The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-01-20
POETRY.
HE CURED HIS WIFE.
ny WILL CARLETON.

I've worked In the field all day, n rlowin' the
stony streak =
Pye scold-d my tam till I'm hoarse; I've
tramped till INV legs are weak;
I've choked dog n swears tso's not to tell
| Jane fbs)
When the pillow pint struck stone and the
handles punched my ribs.
I've put my team In the barn, and rubbed
| their sweaty coats;
I've fed EN- heap of hay and half bushel
| of oats:
And TO See the way they eat makes me like
| eatin' feel,
And Jane won't say tonight that I don't
make out meal
Well said! the door is locked but here she's
left the key
Under the step, in place known only to her
and me;
wonder who's dyin' or dead, that she's
| hustled OFF pell NELL;
But here on the tatle's a note, AMI probably
this will tell.
Good God my wife is gone! my wife is gone
| astray
The letter 1t saws. Good bye, I'm a-going
/
| away;
I've lived with You six months, John, and 80
far I've been true;
But I'm going away to day with hand osaer
man than YOU"
A han'somer man than me! Why, that ain't
| much TO say;
There's han'~oiner men than ma go past here
| every day.
There's hansomer men than mel amt of
| the hau'snme kind;
| But tocHer man than / was guess she'll
never find.
Curse her curse herl say, and give my
curses wingS!
May the wordS of love I've spoke b. chang'L
TO scorpion stings!
oh. she filled NV heart with joy, she emptirtl
my heart of doubt,
And now, with scratch of u pen, she lets
my hearts blood out
Cursr her! curse her! say I; she'll SOM tim"
rurthi day;
She'll -omr time learn that hate j. n game
that two can play;
And long before she dies she'Il griege she
And I'll pIow her grave with hate, and seed
1t down TO ecorn!
A sure ~ the world goes on. th.re'll com a
time when sh-
will read the drvilish heart of that han
somrr man than me-
And thrrell be n time when he will find, a
other do.
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with two.
And when her face grows pale, and when
her eyes grow 'lim,
And when he IL tirrd of her and she Il tired
IS of him. --%
She'll do what she ought to have done, and
coolly count the cost;
And then she'll see things clear. and know
what she ha~ lost. ..
Aud thoughts that are now asleep will wake
up IN her mind
Aud sh. will mourn and cry for what she ha-
left brhind; "
for me-but not |
I've bIotted her out of my heart, and will |
not have ii 80. # ,"
And yet in her giri>h heart there was some
thing or other she had 8-.4..-
That farttned man to her, and wasn't en-
tirely bad ..........t ....
And she loved me little, think, although |
II didn't lat;
But ] mu int think of these thing~-rvr
buried 'em in the past. .-...g..
I,,l tatra ,e, hard ,rar,ls hack por make n /
bad matter worse; '5+
She'll have trouble enough; she shall not |
have my curse; a- &"
But I'll live life 80 square-and | well |
know that ! can
That she always will sorry be tha. she went |
with that han'somer man.
Ali, here IL her kitchen dress 1t makes INV |
poor eyes blur;
1t seems, when look at that, a. If twas
holdn' her.
And here are her weekday shoes, and there
H. her weekday hat,
And yonders her weddin' gown: wonder
she didn't take that.
'Twas only this mormn' she came and called |
me her dearest dear"
And said wa. maxim for her regular para
disc here;
. God II you want man to sense the pam
of hell,
Before You pitch him in just keep him in
heaven spell
Good-byei / wish that death had severed us
two apart
You've lost aworshpnr here-you' ve crushed
"A loyin' heart. s ,
III wort hip no woman again; but guess Ill
learn to pray,
And kneeI n y,a used TO kneel before you
run away.
And II thought could bring my words on
.# heaven to bear.
AMI II [ thought hal som little influence
Their,
would pray thar might b. IL IL only conld
A. happy AMI gay . WI. 4 half an hour
ago.
JANE lenfering)
whA. John, what a litter here you've thrown
things all aronnii
Come WHAT the matter now? ani whaive
you lot or founi2
And herrs my father here. awaiting for sup
per. too;
I've been a-riding with him hes that hanl-
somrr man than you
Ha! ha. Pa, take seat, while put the ket-
tlr on,
And get things ready for tea, and kiss my
dear old John.
Why, John, You look 20 strangrl Come,
what In. crossed yonr rrack2
l wa only ajoking, you know; I'm willing
10 take il back.
JOHN taside)
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