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POLITICAL.
GONE WITH A HANDsOMER MAN

GONE WITH A IIANDSOMER MAN.
JOHN
I've worked in the field all day, plowin' the 'sto-
ny streak
Pve scoIded my team til! l IN hoarse; I've tramp'd
till my legs are weak;
I've choked dozen swears SOS not 90 tell Jane
fbs).
I've put my team iu the barn, and rubbed their
Sweaty coats, .
I've fed EN- heap Of hay and half a bushei Of
And to ps see the way they eat makes me like catin
And Jane lane, won't say tonight :Aa. doa't make
out meal.
Well snidi the door is locked but here she's left
the key,
Under the step, in place known only to her and
l wonder who's dyin' or dead, that she's hustled
off pell-mel; 49,,
But here on the tables note and probably TINS
will tell.
Good God my wife is gone! my wife is gone
The letter ts Il Il saws, "Good-by for I'm going away
Pvc lived with you six months, John, and so lar
I've been true;
Bat I'm going away today with handsomeF man
than you"
A han'somer man than me! Why, that ain'tmuch
There's han 'somer men than me go past here
There. han'somicr men than me- ein't Of the
handsome kind;
But loyiueer man than was guess sheI never
find.
Curse hc-! curse her, say, anC give my curses
Nav the Word. Of love I've spoke be changed tc
scorpion stings.
Oh, she filled my heart with joy, She empteG my
heart of doubt,
And now with scratch Of a pen she lets my hearts
blood out
Curse her! curse her! say I; she'll some time rue
She'll some time learn that haze is game that
Aa4long before size dies she'n gricve she ever was
And I'll piow her grave with hate, and seed it
down to scorn!
As sure as the world goes on, there Il come time
when she
VIII read thcdsyilish heart Of that han'somer man
And tGerc'I b, a time when he VIII ind as others
ThatsGc whois false to ono can be thesa to two.
And when her face growspaIe, and whom beg eyes
ANDY whom he is tired other nd she is tired Of
She'll do what she ought to have done. and cody
count the cost,
And then she'll see things clear, and know what
she has lost.
And thoughts that are now asleep will wake mp in
her mind,
And she will mourn and cry for what she has left
behind;
And, maybe, she'll sometimes long for mo-for
I've blottcd her out Of my heart and will not
have II so.
And yet in her giriish heart there was somcthin
or other she had
That fastened q man to her, and wasn't entirely
And she loved me a li,ae think, although it did
Mt last;
But mustu'; Him, Of these things-rve buried
'em in the past.
I'll take my lard words back, nor make bat
shell have trouble enough; sheshalI nothaye my
curse;
ButTHHyc a lie so square-and well know taa
can
That she always will sorry Ae tAat she went viii
that hams man.
All, here is her kitchen dress it makes my poor
ltsecm: when look at that, as if twas holdin
her.
And here nre her week day shoes, and there is hcl
weekday hat,
And youder's her weddin gown l wonder sh,
didn't take that
Twas only this mornin' she came and called IN,
her dearest dear
And said was maxim ior her regular paradise
here;
o God! ifyou want a man to sense the pains OF
Before vow pitch him in Just keep him in heaven
spell.
Good-by wish that Death had severed US two
apart.
You've lost a worshipcr hcre-you'vc crushed a
loviu' heart
I'll worship no woman again; but guess I'll have
And kncd ne las a: yon used to knccI before you run
away,
And if thought could bring my words on heay-
And if thought had some little influence there,
would pray that might be if it only could be so,
As happy and gay as was half an hour ago.
JANE ,cntsring.
Why John, what litter here you've thrown
things all around!
Come, what's ,hc matter now and what We you
lost or found
And here's my father here, awaiting for supper,
too;
I've been ariiiuc with him-he's that "handsom-
er man than you"
Hal ha Pa, take a seat while put the kettle on.
And get things ready for tea, aud kiss my dear old
John.
Why, John, YOU look go strange! Come, what has
crossed your track
was only joking, you know I'm willing 10 take
i. back.
John lqI9e.
Well, now if thi, amt joke, with rather Dit
ter cream
I. seems as if Id woke from a mighty tcklish
dream
me 90 queer:
didn't hear!
Twas one other practical drires-sac taoaga.Td
understand
Bat Illncycr break sod again .ill get the lay Of
tae land.
But one things aet.led with me-to appreciate
heaven well,
lis good tor man % have some fifteen minutes
~ he'll.
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