The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-20
OLD
Euuuritta



tell Jane fbs.
When tie p.S= pc.nt struck a stone and
the handles punched my ribs.
I've put my team 10 the barn and rubbed
their sweaty coats;
I've fed 'em q heap of bay and half .
bushei Of oats.
And to see the way they eat makes me
like eating feel.
And Jane won't say tonight don't make
out a meal.
Well said, the door Is locked out here
She's left the key
Under the step IN a place only known TO
Jane and me.
I wonder who's dying or dead that she's
hustled OF pell-meIl;
Here on the table II = nots-probsbly
this viii tell
Good God. my wife Is gonel Ny wife has
gone astray;
The letter IL reads. -Good-by, for ! am
going away.
I've lived with you six months John and
10 far I've been true,
But I'm going away to-day with hand
somer man than you"
A hsndsomer man than me-vhy, that
amt much 10 say;
There's handsomer men than me 80 past
here every day;
There's handsomer men than mel amt
Of the handsome kind
But a loriner man than | was I'll vow
she'll never find
Curse her. Curse her. ] say. and give
my curses wings:
Nay the words of lore I've spoke be
changed 10 scorpion stings-
oh. she filed my heart with joy: she
emptied my heart of doubt.
And now xitb the scratch- Of a pen abe
lets my heart blood out
Curse her, Curse her. say !, she'll rue
this day:
She'll some time learn that hate u game
that two can play.
Ind long before she dies she'll grieve she
was ever born
And I'll plow her grave with hate and
seed IL down to scorn:
And when her face grows pale and when
Der eyes grow dim
And when be IL tired Of her and abe Il
tired Of him.
She'll do what she ought 70 have done
she'll cooliy count the cost
Then she'll see things clear. sbeu know
what she has lost
And thoughts that are now asleep VIII
wake up in her mind
And she'll mourn and cry for what shs
has left behind
And maybe she'll sometimes think Of M.
OF me. bur no.
I've blotted her out Of my heart and III
not have Il 50.
And yet there was something or other shs
had
That sort Of fastened a man to her. and
she wasn't entirely bad.
And abe loved me q little. think. AZ
though IL didn't last;
But I mustn't think Of these thinrs-rw
buried them with the past
I'll take ruy hard words back. not make
bad matter worse:
She'll have trouble enough. she shall not
have my cure
But I'll live a life 20 square, and ! veil
know that I can:
She always will sorry be shs went With
that handsomer man
All. here IL her kitchen dres; II MAKES
my poor eyes blur:
Il seems when look At II - II tvers
holding her.
And there's her week day shoes and
there's her week day hat,
And yonder IL her wedding rown-I won
der she didn't take that
Twas only this morning she came and
called me her dearest dear,
And said was making for her . regular
paradise here
} God. II you want = man to sense the
psngs Of hell.
Before you pitch him In just keep him
In heaven spell.
III worship no woman again but / guess
III learn to pray
Ind kneel as you used TO kneel before
you ran away.
Ind Il I thought could bring my words
on heaven to bear.
4 l thought l had some little influence
there.
would pray II only It could be %
That / might be as happy and gay a.
was half an hour ago
Why, John, what a litter here-you've
thrown things all around.
,ome, what's the matter. now. and what
have you lost or found7
md here's my father here waiting for
supper. too:
we been riding out with hlm-he's that
handsomer man than you-
Ia. ha. ha Come. pa take 4 seat while |
| put the kettle on
md get things ready for tea and HI.
my dear old John.
Why, joint you look 30 rtranse-come. |
what has crossed your trackf
was only joking. you know: I'm willing |
to take II back
John
Ven. II this Isn't joke with rather .
bitter cream.
seems Is u I'd swoke from = mighty
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