Poems Here at Home (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...in a talkative gait When we left, that evening--tollable late. " How do you like her? " he says to me; Says I, "She suits, to a 't-y-Tee' " And then I ast how matters stood With him in the opposite neighberhood? "Bully " he says; " I ruther guess I '11 finally git her to say the 'yes.' 96 "TRADIN' JOE" I named it to her to-night, and she Kind o' smiled, and said ' she i see'--And that 's a purty good sign " says he: "Yes," says I, "you 're ahead o' me/" And then he laughed, and said, "Go in/ " And patted me on the shoulder ag'in. Well, ever sence then I We been ridin' a good Deal through the Kankakee neighberhood; And I make it convenient sometimes to stop And hitch a few minutes, and kind o drop In at the widder's, and talk o' the crop And one thing o' 'nother. And week afore last The notion struck me, as I drove past, I 'd stop at the place and state my case--Might as well do it at first as last I felt first-rate; so I hitched at the gate, And went up to the house; and, strange to relate, Marshall Thomas had dropped in, too.--' Glad to see you, sir, how do you do? " He says, says he Well--it sounded queer; And when Han' told me to take a cheer, Marshall got up and putt out o' the room--And motioned his hand fer the ividder to come. I did n't say nothin' fer quite a spell, But thinks I to myse'f, " Ther' 's a dog in the well " And Han' she smiled so cur'ous at me--Says I, " What 's up? " And she says, says she, " Marshall 's been at me to marry ag'in, And I told him ' no/ jest as you come in." Well, sumepin' o' 'nother in that girl's voice Says to me, "Joseph, here 's your choice " And another minute her guileless breast Was lovin'ly throbbin' ag'in my vest --And then I kissed her, and heerd a smack Come like a' echo a-flutterin'...