St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-28
A FAMILY JAR.

Nathan Drew and Susan Brown,
They waz married in our town
Nigh on fifteen years ago,
/ An TWO nouns ats heaped WI snow
Sarve ter show Their passers-by
That away beyond the sky
I Chii'r rem, two, are waitin' thar,
Z Waltin Ter Their par and mar.
They lived in er little cot,
Sittin' way back in er lot
Whar Their honeysuckles elum
Roun' Their door an bees 'ui hum
II, er dronin'. lazy way
Ev'ry pleasant summers day,
A Their crickets sung ct night
Wnen Their sun he'd lost cts light.
They waz happy ez could be-
Leastwise so ct 'peared ter me-
Hollyhocks beside Their walk
lister bend ther heads an talk
When they seed 'em wander by
Love ashinin' in each eye,
An Their housedog on Their mat
Fell ter cOurtln' O. the cat.
Nearly twenty years rolled by
moi er cloud in all Their sky.
An Their neighbors ulster say,
Watchin' 'em from day ter day,
Not better mated pair
Could be livin' anywhar,
IMAM waz Farmer Nathan Drew,
An his wife. Their buxom Sue.
Then one day Their kim a slash,
Reg lar matrimon'a. smash;
Nathan said some unkind things.
Wuds be wuss than hornet stings:
susan answered mighty cross.
Twlxt EN- ct waZ boss and boss;
Then she packed her kit an went
Cross the road TO neighbor Dent.
Nathan wouldn't foller her.
Wouldn't give no reason fer
Why shea left his bed and board,
An she wouldn't say er word;
SO ct went fer most er week
Nuther'd be Their furst ter speak;
Driftin' all Their time apart.
Hidin' each breakin' heart.
When they happened fer ter meet,
Walkin' i'll Their village street,
Nathan 'uld appear ter be
Watchin' Nv Their scenery,
While the buXom Susan's eyes,
Seemed q sarchin' NV Their skies,
Like she thought 'twera goin' ter rain
Fore shed get back hum again.
Susan went one day ter town,
called while thar on Lawyer Crown,
An she said ter him, said she,
me an Nathan can't agree,
Matters keeps a CROWN wuss,
What want is divuss;
Max Their papers good an strong,
l won't live erlOne fer long "
Nathan hurd Their news mex day
While a-mowin' up his hay,
Raised his hat an scratched his cad.
Thoughtful like. an then he sed;
wall, perhaps cts fur Their best
This ere breakin' up Their rest;
Both Nv US are young ez yit,
Nuther mates were sure ter GIT"
Nathan went mex day ter mill
A while drivin' down Their hill
Breechin' broke and scarf ther team:
We fOun' Nathan near Their stream
Lyln' senseless like an dead
j, Wi big cut in his head;
Wagon split i'll little bits,
= Hoses both ez dead ez nits.
I When we brought him home that night
p Lynn still an cold an white,
Ole Doc Broughton couldn't say
Eff his soul 'ould leave er stay.
Susan crept inter the house
/. Quiet like ez any mouse,
, Tux her seat beside ther bed.
q Fell ter bathin' Nathan's heal.
When he opened NV his eyes
He looked up in glad surprise,
} Tux her hand in his ter keep,
, Like er baby went ter sleep.
Doctor turned away his head,
( sNathan's goin' ter live" he said.
Susan knelt and thanked ther Lord.
, Prayin' Nv her own accord.
What became Of the divuss
Unbeknownst ter most Nv u.s.
Lawyer Crown he squashed the case,
Did ct, too, wi smiling face.
Them ez God has jined." he said,
Shakin' NV his old bald head,
"Only death he'd orter part Z r
When he stills their beatin' heart"
R. L. Cary DR., in Chicago Mail.