Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-13
GONE WITH A HANDS0MER MAN.

I've worked in the field all day, a-plpwin' til"
"et"ny streak;' -
I've zruldrd my team TIL Pm hnar>"' I've
trampcd tall my legs are weak;
I've chnL Ell ,luze .wcars $50 not 10 t'li Jane
iib-) =,
handles punched my ribs.
I've puI rIy team In the barn. anil rubbed their
sNc.tiy cOats; :.
I've ici .nI a heap OF hay anu u hall onehet oi
oats; -,
And TO see the way they ent makes me like
And Jan, wont say tonight that don't make
out meal.
Well said the door is locked but here she's
left the key,
nt.r the step, in place known only to her
and
| wonder who's dyln' or dead, that she's hus-
tied OF pcil- nell;
But her" on the tables Il note, and probably
tn.s Will tell
Good sod my wife is gene my wife is gone
The letter il says. Goodbye, for I'm a-goiug
I've lived with you six months. John, and so
far I've been tue;
liut ! m gong away to-day with hhhd7uhlet
man than you.
4 han .oIn.r man than me Why, that am
Their. han 'suuicr men than me go past here
every day. =,
! : n
| I:a, a L,rin ,r man tn.n | WAS l guess shell
never ind
,ur.c her curse her SAY, and give my curses
Nav the M"r,.s OF love I've spoken be changed
| to scorpion s;InEs
on, she died my heart with joy, she emptIe(
my heart Of doubt,
! And now. with scratch ot 4 pen, sac ie'o III.
hearts blnsd out
! tursc her curse her say l; She II some tiih
She ii -umr time learn that hate game tina
two can play;
| And long before she dies she IL RrI''c she ever
born: ,
And "a rI"w her grave with hate anu seed
down Ia scorn
As sure A. the world goes on. there'll come
| time when she
Will read the iev,lish heart of that hsn some
And Ihrrr'U Il. a time when he will lind. n
That she who is false to one can be the sam
| with two.
And when her face grows pale. and when h'
AMI w.eu he is tired of her and she is tired
sh, II do what she ought to have done, an
coniIy count the cost
And then she II sce things clear, anu know VIII
she has lost.
| And thoughts tnat are now asleep Will want
IN her mind,
| And she " Ill mourn and cry Tor What she II
LEFT behind; .
| Aud maj yb" she II sometimes long ior me-i
Nv. niotte,, her out OF my heart, and will n
have II 50.
And vet in her girlish heart there was somethi
other shr had
. That fastened u man 10 her, and wnsn entfe
bad;
And she loved me a little. l think. although
- didn't last;
But mustn't think OF these things-lfe ouri
'em IN the past.
IN take my hard words back. nor make b
matter worse;
she'll have trouble enough: she shall not ha
my curse;
But I'll iv. life so sauare-and l well kue
that can
That sh" always will sorry be that she went W
that han semer mtn.
An. here is her kitchen dress it makes my pc
eyes blur; -,
II seems. wien | look at that, AS il twas hold
her.
And here are her weekday shoes. and there
her weekday hat.
T And yUni,r'- her weddn' gown-i "onoer
didn take that.
Twas only this mornin' she came and called
her dearest dear
And sail was maxim for her a regular pa
dis" here;
q, tod : If you want a man to sense the pains
E.iore you pitch him in just keep HIM in hea
~peil
Gooa-bye, wish that death had severed US
You've lost II worshiper here-you've crushe
Iovin' heart.
IN worship no woman again; but guess
r And Incl As Hom used to kneel before you
away.
And if thought could bring my words
n heaven to bear,
there,
| wouli pray that might De, II II ohiS 'oui'
, As happy and as gay as was ss half au hour
A7 JANE te" "tsrin3)
why, John. what litter here! you We thr
IS things all ground!
~ Come. what's the matter now and what've
los; lost or found .?
>rD | And here's my father mere, a-"aitihs io'
.,,J I'VE been riding with him-hes that .''h'
rrul sumrr man than YOU.
H., na, Pa, take u seat, while put the
- And yet things ready for tea. and kiss my
-, old John.
Why, John. you look so strange .o'he'
WAS only a-InktnS. you KNOW |" WIN
nm take II back.
Elk JOHN taside).
Well now, it this amt a joke, with ratl
II seems rs ii I'd woke from mighty TIC
lGN. dream; >, , ., -
o. at me So queer; ,
hon. she don't; good Lord hope that
:. didn' hear
. Twas enc of her practical drires-she tn
III I'd understand
jiiI Rut | II never break sod again till set the
Sii.A | the land