The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-21
He told me that we'd never part
And like y fool give him my heart,
But alas! with the widow ! saw him depart
Forever and forever,

de told me that we'd never part
And like u fool give him my heart,
But alas! with the widow ! saw him depart |
Forever and forever,
it give my hart fearful blow,
When with the widow / saw him GO;
But life is Alers full of woe,
Forever and forever
If the widow with the tangled eye,
Would only make up her mind TO die,
would TO the arms of key fly,
Forever and forever.
So now will no longer grieve,
Some day kno Sues bound to leave,
And then TO my lkey will cleave
Forever and forever
Now thar's a LOem arter my own hart
and goes straight TO the pint, no beating
around the bush in hit, nor nothing
suggestive either, hits just plain "stub-
born facts" aud nothing more. | got
the first too lines out of a butiful piece
in the HERALD some fore years ago, but
| reckon you haint furgot hit, As hit
was very soul sturing piece and wus
headed | beleave "Love at first sight
Since writing the above | hav had
quite an experience in the stock line,
having rid horse and mule both, and
betWiXt the two come very near Cutting
kilt intirely. | never have rid much
and especially wild horses but me and
Sarah Dooly the gal / an visiting took
a big nOLlOn 10 Call on lady living
down the creek and when we went to
catch the horses her pap had every
blessed one of them in use and nothing
remained fur us TO do but stay at home,
or ride young horse that woman
had never rid and a great big scary
looking mule. | TOLD Sarah if she would
ride tho horse | would try the mule,
but arter got sot up on his back and
he throwed his ears up | goTscared and
OF jumped telling Sarah that didn't
mind the mule but would have to draw
the line when hit come to sitting be-
hind such pair of ears as wus attached
to that creature. Well she said | could
have the horse and very soon we wus
on our way. At first the horse went
along as gentle as a lamb, but very soon
he commenced er pitching and er raring
and trying to dOa little OF everything
else, finally running into cedar tree
he found himself rIderless and thar
hung suspended in mid-air holding on
to a friendly limb with my hart Jump.
ing clear out of my mouth. But | wus
mad and don't you furg.t hit, and jest
as soon as ! could swallow my hart
sed to that horse. "Well old boy you
arc bigger than am but / will Jest let
you kno you haint got bit more
spunk" and Citing out of that tree |
caught him and jumping on his back
soon found myself flying and following
whoa, at every breath. But thar wus
no whoa in that horse but thar wus in
me fur in passing "stake and RIDER
fence my riding skirt caught on the
fence aud | whoaed very Unexpectedly
and betwiXt two rails at that, | was'ent
Kilt but thought l wus fur time, and
when did find out wus still breath
ing pulled myself outer them rails "a
sader and wiser woman" and one that
did'ent feel any ways spunky either
Sarah rid up about that time and ] jest
} told her that she could ride that horse
! if she wanted too, and If she did'ent VI
could "ride and tie" and being as | haC
already tied Ito rail fence)
Thought hit wus my time to ride anC
fur her to Civ me the mule. Well ST,
sed alright that she would ride the hors
as she wus'ent afraid and having thing
all fixed we again started on our trip
Arter riding awhile and finding tina
the mules ears wus'ent loaded | 90
kinder reckless and wanted Sarah +
run race with me, which she refuse,