The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-05-27
BETSY AND ARE OUT.
\ FARM BALLAD,

natural life
What is the matter2" say you. swan. it's
hard to tell
Most Of the years behind us we've passed by
have no other woman she has no other man,
Only we've lived toy ethcr as long as we
ever can.
So I've talked with Betsey, and Betscy has
talked with me:
S" We've agreed together that we can't new
Not that we've catched each other in any
We've been a gathcrin' this for years, a lit |
tic at Il time.
Although we ne'er suspected 'twould take
1 had my various f,ilings, bred in the flesh
and bone.
And Betsey,like all good women had tenn
per of her own.
The first thing remember whereon we dis
Was somethin' concerning heavcn-a differ
ence in ourcrecd.
We arg re-; l, the thing at break fast-we arg'ed
And tho more we arg'ed the question, the
more VIC didn't agree.
And the next tsaau1 remember was when we
lost 9, cow.
She had kicked the bucket, certain--the
- question was only-HOw?
held my opinion, and Betsey another had,
And when we were done n talkin' we both
of us was mad.
And the next that remember, it started in
Joke,
Put full for week it lasted, and ,,either of
spoke.
And the next was when scoldcd because
she broke y bowl,
And she said I was mean and stingy, and
hadn't any soul.
And SO that bowl kept pourin' dissension
in one cup,
And so that blamed cow-critter was always
comm up,
And so that heaven we arg'ed no nearer to
as got,
But it give us IA taste of somethin' a thous-
and times as hot.
And SO the thing kept workin' and all the
self same way.
Always somethin' to arg'e and somethin'
sharp to say,
And down us come the neirhbors Il
a couple dozen strong,
And lent their kindest sarvice for to help
the thing along.
And there has been days together-and
many Il weary week
We was both of us cross and spunky, and
both too proud to speak,
whole of the winter and fall,
IT can't live kind with woman, why, then
won't at all.
And so have talked with Betsey, and Bot
sey has talked with mo,
And we have agreed together that we can't
never agree,
And what is hers shall be hers, and what is
mine shall be mine
y nd III put it in the agreement, and take
it to her to sign.
Write on ,me paper i"wyor-the very first
of all the farm and livestock, that she shall
have her half,
For she has helped to earn it, through many
And it's nothing moro than justice that Bet
soy has her pay.
Give her the house and homestead; n man
can thrive and roam,
But women are skeory critters, unless they
have Il home,
And have always determined, and nevor
failed to say,
That Betsoy should mover want a home, if I
was taken away.
There is a little hard money that's DRAWN
t4Irable pay
rainy day,
Safe in tho hands of good men and easy to
Put in another clause, there. and give her
half of that.
Yes, l see you smile, sir, at my given her
so much,
Tes,divorce is cheap, sir, but take 40 stock
in such;
True and fair married her, when she was
blithe and young,
And Bctsey was al'ays good to mo. excptin'
with her tongue.
Once, when I was young AZ you, and not so
For me she mittened Il LAWYER, and several
other chaps,
And all of'em was clustered and fairly taken
down,
And for a time counted the luckiest
man in town.
Once when 1 had fever-I won't forget it
was rs Il bast ed turkey and crazy as "A loon-
Never an hour went by when she was out Of
sight.
She nursed me true and tender, and stuck
n i.sv 10Th
And if ever IL house was tidy, and ever Il
kitchen clean,
Her house and Kitchen was tidy any ]
ever seen,
And don't complain OF Betsey, any of
ENccptin' when we uuarreled and told each |
other facts.
)" draw up the paper. lawyer, and I'll go
And read the agreement to her and see il it g
all right.
And then in the mornin' I'll sell to Il tradin'
man know
And kiss the child that was left q us and out |
i'll the world III go.
nv, me didnt occur
ih;t when am dead at last she shall bring
me back to her,
And lay me under the naples l planted
years ago,
When she and was happy, before we quar-
relied SO.
And when she dies, wish that she would
tie laid bv me- I
And lying together III silence perhaps we
Will agree
And if ever we meet in heaven I would | {
think it queer +
II we loved each other the better because We
have qu:irrelcd here. Z
NV. NJ CARLETON, i'll the Toledo Blade {