Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-08-26
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BET sEY AND I ARE our.

VI 81 W nunie dio StossWSy5tu so AgSNsSS
We who have worked together so long as n and
Must pull in single harness for the rest of natl
raj life.
'ssWhat is .ss matters'' say you'll swaO it's hard
Mos, of the years behind us we've passed by very
tI,have NO oiher woman. she has other man
And SO have talked with Betsey and Betscy ha.
And SO we've agreed together that We can't never
sNot thatwe've catehed each other in any terrible
we've been gathering this for years. little alta
There was stock of temper We both had. fora
Although We never suspected 'twouid take us two
II had my various feelings. bred in the fiesh and
And Betsey, like all good women. had temper OF
her own.
The first thing remember whenever we disagreed,
Twas something concerning heaven-a difference
wsarg ed the. Thing at breakfast. we arg'ed the
And the more arg'ed the question. the more we
didn't agree.
The next thing remember when we lost-s
She had kicked the bucket for certain the question
was onfy-how7
And when we were done a. talking, we both of Us
mad.
And the next thing remember, it started in a Jokes
But full for week it lasted and neither of as spoke;
And the next thing was when scoldcd because she
tshe said mean and stingy, and hadn't any
soul.
And SO that bowl kept pouring discussions in our
And that blamed cow crittcr was always q COM
ing up;
And the heaven we are'ed no nearer to us got,
q aste of hfliS RI
as hot.
And 60 the thing Kept workin' and all in the self
way,
Always sonethin' to arg'e and something sharp to
And down on US came the neighbors, couple o.
dozen strong,
And lent their kindest seryicc help things along
And there has been days together and many n
We was both of Us cross and spunky. and both too
And have been thin kim and thinkiu' the whole of
the winter and fall,
If can't live kind with a woman. why, then Il
And go have talked with Be.sez. and Betsey has
And we've agreed together that we gree.
shall be mine,
And I'll put it iI the agreement and take it to her
tosign.
Write on the paper. lawyer-the very first para
OF all the farm aud live stock that she shall have
her half,
For she has helped earn it, through many a weary
And it's nothing than justice that Betscy has
her pay.
Give her the house and homcstcad-a man can
thrive and roam, Jul
But women are skeery critters, unless they have
home;
And have always determined and never failed to
-Tha. Kelsey should mover wan. home, if was
taken away.
There is littlehard money that's drawin' toratle
couple o. hundred dollars. laid By for rainy
dav,
Safe in the hands of good men and easy to get att
Put in another clause there, ind give her the half
9fthat.
Yes see sniIn, sir. at my giving her 60 much;
Yes, divorce is cheap, sir, butI take stock in
True and fair married her, when she was b.:the
and young,
And Betsey was Away kind to me- cxceptin' with
her tongue.
Once when was young as you, and not so smart,
For me, she mit.ened lawyer and several other
And all of Them clustered and fairly taken
down,
And for a time was counted the luckiest man In
town.
And when had a fever won't forget il
] was hot a roasted turkey and crazy as loon;
Never an hour went by Inc when she out of
She nursed me .rne and tender and stuck by me,
day and night
And if ever hou.e was tidy, and ever a kitchen
And don't complain of Betsev or ary of her meta.
Exceptin when we've quarreled ard told oh other
So draw up the paper. lawyer, and IN go home to-
And read the agreement to her and see if it's all
And then in the mornin, III sell to tradin, man
know,
And I'll kiss the child that left to us and out in
the world I'll go.
And one thing put in the paper that. first to me
That when am dead al last, she'll bring me back
to her,
when she and WAS happy, before we qusrreled go.
And when che dies W ish that she weuld be laid by
And. lying together in silence, perhaps we will
And if ever we meet in heaven. wouldn't think it
If we loved each other the better becaurc we quar-
relied here.
HOW BETsEY AND ] MADE UP.
Then Betsey abe got her specs from OF The mantel-
Read il by little aud little Tor her eyes is gcttin old
And lawJers' writin amt no print, especially
when it's cold.
And after she'd read little. che gave my arm a
And kindly said she was afraid 1 was 'iowin' her
too much.
But when she was through, sho went for me her
face a streamin' with tcara,
And kissed me for the fret tirne in over twenty
years!
don't know what you'll think. sir, didn't come
to enquire,
But picked up that agreement and stuffed it in
And told her we'd bury the hatchct along sidc of
that COW.
And we struck agreement never to have another
And told her in the future wouldn't speak cro.s
rash, ~
fhalfthe crockery in the houee was broken all to
smash. ~