
And have always determined and never failed To
That Betsey should want home, if ! was Ia
ken away
Ia a arJ hat "a
couple of hundred dollars laid by for a 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 yon smile. sir, at my givin' her so much
% Ines9 s s nut no Stbe an
And 3stsoy was arays good to me, except with hon
tongue.
Once, when was young YOU and not so smart, per
For mo sho mittened lawyer, and several othe,
And ali of'cm clustered, and fairly taken down,
And for time was counted the ho kiest man II
Once when had fever-I won't forget 1t soon
was hot - a basted turkey and crazy AZ loon
Never hour went by no when she Was out of sight
She nursad mo true and tender and stuck to me da.
and night
And II ever a house was tidy, and a kitchen
And don't complain of Betsey or any of her acts,
Hrceptin' when we've quarreed and tol d each other
facts.
81 draw mp the paper, lawyer; and I'll 90 home to
night,
And read the agreement to her aud If it's all right
And then in the mornin' III sell to traoin' man
know
And kiss the child that left to and out in the
world III go.
And thing put In the paper, that first to me ddn
That when am dead at last she bring back to her
And Law mo ua Ter tho naples planted years ago,
When she and was happy, before We Guarreled So
And when abe dies wish that she would be laid by
me;
And lynn together in silence, perhaps will agree;
And II ever meet in heaven, | wouldn't think II
queer
We loved each other the better because have
auarrelcd here.
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