Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-26
Farmer and Wheel; or, the New
Lochlnvar.
BY WILL CARLETON.

was hoeing in my corn field, on a spring
day, just at noon,
And .hearkin' In my stomach for the dinner
trumpet's tune.
And refiectin', when my daughter should be
married, 'twould be best
She should take Josiah Bakers son, who joins
me on the west,
And consolidate our acres into one immense
abode,
When my hired man says, by ginger, look
a-yender down the road"
"Well." says" ,"my goodness gracious things
is rather overgrown,
When a buggy wheel gets loosened and goes
runnin' round alOne.'
But my man he says, by ginger" Gas the
criiter nearer came)
Don't you zee that there's feller on a-strad-
die Of the sameT'
All it wus as nice u shaver rs you'd see most
ANY day,
Who was travelIln' through the country in
that unexpected way.
He Wa, rather young an han some, an rs
smilin' as you please.
An his pants they sign, Il contract with his
s.ockin'> al the knees;
An he had pair Treaties sOme'at under
meath his seat,
Sos to run the queer cuntraptIon by a-wOrkih'
Of his tecL;
warm AN bright:
Twas as sins'lar as "A clrcus, ,and All interestin'
sis hi.
Wien. rs faIe was bound to have 1t, on that
q,,ILe particar morn,
There was some, hin WIS the natter with my
lulk>' dinner horn;
And the hired gil when she tried to cDudn't t
blow it very well,
For tU cs,,i uS inIu dnner-sO she sent my
daus shicr Belle,
Who ,ine up Just al that mlnute-nice Il girl
cDuid Ue found;
An this ie,ow loukeL her over, an came
sma>hin' tU The ground.
Smash lu bang he came -noppin'-Nheel an
stock M. PANS an all;
An | Iuu 10 him, retpirhln, You have
Caught dr, aifui tall"
, An my d,ug!,ler hovered round HIM. trem-
bin nth her she alarms,
L1ukin L-t Il, II >Ic'd like Ia at take
hiii i'll her arm:
But he glanced up. iliutly smiIin', aud he
ga-pin ly replied.
81 am 'n.y hlrt ihteru'lly (whlcI 1 s'puse he
meant inside).
And We packed him on the stone boat, an
| then drove him to the house,
An he lay there on the sofa, still an quiet as
| mouse;
An he would not have doctor; but he call
| An then laughed an chttted with her, like =
| person gettin' well;
An along late in the evening, / suppose, he
| went away;
For he Wasn't there next morning, an Belle
| hadn't word to say.
An he left two silver dollars in an easy motto
! ed spot,
For to pay Us for his passage on the stone.
boat, like Is not;
An twas quite enough equivalent for his
transitOry stay;
But whate'er he might have left US. still he
| carried more away;
For my daughter Belle grew absent, glanced
at every sound she heard,
And Josiah Baker j uniOr, couldn't get civil
word.
1 was workin' in my meadow, on blazin'
summers day.
When my on-in-law by contract came a.run.
| in 'crOss the way,
And remarked, Its been the bargain-fOr
how long | needn't tell
That these two farms should be m arried-2s
should also me an Bell;
An how much the indications indicate tina,
that I'll be,
If you'll come down here minute, you will
have . chance to see."
An he led me 'cross the fallow, underneath
some picnic trees,
Where rly gal an that wheel fellow sat as
| co ~ IS you please;
An she'd put some flowers an ribbons on the
wheel, to make show,
An they'd been a-shakin' hands there, an
forgotten TO let go;
An she sort o. made chair-back Of the fel.
low other arm,
With no parent recollection Of JOSIAH hBaker'i
farm.
Then we walked around front of 'em, an
says, you're very fine;
But this gal that you are courtin' is Josiah.
gal and mine;
You're mighty breechy critter, and are tres
passin' all round;
Why, this very grove YOU sit in is JOsiah's ia
Tiers ground"
Then he rose up, stiff an civil, am helped
Belle across the stile,
Also put the masheen over, with q queer bu
quiet smile;
Aud he stood there like colonel, with hel
tremblin' on his arm.
And remarked: 81 beg your pardon, if I've
done you any harm.
But SO far as 'trespass' matters, I've relieved
you Of that load,
Since the place now am standing 10, think
the public road.
And this very sweet young lady, you In on,
sense yours may call,
But she's mine, sir, in another-and Josiah'i
not At sll.
"Pn escort this lady home, sir, leave IN,
wheel here In your care,
And come back in fifteen minutes to arrsng
the whole affair.