BY J.W. FOLEY

Shee sez shee neavur neavur luvd befoar

shee saw me passen bi hur paws frunt dore

wenn shee wuz hangen on the gait ann i

Lookt foolish att hur wenn ime goen bi.

Uv korse sheed hadd sum boze butt nun thatt sturd

hur hart down too itts deppths until shee hurd

me wissel ann shee saw mi fais. Ann wenn

shee furst saw mee sheed neavur luv agen

shee sedd shee noo. ann iff i shunnd hur eye

sheed be a nunn ann bidd thee wurld good bi.

How swete itt is wenn munnys on thee throan

uv life to bee luvd fore ureself aloan

Ann no thatt u have gott thee powr to stur

a woomans hart wenn u jusst look att hur.

ann o itts sweeter still iff u kan no

hur paw has gott jusst oshuns uv thee doe

Ann u jusst hav to furnish luv ann hee

wil furnish munny fore boath u ann shee.

i wood nott kair iff shee wuz poor butt o

itts dubley swete too no sheez gott thee doe:

i wood nott hezzetait iff shee wuz poor

Too marrie hur. togeathur weed endoor

wottever forchun sennt with rite good will

butt sins sheeze rich itts awl thee bettur stil.

ide luv hur in a cottidge jusst thee saim

fore luv is such a holey sakerud flaim

thatt burns like tindur wenn u strike a lite

butt still itt burns moar gloarious ann brite

wenn shee has lotts uv munny ann hur paw

with menny thowsunds is ure fawthernlaw.

[Footnote 6: By permission of Life Publishing Company.]

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