An’ the friend o’ God an’ Peace!”

Ef I’d my way I hed ruther

We should go to work an’ part—

They take one way, we take t’other—

Guess it wouldn’t break my heart;

Man hed ought to put asunder

Them thet God has noways jined;

An’ I shouldn’t gretly wonder

Ef there’s thousands o’ my mind.

Bigelow Papers.