Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-02-09
CORRESPONDENCE
News of the Week Fired at Che COURIER by its HusH
ing Correspondents In and About the County

Sweet which she read in her usual pleas
ing way:
When your husbands decided to go
Aud take you with them we all said
No"
50 We got together, we people of note
And thought it best to take vote.
If Won should stay where you are known,
And let them run their farms alone,
Every vote read that you must stay,
There seemed to bs no other way.
Mrs r. J. Authier arose and said,
With a wise and thoughtful nod of
her head
"Let each one of us try and plan, to
help them live without man,
I'll give them a house TO live in free,
Now that's all you could expect of
me-"
\ Mrs. f. A. Bechard, said in her
pleasant way,
VI wanted TO be first to have my say,
But I'll offer all their clothes to make
OF satins and silks, thatll Jake the cake.
There'n be skirts and waists, and
gowns galore.
Until they'll beg to have no more"
Then Mrs. Rubida, so true and good
Said, 'I'll do my best, as anyone would,
III buy the stuff, Low how is that?
From pair of shoes to an Easter hat.
Everything both thick and thin
Just what you'll need to dress them
in,
And the bills to their husbands will go,
For of course III charge it to them
you know"
Said Mrs. Beauchemin, "I've nothing
TO do,
So Ill drop in and help them sew"
Then Mrs. Frank Gary, said with a
pleasant smile,
I've been waiting for quite a while
To say Ia like to GO and comb their
hair,
Yes, know it would be quite care,
If couldn't go to them, you sec,
They could just send it down to me.
I'd curl and puff, and frizzle it fine,
Always better than / do mine"
Mrs. r. n. Authier looked very sad,
1t made her feel extremely bad.
There seemed nothing left for her to do,
As everything was to be new,
So she offered TO go and read aloud
And then she felt extremely proud,
That she had not been left behind,
But could labor and help improve their
mind.
Then Mrs. O'Hara offered to knit a
pair of mittens,
And Mrs. Crevier gave six bran new
kittens.
Mrs. Labrune would furnish milk and
meat,
And other things for them to eat.
Mrs. f. Chicoine, out of her garden fine,
Would send most anything in that line,
Potatoes, lettuce, beans and peas,
And Mrs. E. Brusseau would send a
swarm of bees.
But Mrs Ryan put them all to rout
BY offering to send a barrel of kraut.
Mrs, M. Authier, so trim and so neat
In cooking she is hard to beat,
Said she would like to bake their pies,
so good they'd melt before their eyes.
Then Mrs. w. r. Connors arose and
said,
She felt it her duty to bake their bread.
Mrs. M. Haviland would go at night
And put the burglars unto flight.
There might be one some night, you
know,
That in pinch would know where to GO
Now after each has had their say
They sure all wanted them TO stay.
And they arose, looking very wise,
But with the love light in their eyes,
They thanked them all with pretty
grace,
While happy tears rolled down each face.
They said they would gladly stay
And be happy for life,
Only they feared each man would get
new wife,
So they feel that they must go
And we couldn't one of us say mo"
But am sure that they will know
They take our love wherever they go.
Westfield
fTon late for last wankl