I told her my intent,
And asked her to consent,
And promised I would love her evermore;
And then she did reply,
She was pleased to comply,
And love me as she never loved before.
Now we are man and wife,
Have entered married life,
And are settled in a sweet little home;
I always do my best,
My wife does all the rest,
And neither one has any wish to roam.
We have a little boy,
Our greatest source of joy,
Of sweet disposition like his mother;
He is a darling pet,
And we will not forget,
Is a tie that binds us to each other.
We work well together,
Serve and please each other,
And do not know of any better plan;
Our home is one of peace,
And we will never cease,
To make it as attractive as we can.
My wife is always kind,
She has a noble mind,
And is as good as I thought she would be;
I’ve reason to rejoice,
I made a happy choice,
And that my darling wife is pleased with me.
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
The beautiful flowers turned their faces to me,
And the sweet little flowers threw kisses at me.
The larger flowers gently beckoned to me,
And all the pretty flowers talked love to me.
I turned toward the river, it was grand to see,
Its banks were as pretty as river banks can be,
The trees dressed in gay colors were smiling at me,
’Twas a world filled with beauty, with beauty for me.