Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-25
ARCHIE DEAN.
By Gail HamiltonJ

Would you laugh or would you cry?
Would you break your heart and die.
IL you had a dashins lover
Like my handsome Archie Dean,
And he should forget his woolne
by the moon. the stars, the sun,
10 love me eVeTmore,
And should go 10 Kitty Carol.
Who has money--so they say
And with eyes lONe-iilled as eve.
Win her heart, that's Ike a feather,
Nowing all he had before?
Prthee. tell me. would you cry
And srow very sad and die?
Away In the old romances
That dear Archie read 10 me,
Those that pleased my giriish fancy,
There was always sure 10 De
one sweet maiden with lover
Who was never, never, tue;
And when they were widely parted,
Then she died, poor broken-hearted'
And did break with grief at iast
Like a lily In the blast
Say, would you, If you were me?
True, | do love Archie Dean.
Love him, love him, oh. how true;
But see, my eyes are bright.
And my lips and cheeks are red,
(Archie put that in my head
And | don't know what TO do,
TIL the red is faded out,
And my eyes are dull and dim,
Maybe blind. and all for him;
Il could do 1t. I've no doubD,
Or loop up my pretty hair
With the brightest knots or ribpon'
And the very sweetest roses,
And 20 to the village fair,
Where he will be with Kitty,
And Will see me dance the widest
With some bonny lad that's there,
Just to show how much care.
".
Archie Dean Archie Dean!
Ills the sweetest name know,
Ills writ on my heart, but Ger IL now
Is drifting the cold snow.
Archie Dean Archie Dean!
There's "A pain in my heart while speak:
/ wonder IL always the thought OF your
name
VIII make me so saddened and weak.
Archie Dean! Archie Dean!
j remember that you said
Your name should be mine and should De
The happiest bride e'er wed.
i little thought of a day Ike this
When | could wish l were dead
But there goes the clock. the hour Is near
When ! must be off 10 the fair;
I'll go and dance. and dance
with the bonny lads who are there,
In my dress of blue, with crimson sash'
Which he always liked TO see.
I'll whirl before him as fast as l can,
I'll laugh and chatter, yes. that Is my
plan,
And i know that before the morn he'll
wish
That Kitty Carol had never been born.
And that he could he sitting again
Close by my side in the green meadow
lane,
vowing his love In tender strain.
But when ] see him coming.
I'll turn my eyes with softest glance
on somebody else--then of in the dance
And IL ne should happen to get the chance.
For saying how heartily sorry he Is
For having been false to me he loves true,
won't hear a word that he says. would
you?
v.
What had you better do. Jennie Marsh?
Break your heart for Archie Dean?
Jennie Marsh. Jennie Marsh!
Not bit.
It's the very thing he II after.
He would say 10 Kitty Carol.
With careless. hooking laughter.
Here's d pretty little chick.
Who has died for love OF me,
IT'S pity.
But what IN a man to do
When the girls beset him so7
IL no gives O nosegny here.
II he calls another dear,
II he MARBLES TO q third
love ditty,
Why. The darling little innocents
Take II ell ~ heart.
ck-a~day!
An! ehe was q pretty maiden,
A little too fond-hearted.
Eyes little too love-laden.
Bnk REALLY. whAn ws Aartad~-