Looked out in their innocent surprise.

And when Tom thought of the way he had wed

He longed for a single life instead.

And closed his eyes in a sulky mood

Regretting the days of his bachelorhood.

And said in a sort of reckless vein,

“I’d like to see her catch me again.

“If I were free as on that night

When I saw Kate Ketchem dressed in white.”

She wedded him to be rich and gay