The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-03-26
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 ther passers-by
That away beyond the sky
Chil'ren, two, are waitin' thar,
Waitin' fer ther par and mar.
They lived in er little cot,
Sittin' way back in er lot
Whar ther honeysuclSles clum
Roun ther door an bees 'ud hum
In er dronin, lazy way
Ev'ry pleasant summers day;
An thcr crickets sung ct night
When ther sun he'd lost cts light.
They waz happy ez could be
Lcastwise 80 ct 'peared ter me.
Hollyhoclts beside ther walk
Ulster bend ther heads an talk
When they seed 'em wander by,
Love ashinin' in each eye,
An ther housc-dog on ther mat
Fell ter courtin o. ther cat,
Nearly twenty years rolled by
Not er cloud in all ther sky,
An thcr neighbors uster say,
Watchin en- from day ter day,
Not better mated pair
Could he livin' anywhar,
Than waz Farmer Nathan Drew,
An his wife, ther buxom Sue.
Then one day ther kim er slash,
Reg lar matrimonial smash;
Nathan said some unlSind things,
Wuds be wuss then hornet stings;
Susan answered mighty cross,
TwiXt EN- ct waz hoss an hoss:
Then she packed her kit an went
Cross ther road to neighbor Dent.
Fathan wouldn't foller her,
wouldn't give no reason fer
Why she'd left his bed an board.
An she wouldn't say er word;
So Ct went fer most er week
Nuther'd be ther fust ter speak;
Driftin' ali ther time apart,
Hidin each a brealiin' heart.
When they happened fer ter meet
Wallin' in ther village street,
Nathan 'uld appear ter be
Watchin' NV ther scenery,
While the buxom Susan's eyes
Seemed % sarchin' NV ther skies,
Like She thought 'twere goin' ter rain
Fore she'd 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 CROWN wuss,
What l wants is divuss;
Max thcr papers good an strong,
I Nynp'r 1.-Two ar1ppa for 1Cnfr
Nathan hurd ther news mex day
While a-mowin' Nv his hay,
Raised his hat an scratched his head,
Thoughtful like, an then he Sed:
" Wall, perhaps cts fur ther best,
This ere brealiin up ther nest;
Both NV us are young ez yit,
Nuther mates we're sure ter git"
Nathan went mex day ter mill
An while drlYin' down ther hill
Brecchin broke and scarf ther team;
We found Nathan near ther stream
Lynn senselcss like an dead
WI a big cut in his head;
Wagon split in little bits,
Hoses both ez dead ez nits.
When we brought him home that night,
Lynn still an cold an white,
Ole Doc Broughton couldn't say
IIf his soul 'uld leave er stay.
Susan crept inter the house
Quiet like ez any mouse,
Tux her seat beside ther bed,
Fell ter bathin' Nathan's head.
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 awav his head,
Nathans goin' te, live he said.
Susan knelt and thanked ther Lord,
Prayin' NV her own accord.
What become NV ther diyuss
Unbelnownst tel most NV us.
Lawyer Crown he quashed the case,
Did ct, too, wi SIN. ling face.
" Them ez God has jined,' he said,
Shakin NV his old bald head,
" Only death he'd orter part
When he stills their beatin' heart"
r. L. Cary, Jr., in Chicago Mai