South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-02-20
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And I've lived out here In Kansas
m,rc than fvs an twenty years,
A growing poor and poorc. as IT c-rs
talniy appears.
seld,m raai the papsrs-I..work to,
hsri for that.
AMI never knew way got lean
while other men 90. fat;
/ diin't foil with politics, I had too
purh &, do;
But I always vosci as I-saot ,-or as
they soli;me TO.
The..day before election, -iu,s:im.eira
nv distress,
When l kesched my wife rea lin
now whatever woull you gues-?
A free trade publication. AMI to make
II worse, she said
She'd read it every night befora she
went to bed.
AMI, do YOU know, that wife OF mino
just laced n3 up and down
That farmers slsse TO mike a few
monopolists ia town.
ALWAYS try TO ge: around these
warm domestic spats;
Bot when praisel PROTECTION. che
laughed AMI an,wcreJ "Rats."
bristled up; it kindled all The sen.
,iments OF strife
To think this FREQ trade stuff should
be corruptin OF my wife:
quit her then and there before her
argument was through,
As every good protcctionist paltes il
rule 70 do.
That night we had a campfire and
our Congressman WAS there;
We gave him John Browns body
when he went TO take the chair !;
wore my Old blue uniform 10 spite
tia Democrats,
But al the time wondered what my
Mary meant by Rats
Our Congressman was eloquent be
mado a stIriin speech;
could almost see the battles smoke
aud hear tho bullets screech;
And when he babe us vote as we shot
at Malvern HIII,
We rose with one accord and cried
with one acclaim we will.
We sang the good old war songs. anil
We ate mess Of beans;
And We passed the evenin' pleasantly
recallin bloody scenes;
And we took the straight out tickets
and we pinne, EN- on our hats,
But all the time l wondered what my
Mary meant by Rats.
When reached home I noticed that
my Mary wore smile;
Which seemed to me "a indica,in'
storms ahead or bile:
To head ber off saii You'll call me
early, mother, dear
Fo tomorrow will be the live ieat day
ireo trade will have this year.
Next. moruin' just at sun up. as.
woke anil rubbed my eyes,
A nonderin' what she meant by Rats,
saw to my surprise
Ny. clothes and hat anil boots all
ranged in order on the floor,
And .besrin' each card rd swear
never saw before.
NY fansel shirt displayed this sigu-
Taxed % per cent
My trousers. Taxed l00-so,this is
what Rats meant;
Ny vest said Taxed 1907 and my
shoes, Taxed 25.'
Ny coat and hat 300 with 'Protces
ton makes as thrive.
I went to fill The basin and n oticed
as / came,
Taxed 45 per cent Great scott
the towel said the came,
The soap was marked at 90 AS 4
dropped IL on the floor
1 CHANGED to see semitic full Of coal
ehalked pa
passed into the kitchen, and 1t gives
me pain to state
Thai my vito bad on WOODEN dress
stamped only '5S;/
And in shooting out guinea ben sue
made little dive,
Which showed pair OF stociIing
with card marked So
The baby IN his little bed was lyin'
fast asleep;
/ always held the lIttlO chap as most
uncommon cheap,
Bus when I saw.tbem cards on blan-
ket, pillow, crib aud sheet,
felt lump raise in my throat i
knew that l was beat.
No matter where | went I struck
them pesky little signs,
The stoves, the plates, the knives, the
forks, the wind1 sash aud blinds,
Tae scissors, noodles, thread, all bore
that terrible percent;
Bloosh, I didn't dare TO ask " hat card
vas on the rent.
That was the shortest meal / ever ate
in all my life,
AMI as left the table. 10 remarking
90 my vile
That vas going 10 The polls. she
helped me with my coat
And said, L reckon, John, / need Mt
sell you how 70 vote.
walked donn % my yot.u place il
looked like every yard
Was fall Of fafmin implements which
bose little card