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Show TIIEVVE GRADED THE STREEr. oa TiiirOBEOws or rtOE raTEiCK. Tras myself Iben as bo t me a swate little lot tTId xnonlea I dined for six year in tbe mines; An' I budded and plastered a duck o' a cot. Which lliddy soon kitercd withcraper and Tines, WIJ a back yard and sardinf.ccnTanycnt and neat. Where the cbildcr and pfx could keep out o tbe ttreeL X warked wid a bod and had plinty to do, An'aslitchuxtneback I ne'er minded a all; Oar chllder were healthy, and lliddy was true. And 1 snog 'neatn tbe load is I mounted tbewaU. For I knew when at sundown my work was complete My snpper was ready, all smoking and swecL I was down in a ralley secure from the wind, A sand bill at north and a sand hill at south, I thought tbat lame .Nature to me was so kind, She had opened her jaws, and I liTCd tn her mouth. Biddyoftattbesand would objection and greet. Bat 1 told her 'twould stop when they graded the street. Bad lack to tbe day thin one Saturday night I came back from working two months and a week; Och, sorry an iacb o cay cot was in sight, Twas kirered In sand an all leTcland sleek. X thought that an cartb,uke had made the bitls meet, TUI Biddy cried oof, 'They'Te graded tbe strceL Bad luck to their souls thm,M X cried n mT hate. -I'll sue them for spoiling cotUgeand land," When Biddy sobbed out, -Dear rat yeare late Tis a bill agin cs that 1 hold tn my band." Jn trouble I looked at the figures complete. And saw -- " A"'"'- -WwV for grading tbe street. loor Biddy was faithful an didntrepine. Ilerrousia, the cbildcr and her had took In, Till I could wid our Icann' another bou-e find, Widafcwpots and kittlcsanewlifc begin. But eciicncc taught me a lesson I weel, Nc cr to live in the rslley beside o' tbe strceL S 1 went to tbe highest o hills I could find. An' rioted a 4aco tbat commanded a t ew. An' got eurselres settled so much to our mind. I soon earned the monice and paid font too. It was not too convaorent but till it was neat, Tho my bones ached at i.Ubt as I to led up the strceL Tbe yoaoguns grew healthy, the air was so good, And BiddyJier clothes dried in halt o the time. For to he p mc to pay for ocr rental and food Tbe poor gal, by washing, earned many a dime An she kept things so tidy, complacent and sweet I ntver grudged rllmbin that hill, now a ttreeL Thin I wmttothe mines for six months it maybe. An wid goold in me pocket I hurried me back. When I got to the hJl, nary kill could I tee, Twas was gone and some lumber ol true ted me track ( saw tn an tostant my ruin complete. "Och faith and Saint latiick, tscjr'rc jnrnfM tktttrct. MltTER MaLOtET. |
