Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-03-11
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Observation-Disclosures
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, you want your pay;
Don't cut down your figures; make it a
! Y or v;
For that ere written agreement was jus
the maxim Of me-
Coin home that evenin', l tell you I wa
blue,
Ihinkin' of all my troubles and what
was goin to do;
And, If my hosses hadn't been the stead
lest team alive,
They'd We tipp'd me over, certain, for
couldn't see where to drive
No-for l was laborin' under heav!
load;
No-for l was travelin' an entirely differ
ent road;
For l was a-tracin' over the path of ou
lives ag'in,
And seem where we miss'd the way, ant
where we might have been.
And many corner we'd turnd that jus
to a quarrel led,
When ought to've held my temper, ant
driven straight ahead
And the more l thought it over the more
| these memories came,
And the more l struck the opinion that
was the most to blame
And things 1 had long forgotten kept
risin' in my mind
OF little matters betwixt us, where Betsy
was good and kind;
And fhnSo fbirno thau 40 chtd on fhrouuh
me, as you know things sometimes
will,
When a feller's alone in the darkness,
and everything is still.
But" says I, we're too far along to
take another track,
And when l put my hand to the plough
l do not oft turn back;
And 'tain't an uncommon thing now for
couples to smash in two"
And so l set my teeth together, and
vow'd I'd see it through.
When l came in sight O. the house twas
some'at in the night,
And just as turn'd hilltop l see the
Kitchens light;
Which often a handsome pictur' to q
hungry person makes,
But 1t don't interest Teller much that's
goin' to pull up stakes.
And when l went In the house the table
was set for me
As good a supper's 1 ever saw, or ever
want to see;
ND 7 tha fy3
my pocket as well as I could,
And fell to eatin' my victuals, which
somehow didn't taste good.
And Betsy she pretended to look about
the house,
But she watch'd my side coat pocket like
a cat would watch a mouse;
And then she went to foolin' little with
her cup,
And intently readin' newspap per, ahold-
in it wrong side up.
And when I'd done my supper l draw'd
the agreement out,
And give it to her without a word for
she know'd what twas about,
And then l hummd a little tune but now
and then a note
Was busted by some animal that hopp'd
up in my throat.
Then Betsy she got her specs from off
the mantel shelf,
And read the article over quite softly to
herself;
Read it little and little, for her eyes Is
gettin' DID,
And lawyers writin' amt no print, es-
peciaIly when it's cold
And after she'd read little she give my
arm a touch.
And kindly said she was afraid | was
'lowin' her too much;
But when she was through she went for
me. her face a-streamin' with
tears,
And kissed me for the first time in over
twenty years.
don't know what you'll think, Sir-I
didn't come to inquire
But l picked up that agreement and |
stuff'd 1t in the fire;
And l told her we'd bury the hatchet |
alongside of the cow;
And we struck an agreement never to |
have another row.
And l told her in the future wouldn't !
speak cross or rash.
IL half the crockery in the house was !
broken all to smash;
And she said In regard to Heaven, we'd
try and learn its worth
By startin' branch establishment and
runnin' it here on earth.
And 30 we sat a'talkin' three-quarters OF
the night,
And open'd our hearts to each other until
they both grew light;
and the days when l was wlnnin' her
away from so many men
Vas nothin' to that evenin' courted her
over again.
yext mornin' an ancient virgin took
pains to call on US,
Ter lamp all trimmd and a-burnin' to
kindle another fuss;
But when she went to pryin' and openin'
Of old sores,
dy Betsy rose politely, and show'd her
out-of-doors.
,ince then / don't deny but there's been
xuard or