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Tue following poem wea received Bomo weekd t*ioee, with tho rrqnegt that it he “published soon, a* lha author was a poor young iiidy who depended upon her own living for support.” Although more fitted for the Spool's corner” of the Wavcrly Mntjazinet yet we giro it to the public precisely fifl furoiabed, spelling, mater and all Shades of th9 immortal muses! wlmt have wo done, that such Buffering ehonld be inflicted on tig? The original “Modern Belle,” from whence the moat of the line* below were taken, is familiar to all, wai racy and readable, yet under the akillfal touches of “A. 0 F-” it loses nothing, and gains much, especially in tho last two verses, which arc evidently Maul1 her own. D.d the fair author not assure ua she is a ‘•young lady,” we thould think “A. 0. F.” indicated “an old fool,u but from tho writing wo ate inclined to think her young and innocent, and evidently* her nfi?hl organ is out of joint at ths eight of so much yontb, beauty and elegance, around her. “Tlio raLtla of Bilk” it what ails her: a oiiggmui poim Kompoaed for the herald By A O F.the mod dura Belle of titimhle ater Dad stricksoil,they set io there fashumhte parlor and rocks la her easy Chair ■be Isklai in siloks end tatUigs and joaels ate i-i her hair*she Winks and Giggula and Bimpurs j»nd aimpurd and uigguls and whlnks und though sh* tolka Uut little it tia a Good tleol mottf than She TbioLs*she lays a bed in the morning til nearly the hour of noon then come* down to the Kitchm Snapping and Soarling because she wm eol’ed so soon.her hair is still in papui*H*x Cheeks Stillllush with paint Bemanes of her last night* blushes before she intended to U intaho doats onto m«n unshaven and men with liowii g bare aha is e]oqur»,o*er muahtnahis they give such a loreigo mr.She tolks of ifcahn Tklusick and tnHs in ’ov0 with tbe moon a Backwhofcthayinf eoe'i idte* when tlicy dont knew a Nough to Eat xoaah of ths Spoon.there feet is so vary HUtd there hands ii ao Terry white ihfie jeuenls so verry bevy and there heda » sow verry Hghfc there cheeks is nicely painted but this they will newer own there body *y made mostly ofKoUon theio btarti is made holey of *toues.odo of them fauls in Iov with a fello who smelB with a foren air lie mimee h?r for her mutmeyitnd she marries him for hid bftlr one ol the veny best m .cbes Both ars well malted id life she ha* got a fool for n husband and he h^s got n bug wheat for a wifeshoacl Dad's well git Sick 8orao Day And cood not pump no itioib what would support that bend on her bick Buck as none but a buckwheat wore.let ihem think thb thing aul over and bid a duo to the rattle ol Silk Should Dad stnkc a Nothsr dry Haal it will being you buckwheets back to your milk. A. O. F-
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Titusville Herald
Titusville, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Nov 14, 1871
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