Middletown transcript., 1874-02-07
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Y CONFINEMENT.

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[Suggestod on seeing little picture of an aged
couple seated in a log cabin before fire at bed
time. Is ~ p
The banks is all n Dustin Nance an things is
goin' ter smash ;.,.,t t.e.
The people sold fur credit whar they'd oughter
sell fur cash,
An waters bringin' poverty to everybody 3
door,
The rich kin stand it pretty well-hit's orful on
The workin' mans the sufferer, Nance |; he's got
ID no work to do; if F++
An folks are goin' TO suffer whar they sulfern'
never knew,
An them that's always ''showing off, to poor
folks what they've got
You'll I'm |, perhaps that they'll turn out the
49, poorest Of the lot. @"a.'t
I've just been thinkin', Nancy Jane, about the
How folks had better live an raise thar children
For, as told old Deacon Smith, he said it all
was true; ogem9a@
He never in his life had seed two folks like me
and you. =sa
Our homes an old log cabin, Nance half hidden
Our family's rich in life and health, but poor in
'"worldly goods" - s,.t
We haint no fine lace curtains, or no carpet, on
the floor, .o'pif I'D Up les T. So
But the sun is always smilin through the win
dow an the door. e5 .si -ai -
Our farm is small--we'vs got spring, an hors-
es, hogs an eows,g tt.vw
We've gals to milk, an cook, an sew, an boyl
to tend the plows, . w" T." ''iA" '''
-. 4 -.s--A
no man cent ~ r1-i.sf,. t l~
tell you, Nance, the Lord is good, an we should
feel content, a8 t. GAIA eaa
We're plain an honest country folks, an know
no ''city airs - y a Nv. ~. ~ 49,. a. L
We read the bible every night before we kneel in
prayers, '' F'f''
We 60 to church on Sundays, Nance, an walk
jist like the rest, '@F a' a"
An live like Christian people ought-we try to
do what's best. F-o't
Our boys don't do like city boys, who from thar
duty'shirk,7 s5i.sy rindi-i e-iap
Whose parents raise 'em up to think tits dis
grace TO work. .itiaA.ty y .st
Our gals amt like ethen city gals you will SO Of
ten meet aNln ~ IL uL .a1 t''tiit
Who ought to help thar mothers more, an ruu
less on the street. ft .i'ifd'
You don't see Thomas Henry pushn' billiards
every night, .-5,f ..
Or loadn' bout III. tavern, gi,dn' treated till
he's tight. sa... ....
You don't find him runnin' round to catch
some damsels eye
Or courtin' Of some gals that's rich, whose dad
dy's bout to die.
Ah Nance, the time has come at last when prid,
must have its fall;
The folks II fnd the workin' mans the life and
prop of all 81"
The farmers Independence, Nance his trade viii
never spoil
So long as he is able with his sons to till til,
soil. ''@ -" t=t iN =z".
The proud, arstocratic folks, who sit in fortune
door, ssesfy 5-l 6,E -qlsa.tz, b, ff5a
Who thought they'd never come to want, arr
'bnsied up an poor; z;-f,fi i-H..f,
| Their servants gone their horses sold, thei
| houses and their lands, 4-.,i .,=so,'.r.-. /,
An everything except their lives, are in th
| Sheritfs hands. :.
4 Old woman, put your knittin' up; it's gittin
purity late, ,,@
I'll read about two chapters in the Bible if you'll
| wait;
Well pray to God before we sleep, as ever,
| Christian ought; -t
| An, thank Him, not for what we want but wha
we've had, an got. -.
.....,s... WILL S. HAYS.
| Louisville, November. IL, 1873 -5t