New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-02
THE FIRST QUARREL.
IN THE ISLE OF WiGliTJ

"Wnita little YOU say you are sure ''' III '''"'
Bat tie boy was BON trouble. an looks so wan
Wait, an once ha' waited-I hadn't to wait Tor
Now wait, wait, wait for Harry.-No' no. you are
urrv ard We're married; the boy can hold mp his
The boy was born in wedlock. but after my man
Ina WORLD for him fifteen years, an work an |
wait 10 the end -,
am all alone in the world, an you are my o""
friend.
Doctor if you can wait I'll tell you the tale o my
When Harry an were children, he cald me his
was happy when | was with him, an sorry when
An Wen we pay'd together, loved him better
lilo work mo the daisy chain-- nc made me the cow
He fought the BOYS that rude an loved nm
better than all, r.. . ,, in lie
Passionate girl tho was an often at nome IN us
Ineyer could quarrel with larry had but to look
III his lace.
III.
There was farmer in Dorset of Harry'S kim that
had need - 49,, .ho
father agreed;
So Harry was bound to the Dorsetshlrs farm Tor
wears an for years; -, 80,
We parted in tears. 49,,
The boat was beginning to move, we heard them
.p, never love any but you, God bless you, my own
little Nell
twas child, an 10 was child, an he came to
harm; go
There was girl, hussy, that workt with him up
Orc had deceived her AZ LEFT her alone with her sin
an h,r shame, $50 A., -, o,
And so sh" WAS wlcke1 Win Harry thc XII ""0
the most TO blame.
And wears went over till that was little had grown
The men Would say of the maids " Our Nelly's the
Ididnt take need o them, but taught myself all
To make good wife tor Harry, when Harry came
home for good.
Often seemd unhappy, and often as happy too.
For | heard II abroad IN the fields " I'll never love
any but yOu;" 49, g
"Pli never love any but you," the morning song OF
"ril never love any but YOU" the nlghtingae's
hymn In the dark.
And Harry came home at last. but be lookd at me
sidelolg and shy,
NeXt me bit. TIL ho tod me tha9 SO m'lS years
had gone by,
bad grown so handsome and tall-that might ha'
forgot HIM somehow ,
For he thOught-there were other lads-he was lear
to look at me now.
VIII.
Hard was the frost in the field, we were married
o Christmas day. -, -
Those were the pleasant times, my house an my
We seend ike Ships the Channel a-sailing with
wind an tide.
Bu work was scant in the Islc tho he tried the vii
So Harry went over the Solent to if work could
An he wrote :" ha six weeks work, little wife, so
far as know
I'll come for al hour tomorrow, an KISS you Delore
go"
So set to Fighting the house for wasn't he coming
An hit on an old deadlock that was pushd in cor
1t was full OF old ODDS an ends. an letter along
had better ha' put my naked hard in hornets
nest.
"sweetheart"-ths vas the letter-this was the
"You promised TO fiud me work near you, an wish
| was dead
Didn't you kiss me an promisei you haven't done
An 1 almost died O. your going away. an wish
that had"
too wish that had-n the pleasant times that had
Before quarrerd with Harry-my QUARREL the
first an the last.
For Harry came in, an l flung him the letter that
An he told il me AL at once as simple as any child,
"What can it matter my lass, what did WI my SIM
gle life
Ar she %ov wasnt '" one the worst Then SAID
Pm none o the best"
AM be smiled at me. Amt you, my loveY Come.
come, little VIE let it rest !!
The man isn't like the woman no need to make such
STIR" . 49,
were keeping with her.
When was allowing you all along an the same as
before
An be didn't speak for while. an he anger'd me
Then he patted my hand in his gentle way, Let
bvgones be y
Bygones! you kent yours husld," said. :" when
you married me!
Byeones ma. be conc-agains an she-in her shame
You'll have her to nurse my child, if dio o. my
You'll make her its second mother hate her-an'
i hate yOuW
Alb, Harry. my man. you had better ha' beaten me
bl OK an blue
WI spite. ~
WAT a little my lsss. am sure iPll oil
right"
An' he took three turns in the rain an l watch'd
him, when nc came
felt that NV heart hard, he was all wet thro'
to the skin.
An never said of wi the wet" never said " on
wi the dry"
So knew my heart was hard, when he came 10 bid
goOd-Dy.
You said that you hated mo. Ellen, but that isn't
true. You know;
am going to leave you bIt-you'll kiss me before
Igor
XIV.
"Goinei you're gong to her-kiss hor-if you will,
said
Twas near my time wi the boy. must ha' been
light my head
sJ l,ac tban kissedv-Tdidttt know