The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12
THE DIVORCE FEAST.

Joseph of Sidon-richer man, they said,
I'm the city was not--had ten years been wed,
And dearly loved his wife, but not child
Blessag their union had upon them smiled;
Hence he grew sad, rejecting his broad land
At death must pass into alien hands,
And so he said one day unto his VIII;
"Ours though happy Is chlIdicss me-
No heir you'ye borne to me and we must part
His wile--though she was very sad IT hear,
Loving her husband well-no answer made
The law spoke plainly and must be "Ocyed'
They went to Rabbi Simeon the Wise
And told unto him their perpleNties;
And he, when they had spoken, said Your Ii'
These ten years has been ever free from ot'iic,
And am clad that when your marriage cudS
You part as you have lived-the best of friends
Well do rccoect-how swift time flies
Your wedding: those were rare festivities
Song, BANQUET dance; your friends had gathered
there,
The happy, in your happiness to share.
Why should you not observe in the same way
Your day of parting AS your marriage day?
Make grand feast and TO your friends ope wd
Your doors, array yourselves as groom and bride
Eat. drink be merry, and then come to me
And will give You the desired decree
They thanked the Rabbi wise and fastened home
And to the festival their friends babe come.
Never such feast had in the city been,
Nor bride and groom in such gay ralncht seen
JOYOUS the wife was, although sad at heart,
Knowing, the feast DER, that they twain mus
part
And oft glance she cast along the board
Toward the husband whom she adorcd.
aRuddy and white was my beloved them"
She thought land chcfcst Of ten thousand
men:
His head of most fine gold his locks Of jet;
His eyes rs eyes Of doves and fifty set
His cheeks bed Of spices, and hi, lips
Like lilies from which myrrh swcctSmcllmg
drlps;
For this is my beloved and my friend
And Joseph, too was moved rejecting $50
1t was we leastcd bat ten years ago.
How fair thou vert, my lovc-bebod how fair!
Thou hadst doves eyes within thy locks; thy hair
II was like purple and thy teeth did seem
A dock of sheep that came up from the stream
-shorn, and thy lips scarlet thread;
Thy bosom like two young twin rocs that fed
Among the lilics--ah, thou vert all fair
NJ love; my love, no spot in thee was there
Aid raising up q cup Of wine he laughed,
Then sighed, rs h. the generous liquor quaffed;
ave have been happy, aud had Heaven to us
Sent children, happy had we lived on thus"
Ald filling up the cup, replied his wife:
." LIT me-fOr mine has been Il happy life
T ,,r something to recall il when gO'
HI husband answered to her: " BE- it So
Take what thou wilt; pledge thee In this wine
Whatc'cr is here and thou wouldst have is thine"
Thu feast went ON, and all drank long and deep,
Ard Joseph in his chair fell fast asleep.
He walked; the room in which he opcd his eyes,
II furnitHrc he could not recognize;
W"nn his wife entered and he asked her, "What
y ceiling /, this? How came to th, spot:"
" 1t is my fathers house she said; you sworc
| hould take with me when left your door
" atc'cr held most dear and never guessed
c. ali was in the world loved You best
brought Won here asleep"