The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-09-06

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DxAn Bnornrn JoHns
An plseneo our tents within grove eontig'us to
we've harvested such means Of grace as grOwsd
We've tended eli the mornIn' talks, we've heard
the Bahop preach,
An everything went pleasantly, until we had q
NY wife ana Lone breezy day, to take an ocean
swlm.
We wouldn't ha' ventred ont, I think, Il Sister
6unnyhopes
Hadn't urged as over an ag'in, an said shO knew
An told how safe an sweet 1t was "in ocean rills
An "sporl within the foamng surf, an +" ride the
An'so we went along with horny timid wife an
Two inland noodles, for our nrss acquaintanco with
the sea
They put me in work-day rig as us'aliy ls done
A wampus an short overhsnls all sewed up into
Ihad q puI an fuss an jerk to make the things 60
CYou are aware my peaceful weightwlli crowd three
They took my vic an lard It up-to keep 1t safs,
An strapped straw-stack Of hat on my devoted
bead.
They put my wife into dress too short By full a
Twas eome'at IN the BloOmer style, an looked
You know she's rather tall an slIm-sOmewhAt my
An cekes that are not cut Tor her are likely not to
But As W. was we yent'red In--my faithful wife an,
An formed our nrst acquaintance with the incOn-
slstent sea.
sIiss sunnyhopes she went ahead. a-lookin trim m
she'd had Asr bathIn suit all nred an trimmedfr
An Iwsnt out an grabbed the rope, just as she told
An'wifs came next, A-lOOhn scared, scarce lSnOwIn'
nu, Sister sunnyhOpss to me g smile o. sweetness
An ssId, aNov watch your cAAncs, an jump-hcro
comes iovslgwsyel"
Imast ha jumped, l suthsr think, the wrong time
At any rate, the lovely wave occurred to mo too
II took me solid, with rude an unexpected shccl;
Il beat hs stouisst pair O. horns there Is in all my
An then, % top the circus out, an make the Ac.
tried 70 kick shs lovely ware, rslinquishin' the
On country fsiran lection days, IN walkin' through
I'm rather Arm TO ,ostis gainss--perhAps 1t makes
But Il isdoss, that wave dIscOured how surcness
An seemed 10 shout, !. How small is man, no odds
how much he weighsp
u sat on me, jumped on me, In spite Of right or
An whisRsd an whried me an about as II I'd been
straw.
An then |. Laid ms on the beach, right thankfulfor
An scIsnSiin' up, gave gaze to and my faithful
But she had sort o. cut the wave, with all the edge
An stood s.hcldin't to the rope, Uncommon moist
While Sister sunnyhopes with smiles, was lOOkIn'
A.noatln' on her dainty back, some several rods
away.
she looked 90 nswish-pretty there tan' knOwed 1t
The crowd was az admirin' her, an 30 was I my
An while again graspsd the line beside my wife
Ny eyes souia rove to Sister g., her beauty an her
when ali At once another wave. tremendous broad
Come smsshih' down on wife an me, an tossed us
in heap.
Head over heels, ali in bunch, my wife across o.
ne,
An on some unlucky folks who happened there
Ny has united an noatsd OF, an left my bald head
when got Out, 80 I'd ha spoke, would ha' warmed
the air.
We drank good part Of the seA-my gaspin' wife
While Sister s., stn aOated soft, again at the
sky.
We voted that we'd got enough, an erawied out OF
the way
Before another wave arrived, an bid the sea good
day.
We looked as IKE two drownded rats as ever such
was called,
With one Of 'em mighty fool, particularly bald.
But, like woman true, she said-my watchful wife
awe viii not mind; there's others here that looks
as bad as we.r
Now Sister sunnyhopes, by-n'-by, came back Into
our tent,
Al seek OF sieeker than before, an asked MS when
We went
says ], Ny dear good sister s., please do not now
pretend
yon did mot see our v'yage through, ana mark Its
doleful end.
II you would play the mermaid fair, why, such ia
have yon be;
But we're too old 70 take that part-my faithful
wife an me-