The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-21

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AZ vi who clipper years told, l
an <StM as many another that's only half old
V~5E2SE%2s Many step I've a.toiln. to and fro &
"A ~ But this is sort Of journey thought CO.
What is eofh ecpn' on me u paupor,s shamef
Am lazy crazy7 am blind or lame2
True, am not supple not yet 50 awful STOUT
But charity amt no favor if ono Gun live without
I nm wlln M anxious ready any day
To work for decent vin' an pay my honest
For Il victuals an more too, I'll be bound
If anybody only is wilm' to have round fsE#8a#
Once i Was young and han'omc-I vas Upon ny soul
my eyes black
can't in them days. Of earin' people say
X For any kind Of reason that ! was in the way
faint no Use Of boasin' or talkin' over free,
But many house an home was open then to me ss#
Many 4 hans some lad froml likely nen,#
nobody limited that SSE#s
And when toJon married he good and smart
all the neighbors would own my part;
For life all before an young strong,
worked the best that could in tryin' to along
And 50 we worked together: hard bit gay
With now and baby to way,
had half ar all growcd clean M neat,
An school like others, an had enough to eat
So We worked for and every one;
and winter just ought to We done;
Only perhaps 'en which good folks conmu
every chidin's q heap the best to them
Strange how much I've Of our blessed little
my daughters I'd have died for
made that n Of love: but when we're old and
somehow fails to work the other
Strange another thing: boys m girls grown
when, exceptn cmrley, they'd left us hoo .aone;s rs1
an an dearer seemed to
OF day nm took him from
still was bound struggle, ringo fall
Still worked Charley, for Charley nowmy ALL
Charley pretty good to with word orfroW
he went aourn', an brought wife from town
She was somewhat drcssy hadn't pleasant smile
She quite conceity, and carried heap OF style
But if ever | tried be friends did with her, I know;
hard and proud, an l couldn't make 1t Co.
She had nm elinon an thatw good for herr
t was carryin things too tur
An Can il almost made her sick)
swallowed q grammcr Or ct q ilhmcuc
So ,twas only a few days before thing done
They wasa family themselves and another one;
And n very little cottage one family will do
Bnt never that was big enough for two
speak to suit never could please h eye
An IT made independent, an then didn't tryi
But | Vas terribly staggered, mi feat It like blow
When Charley turned agin an told nc ! could 60 S.
81 vent 10 live With Susan but house SMALL
And she was always ahnn' how snug it was for 'ls al;
sisters, what with child tHee
yrvns easy that there wasn't room for me-
a., thcn vent 10 Thomas the Oldest got
For Thomas buildings the half Of an acre lott
mr. tho c,drn on mel couldn't stand their sauce
And Thomas needn't think COMM there TO boss,
And Len wrote to my girl who lives out west,
AM, 10 Isaac not llerrsomc twenty miles at besti
All one OF cm said there for old
And ,other had an opinion tho climate was too cold
So ,cy have shirked sighted me, an shifted me about
soued me, an wore my old heatt out
But sll ptty we'll an wasn't much put down.
Charley master, an put INC OH the town.
Over tho hill tho poor-houscmy ld'n dear good BY!