Show fate of the coquette she was young and mighty pretty she was saucy like and witty her voice was gentle as the hum of bees about the hive and though lovers would pursue her and keep on propos tn to er she told em all she wouldn t wed the best man alive she jest smiled upon em sweetly but refused em all completely till some declined decla ned to suicide her victims she boull drive yet she told each one to leave her D d this bryin young deceiver still bowin she would never wed atts beat man alive she jest played with them and trifled with their love till it was stifled not one 0 them could win er thorah they d earnestly connive till they ceased their bryin and their and their and all believed she wouldn t wed the best man alive I 1 then she sighed did this air maiden and her heart with griet was laden and bhe cried without a lover it la useless to survive all her life was full of sadness and she said good by to gladness did the girl who said she wouldn t wea the best roan alive after years a loer sought her jest a common stick and caught her A lazy jack who proved to be a drone about the hive yet when he proposed they marry vt hy her heart was happy very and he won the girl who wed the best ma i alive then folks ventured to remind her of the vow she 1 left behind her and asked her how at such an end she managed to arrive she replied my vow s unbroken I 1 have kept the words I 1 ve spoken you cin see the one I 1 wed Is not th best man alive hank spink in boston globe |