The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-09-09

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For that ere written agreement was just
the maxim Of me.
Gain' home that sseniu' i ten you was
blue
TAinkin' OF all my troubles. End what I
was Eoln to do:
And. II my hosses hadn't been the stead-
lest team alive.
They'd We tipp'd me over. certain. for
eouidn't see where to drive
No for was Iaboria' under a heavy
load
Ne-fer ] was traveIin' an entirely differ
emit road:
For ! was s-tracIn' over the path Of our
lives ag'in,
And sssin' where We mizs'd the way. and
where We might have been
Aad many corner we'd turn'd that just
10 quarrel led.
When ought to've held my temper. and
driven straight ahead;
And the more I thought L over the more
these memories came.
and the more l struck the opinion that
was the most 70 blame
And things I bad long forgotten kept
risin' In my mind.
OF little matters betwixt us. where Betsy
was good and kind:
And these things they flash'd all through
me. as you know things sometimes
will.
When feIler's alone In the darkness,
and everything Is still
~Bui, says l. were TOO far along to
take another track,
And when l put my hand to the plough !
do not oft turn back.
And faint an uncommon thing now for
couples to smash in two
And / set my teeth together. and
vow'd I'd see It through.
When came In sight o. the house twas
some'at in the night.
And just as l turn'd hilltop see rhs
kitchens light
Which often han's0me pictur' to q
hungry person makes.
But h don't interest Teller much that's
goln' to pull up stakes
And when I went In the house the table
was set for me- Ii
A good supper's ever saw. or ever
want TO see:
And ! eramm,d the agreement down In .
my pocket AZ wen as could.
And fen to eatin' my victuals, wnIch
somehow didn't taste good
And Betsy she pretended to look about ,
the house. q
But she. vatch'd my sids coat pocket Ike a
cat would watch mouse;
And then she went TO foclIn' a littis with
her cup.
And intsntiy readin' newspap~r. a-hOld- "A
In IL wrong sids up. t
And when I'd done my supper draw'd 4,
tbs agreement out. =
And give Il to her without a word, Tor =
she know'd what twas about
And then | humid little tuns, but now ~
and then a nots to
eEas busted by some animal that hopp'd be
up In my throat "a
Than Betsy she got her specs from OF
the m2nfel shelf. ~
And read The article over quite softly to AZ
herself, ua
Read II little and little. for her eyes IL Ia
gettin' old, io'
And lawyers writin' amt no print. e. wi
Deciaily when It's cold est
shl
And after she'd read little she give my
arm a touch. "a,
And kindly said she was AFRAID I was no,
1owin' her too much -
But when she was through she went for ~
me. her face a-strsamin' with De.
Ind kissed me for the drst time IN over spr
twenty years. ed
Cont know what you'll think. sir-T thr
didn't come to inquire the
'as 1 picked mp that agreement and ~
stufd 1t In the FIRE; "a.
nd told her we'd bury the Ratchet -
Alongside Of the cow kno
nd we struck an agreement never TO ~
have another row Phi
nd I told her In the future I xouhn't 90
speak cross or rash.
half the crockery IN the house vas
broken all to smash rurf
I'd she said In regard TO Heaven, we'd
try and learn It's worth tor
: startin' branch establishment and DE
runnln' It here on earth -is
I'D 80 We sat a'taikin' thres-quartsrs Of 81
the night.
"A spend our hearts 70 each other until jan
they both grew light: moor
"a the days when I was winniu' haz kno'
away from 30 many men
as Rothin' 70 that eyenin' I courtsd her
over again Ia
the
at mornin' an ancient virgin took worl
palms TO call on u.s. and
n lamp all trimm'd and Albumin to Nc.
kindle another fuss,
a when she went 20 pryin' and openln' 10.
Of old sores. nnnn
J Betsy rose politely. and showd hsr cam
out-of-doors-
rs then / don't deny bat there's been ma
a word or two;
( we've got our eyes wide open, and "