The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-25
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
Chil'ren, two, are waitin' thar,
Waitin' fer Their par and mar.
They lived In er little cot
Nttin way back in er lot
Wbar ther honeysuckles clum
Roun' Their door an bees 'ud hum
In er dronin', lazy way
Evry pleasant summers day;
An ther criclSets sung ct night
When Their sun he'd lost cts light
They waa happy CT could be-
Leastwise so ct 'peared ter me-
Hollyhocks beside Their walk
Ulster bend Their heads an talk
When they seed EN- wander by,
Love ashinin in each eye,
An Their house-dog on thcr mat
Fell ter courtin' o. Their cat
Nearly twenty years rolled by 49,
Not or cloud in all Their sky.
An Their neiehborS ustcr say,
Watchin' 'em from day ter day, 81,
Not q better mated pair
Couh be Twin anywhar,
Than waz Farmer Nathan Drew,
An hts wife, Their buxom Sue
Then one day Their kim or slash,
Reg lar matrimonial smash;
Nathan said some unkind things,
Wuds he wuss then hornet stings;
Susan answered mighty cross,
Twixt 'em ct waz boss an boss;
Then She packed her kit an went
Cfoss thcr road 10 neighbor Dent
Nathan wouldn't follcr her,
Wouldn't give no reason fer
Why she'd left his bed an board
An she wouldn't say er word;
So et went fer most er week
Eutherd be Their fust ter speak;
Drfftin' an.ther time apart,
Aidin' each brcalxin' heart
When they happened fer ter meet
Walkin' In Their village street.
Nathan 'uld appear ter he
Natchin' NV Their scenery,
While the buxom Susan's eyes
Seemed q sarchin' NV ther skies,
lake 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 wants is divuss;
MAX thcr papers good an strong,
won't live erione fer long"
Nathan hurd Their news mex day
While a-niowin' nv his hay,
Raised his hat an scratched his head,
Thoughtful like, an then he sed:
Wall, perhaps cts fur ther best
This ere breakin' up thcr nest;
Both Nv us are young e2 VII,
Nother mates were sure ter git"
Nathan went mex day ter mill
An while driVin' down Their hill
Brecchin' broke and scarf Their team,
We found Nathan near ther stream
Lynn scnsclcss like an dead
Wi a bic cut in his head;
Wagon split in little bits,
Hosscs both ez dead ez nits.
when VIC brought him home that night
Lynn still an cold an white,
ole Doc Broughton couldn't say
III his soul rsld leave er stay.
Susan crept inter the house
Quiet like CT any mouse,
Tux her seat beside Their bed,
Fell ter bathin' Nathan's head
when he opened NV HIS eyesN
'He>ioohcd up in glad surprise,
Tux her hand in his ter keep,
Lake er baby went ter sleep.
Doctor turned away his head,
Nathan's goin' ter live, " he said.
Susan knelt and thanked Their Lord.
Prayin' Nv her own accord.
What become NV thcr divuss
Cnbcknownst ter most NV us.
Lawyer Crown he ouashed the case,
Did ct, too, wi smiling face.
Them e2 God has fined, !" nc said,
Shakin' NV HIS old bald head,
Only death he'd orter part
When he stills their bcatin' heart"
--R. L. Cary, Jr., in Chicago Mail