The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

lace curtains to boot. He's willin' TO
kcepyse Lawd out and de dcbbil in.
'slf,-.my time IL black man had
wallsth into grocery and ordered dc
atoc6f TO sehd him up half pound oil
tea, two pounds Of butter, q pound OF
coffee and box OF bakin powder dar
would have bin people sayin' dat de-
jedgusant day was not fur OFT. Now
dar's ,Authin' thought about it. In my
day II husband had come home aud
found hls old woman giviu' q high tea
be w~ald have drapped dead. Nova
datsghhsbands help 10 wait on de com
pany.
Would Have Felt His Head.
ar ! had come home frOm town
bringvi % cuckoo clock under my arm
tlc ol,f woman would have leoked nj
me fur mint IN GURUS way. Den
she would have felt Of my head TO lind
dc son spot Den she would have
gone ont under de plum tree and knelt
dowR,And axed dc Lawd TO glib me NY
senses back and not leave hcr in a
hole. .ES.Sbe would have taken IL dat |
was plumb crazy. and cherybody clsc
fur ten miles around would have agreed
wild her.
"IIad n peddlcr come along wild q
ten dt,ilar rug and aNed Inc 10 buy II
on de- mstallment plan and had !
wastef five minits talkin' wild him at
de Gite | should have felt n whack
fronIGa broomstck across my shoul-
ders.@It would have hin considered n
sin iriitic sight of de I.awd to buy siclI
rug. All de crows and buzzards and
possunis aud coons fur twenty miles
around would have come nockin' TO
look .it ii and call me iule.
| II took lcctlc wall, today and ]
saw lace curtains and heard planers
playin'4 | saw grocery wagons and
| bntclrr carts drlvin' up. saw Guild
women goin ont and comn' home in
| cowpays saw Guild chil'en on dc
! street. whose clothes cost mo dan il
used io,coa me To dress my hull lamly
of eight saw Guild women IN SILKS
and cull'd men in Prince Albcri@. !
saw rm buyin' rugs and carpets and
| Statusfy. ! heard de women lalI,ln
aDourgAclr drcssmakcrs and de men
! takins%about delr tallors. saw all
+, dis ana much more. and when ! got
! homesf sot down in my cheer and
| thunk43ill my old head was whirlin
round wId thuuEin'. De old woman
nut Irx feet to soak and tied II wet
towel around my head but all night
long was dreamln' OF Il long purcrs
sion dt folks marchIn' past my cabin
on dc way TO de porehouse and de
| graveyard beyand
Quite Different Now.
"When look up and down de aislcs
dls ea2enin' | catch de sparkle OF dia'
monds. behold patent leather sh1cs
see embroidered socks sich na dc
king Of England wears. | see suits ol
clothes dat cost $2J. ! see ncnlhers OF
de club who am gwine home to walk
Oh Persian rugs aud drink port wine
befo' dey tumblss into bed wid a
twenty dollar spread kiycred ober do
top to WOO de angels.
/, MY frens, you has bin gwine de
pace. rYou has got dar. You am at dt
top. What am gwine to folier? Are
YOU gwine 10 be lie happier fur it'
| You Will answer dat you am. but IL :
all Il blum. Oar hain't man of yot
but what's In debt. Oar hain't mai
Of you dat could raise $50 in cash on :
pinch. eyYou am libin' from hand tt
mouth and don't know what de inside
of sNvin's banl, looks like. Let ;
carbuncle on de neck lay any Of yo,
up fur week aud you'd be aronnc
bOrrowih' money 10 keep de WOLF frol
de doah, Your wives ride IN cowpay'
while you owe de butcher aud an
gwinc a block onier your way 10 dodg'
him. You am catn ice cream Whit,
you owe dc grocer fur goldfish. iot
am stuin' down sweet cake whllc
your bcfters am satisfied wild co'n!neal
You am wearin patent leather shoe
while you am slandin' de coal man of
You am rcntin' boxes ut de p0sSotiic,
while your chil'en want fur schoo
books. You am swcllin' about an,
mlkin''pollytics while folks am otfcrln
good money for whitewashin'.
II say ali right 10 dis. It's uone o
my funeral. II de pace suits You, keel
it up. II hain't fur me 10 butt IN an,
spilc your day dreams. but when u,
crash comes, as come II must, don
come shoutin' To me fur cold talers
Don't come a-sayln' you didn't dul
think it could ever be. Don't com,
wecpin' kasc you has had a good tim,
and lost IT, Dar's signs in de hcabcn
and signs all around us on airtll da
bobbery am gwine TO be let loose bcfo
many years mo- have passed, aud I
You VIII persist in closin' your eye
and ears You must take what's comm
To you. Let MS now board mp dc from
doah, turn out de lamps and 90 hom
and think n few Trunks"