The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-12-23
i'i'nol> State Grarge Ner.
she 1ranger's n,

ill'nois State Grang. Ne.,
t. The sr~aser-s r p,
You call M a j-la,.r.r..
Ny Wit and my chi.dre,
. same. ''e 'lsrs
band, '''' Oeal.
And there's no bettar
broad land. Ps r
We meet twice = month
good time. 1'- "'a
For IT gil c US a rest ana moi
And when We get home -
smoothly along.
For the lessons Wv. i..
Cheerful and strong "a
Do7tyou wish to ioinu.3 "a.
much time!
And you think that each n,-a
well spare that dime
That's too bad; but a oue.,;,-
Ike now to ask.
The answer to which will bs-,
task:
Don't you 90 to town a5s a.
spend a day
IN loaiing around when ths-s-,
stay?
l nat time you could spend 5a,t.r
the Grange,
And methinks you would fnss
quite change.
For your mind would have faos.L..
set 1t 10 worn.
And fwel diees ed no Io,ga- ro..,s
Your duties, bat take a proud n',,.a
rank
Of the workers, and give 10 the G-,
your thanks.
But the money! o. yes, ittskssopi.
Don tyou see, nay good friend t5sft-,.
makes me smile;
Two bits!-not quite that-tbs, vr, :.
in each year.
You can't quite afford il. well b,,
seem queer.
If a circus would come. half 4 do-l,-
know,
Frem out Of your pocket right o-
would go.
And when you got home Won uogli
very grand,
Having seen all the monkeys ant led
the brass band.
Or it may be you've taken some WI .s;s
or beer,
Your down-hearted spirits 10 wake 10 4,
cheer;
DR. perhaps you have treated your fs.
10 cigars,
And the money soon goes when yos Z
down the bars;
iyou don't drink or smoke: veil Il
glad to near that,
And / see that YOU don't often wear sra.
hat,
Ind your makeup in general viii P,a
a crowd,
or your garments are neat and not is5
and loud.
ut if you're so poor that your due; a
can't pay,
outside of the Grange YOU had lar kas
stay.
or you're only a gudgeon, and .ons tg
some shark
I'll swallow you down. by way OF siat
DIT these Patent-right men are on I
lookout
or g eenhorus who cont krow what ths
are about.
{ course it won't do 10 class ycu wib1s
crowd
no are always complaining and c7g
aloud,
IT don't turn a hand to hep rig z
wrongs
lat are grinding to death the la5oHa.
throngs.
me Nature most surely made mis'li'
mixing the dirt, such mortsls to inlsi
the broad car OF progress for thsz
there's no Dom,
they re no more account than Wor-
out old broom.
ey ought to be placed way of by then
selves
d have for companions the fairies an
elves:
~ would make a good crowd to inhls
the moon,
! ought to start there IN a mammo,
balloon:
y would have the advantage, 30
know, as a class,
that way, as they've Ple1F
of gas.
IT laugh, my dear friends, for thsr'
trouble ahead:
Sc strikes that We hear of all over x
land
n there's something the workers D
longer can stand.
pay for their labor fair wages taiI
claim,
if they don't get them twill be ; gr'1i
shame.
country of ours is the home Ofthe ne
starvation, at least, from It's bor5sS
should flee;
laws should be made for the good
us all,
class legislation should go 10 the va
the men in New York who are u''
ing to gag
masses should all be tied up IN o2s
If they have taken a bride for thsH
votes,
inks they deserve strong cord roah'
their throats.
). I'm in earnest; we Changers inten9'
possibly can, these things to amena
We want ali good people to lend as'
hand
nish forever these things from OdI
land.
DIV, my dear friend, / must bid you
adieu:
link DER these words, and if they AT
true
ps Your thoughts they will takes
slight change.
ne first thing know you'll be in the
Grange.
! is the case don't you prove dead
weight,
oclaim 20 the world that henoeior''
You will fight
h our proud banner "F6r God an'
the right"
E. A. GIrLFR.
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