Saturday, November 22, 2014

Sunday, November 22, 1868 – “That glowed her happy cheeks at this.”

It is cold to day. Some of the folks are to church to day. [I shaved to day.] 1868. A. Boyd was down to Church to day. French. I was doing chores to day. 

“Took”
He took her fancy when he came
He took her hand, he took a kiss,
He took no notice of the shame.
That glowed her happy cheeks at this.

He took to come of afternoons,
*
And after that he took his leave.
1868

*This poem was in several publications of the era. For some reason, he left out two verses of the second stanza:
He took an oath he’d ne’er deceive,
He took her master’s silver spoons

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