 What is the matter?" say you? I swan it's hard to tell ! Most of the years behind us we've passed by very well ; I have no other woman, she has no other man — Only we've lived together as long as we ever can.  Farm Ballads - Page 1by Will Carleton - 1879 - 103 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1871 - 476 pages
...the best art fitly to portray : " IN DEATH NOT DIVIDED. 217 • BETSEY AND I ARE OUT. A Farm Ballad. Draw up the papers, lawyer, and make 'em good and...nat'ral life. " What is the matter?" say you? I swan ! its hard to tell ! Most of the years behind us we've passed by very well ; I have no other woman... | |
 | Thomas Edie Hill - 1876 - 360 pages
...and Betsey and I are out. -r , We who have worked together so long as man and wife, jAj Must pull iu single harness the rest of our nat'ral life. " What is the matter ? " say you. I vow ! it 's hard to tell : Mast of the years behind us we Ve passed by very well ; I have no other... | |
 | Frank Honywell Fenno - 1878 - 426 pages
...should be well drawn and sustained. Con* cealed emotion should manifest itself slightly at the close.] Draw up the papers, lawyer, and make 'em good and...the rest of our nat'ral life. " What is the matter?" says you ? I swan ! it's hard to tell ; Most of the years behind us we've passed by very well; I have... | |
 | Frank Honywell Fenno - 1878 - 422 pages
...should be well drawn and sustained. Concealed emotion should manifest itself slightly at the close.] Draw up the papers, lawyer, and make 'em good and...the rest of our nat'ral life. " What is the matter?" says you ? I swan ! it's hard to tell ; Most of the years behind us we've passed by very well ; I have... | |
 | John Andrew Jennings - 1878 - 488 pages
...turned away, and left a tear lying upon his sunburned cheek. ANONYMOUS. [From " Harper's Weekly."] BETSEY AND I ARE OUT. Draw up the papers, lawyer,...long as man and wife, Must pull in single harness for the rest of our nat'ral life. " What is the matter ? " say you. I swan it's hard to tell ! Most... | |
 | William James Linton - 1878 - 466 pages
...good and stout, For things at home are cross-ways, and Betsy and I are out, — We who have work'd together so long as man and -wife Must pull in single...the rest of our nat'ral life. " What is the matter ? " says you. I swan ! it's hard to tell ? Most of the years behind us we've pass'd V>y very well ;... | |
 | Thomas Edie Hill - 1879 - 398 pages
...cross-ways, and Betsey and I are out. 1 We who have worked together so long as man and wife, evjtí Must pull in single harness the rest of our nat'ral life. " What is the matter?" say you. I vow ! it 's hard to tell : Most of the years behind us we 've passed by very well ; I have no other... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1879 - 556 pages
...'em good and stout ; For things at home are crossways, and Betsey and I are out : We, who have work'd together so long as man and wife, Must pull in single harness for the rest of our nat'ral life. " What is the matter ?" say you. I swan, it's hard to tell .' Most... | |
 | 1881 - 426 pages
...lawyer, and make "em good and stout, For things at home are crossways, and Betsey and I are out. \Ve who have worked together so long as man and wife Must...rest of our nat'ral life. " What is the matter?" say yon. I swan, it's liarJ to tell! Most of the years behind us we've passed by very well. I have no other... | |
 | John Hamer - 1883 - 334 pages
...and has done his work as Burns did, " with team afield." as well as in the study and at the desk.] BETSEY AND I ARE OUT. DRAW up the papers, lawyer,...long as man and wife, Must pull in single harness for the rest of our nat'ral life. " What is the matter ? " say you. I swan it's hard to tell ! Most... | |
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