He never keeps letters for days in his hat
That I give him to mail in the morning,
But mails them at once, so punctual and pat.
Whether it’s from duty or fear of a spat,
I’m prepared not to say; I only know that
He mails them without further warning.
He never complains of long dry goods bills,
Nor squirms when the shoe bill ’s presented;
Nor scolds nor scowls when the milliner fills
A long sheet of foolscap with bonnets and frills,