 There is a little hard money that's drawin' tol'rable pay: A couple of hundred dollars laid by for a rainy day; Safe in the hands of good men, and easy to get at; Put in another clause there, and give her half of that. Yes, I see you smile, sir, at my...  Farm Ballads - Page 3by Will Carleton - 1879 - 103 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1871 - 792 pages
...there, and give her half of that. Yes, I see you smile, sir, at my givin' her so much ; Yes, divorce is cheap, sir, but I take no stock in such. True and...married her, when she was blithe and young ; . And Betsy was always good to me, excepting with her tongue. Once, when I was young as you, and not so smart,... | |
 | 1871 - 476 pages
...there, and give her half of that. Yes, I sec you smile, sir, at my givin' her so much ; Yes, divorce is cheap, sir, but I take no stock in such. True and...blithe and young ; And Betsey was al'ays good to me, except with her tongue. Once, when I was young as you, and not so smart, perhaps, For me she mittencd... | |
 | Nannette Snow Emerson - 1873 - 216 pages
...there, And give her half of that. Yes, I see you smile, sir, At my giving her so much ; You say divorce is cheap, sir, But I take no stock in such ; » True and fair I married her, When she was blithe and gay, And she sha'n't have cause to blame me, Now I am going away. Once, when I was young as you, And... | |
 | Thomas Edie Hill - 1876 - 360 pages
...there, and give her half of that. Yes, I see you smile, sir, at my givin' her so much ; Yes, divorce is cheap, sir, but I take no stock in such. True and...blithe and young ; And Betsey was al'ays good to me, except with her tongue. Once, when I was young as you, and not so smart, perhaps, For me she mittened... | |
 | 1876 - 732 pages
...home, if I was taken away. 1 see that you are smiling, sir, at my givin' her so much ; Yes, divorce is cheap, sir, but I take no stock in such ; True...I married her, when she was blithe and young, And Betsy was always good to me, exceptin' with her tongue. When I was young as you, sir, and not so smart,... | |
 | Will Carleton - 1877 - 206 pages
...And give her half of that. •& Yes, I see you smile, sir, At my giving her so much ; You say divorce is cheap, sir, But I take no stock in such ; True and fair I married her, When she was blithe and gay, And she sha'n't have cause to blame me, Now I am going away. Once, when I was young as you, And... | |
 | John Russell Bartlett - 1877 - 894 pages
...guess so, than kinder sorter not so. — Sam Slick, Human \aturt, p. 90. To mitten. To reject a lover. Once, when I was young as you, and not so smart, perhaps. For me she mittentd a lawyer, and several other chaps. Carllon, farm Btittadt, p. 19. Mixed. Short for mixed with... | |
 | Frank Honywell Fenno - 1878 - 426 pages
...there, and give her all of that. I see you're smilin', sir, at my givin' her so much ; Yes, divorce is cheap, sir, but I take no stock in such. True and...her, when she was blithe and young, And Betsey was always good to me, exceptiu' with her tongue. Once, when I was young as you, and not so smart, perhaps,... | |
 | William James Linton - 1878 - 466 pages
...and give her all of that. I see that you are smiling, sir ! at my givin' her so much ; Yes, divorce is cheap, sir ! but I take no stock in such ; True...I married her, when she was blithe and young, And Betsy was always good to me, exceptin' with her tongue. When I was young as you, sir ! and not so smart,... | |
 | William James Linton - 1878 - 470 pages
...you are smiling, sir ! at my givin.' her so much ; Yes, divorce is cheap, sir ! but I take no stofk in such ; True and fair I married her, when she was blithe and young. And Betsy was always good to me, exceptiu" with her tongue. When I was young as you, sir ! and not so smart,... | |
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