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    Bullets�察�and bayonets�察�and death�察�and diseases�察�Because some one he 

calls his Emperor�察�pleases。 

     If each man were to lay down his weapon�察�and say�察�With a click of his 

heels�察 �I wish you Good´day�察─�

    Now what�察�may I ask�察�could the Emperor do�拭�A king and his minions 

are really so few。 

    Angry�拭     �Oh�察�of course�察�a most furious Emperor� �But the men are so 

many they need not mind his temper�察�or 



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     The dire results which could not be inflicted。 With no one to execute 

sentence�察�convicted 

     Is just the weak wind from an old�察�broken bellows。 What lackeys men 

are�察�who might be such fine fellows� �

     To be killing each other�察�unmercifully�察�At an order�察�as though one said�察�

;Bring up the tea。; 

     Or is it that tasting the blood on their jaws They lap at it�察�drunk with its 

ferment�察�and laws 

     So patiently builded�察�are nothing to drinking More blood�察�any blood。 

They don't notice its stinking。 

     I don't suppose tigers do�察�fighting cocks�察�sparrows�察�And�察�as to men  

what are men�察�when their marrows 

     Are   running   with   blood   they   have   gulped�察  �it   is   plain   Such   excellent 

sport does not recollect pain。 

     Toll the bells in the steeples left standing。        Half´mast The flags which 

meant order�察�for order is past。 

     Take   the   dust   of   the   streets   and   sprinkle   your   head�察 �The   civilization 

we've worked for is dead。 

     Squeeze into this archway�察�the head of the line Has just swung round 

the corner to `Die Wacht am Rhein'。 



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                   The Overgrown Pasture 



                                         Reaping 



     You want to know what's the matter with me�察�do yer�拭�My� �ain't men 

blinder'n   moles�拭  �It   ain't   nothin'   new�察  �be   sure   o'   that。   Why�察  �ef   you'd   had 

eyes you'd ha' seed Me changin' under your very nose�察�Each day a little 

diff'rent。 But you never see nothin'�察�you don't。 Don't touch me�察�Jake�察�Don't 

you dars't to touch me�察�I ain't in no humour。 That's what's come over me�察�

Jest a change clear through。 You lay still�察�an' I'll tell yer�察�I've had it on my 

mind   to tell   yer   Fer   some   time。  It's   a   strain   livin'   a lie   from  mornin'   till 

night�察  �An'   I'm   goin'   to   put   an   end   to   it   right   now。   An'   don't   make   any 

mistake about one thing�察�When I married yer I loved yer。 Why�察�your voice 

'ud make Me go hot and cold all over�察�An' your kisses most stopped my 

heart from beatin'。 Lord�        �I was a silly fool。 But that's the way 'twas。 Well�察�

I   married   yer   An'   thought   Heav'n   was   comin'   To   set   on   the   door´step。 

Heav'n didn't do no settin'�察�Though the first year warn't so bad。 The baby's 

fever threw you off some�察�I guess�察�An' then I took her death real hard�察�An' 

a mopey wife kind o' disgusts a man。 I ain't blamin' yer exactly。 But that's 

how 'twas。 Do lay quiet�察�I know I'm slow�察�but it's harder to say 'n I thought。 

There   come   a   time   when   I   got   to   be   More   wife   agin   than   mother。   The 

mother part was sort of a waste When we didn't have no other child。 But 

you'd got used ter lots o' things�察�An' you was all took up with the farm。 

Many's the time I've laid awake Watchin' the moon go clear through the 

elm´tree�察�Out o' sight。 I'd foller yer around like a dog�察�An' set in the chair 

you'd be'n settin' in�察�Jest to feel its arms around me�察�So long's I didn't have 

yours。 It preyed on me�察�I guess�察�Longin' and longin' While you was busy 

all day�察�and snorin' all night。 Yes�察�I know you're wide awake now�察�But now 

ain't then�察�An' I guess you'll think diff'rent When I'm done。 Do you mind 

the day you went to Hadrock�拭�I didn't want to stay home for reasons�察�But 

you said someone 'd have to be here 'Cause Elmer was comin' to see t' th' 

telephone。  An'   you   never   see   why   I   was   so   set   on   goin'   with   yer�察  �Our 



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married life hadn't be'n any great shakes�察�Still marriage is marriage�察�an' I 

was   raised   God´fearin'。   But�察  �Lord�察  �you   didn't   notice   nothin'�察  �An'   Elmer 

hangin' around all Winter� �'Twas a lovely mornin'。 The apple´trees was jest 

elegant With their blossoms all flared out�察�An' there warn't a cloud in the 

sky。 You went�察�you wouldn't pay no 'tention to what I said�察�An' I heard the 

Ford chuggin' for most a mile�察�The air was so still。 Then Elmer come。 It's 

no use your frettin'�察�Jake�察�I'll tell you all about it。 I know what I'm doin'�察�

An' what's worse�察�I know what I done。 Elmer fixed th' telephone in about 

two   minits�察�An'   he   didn't seem  in   no   hurry  to   go�察�An'   I don't   know   as   I 

wanted him to go either�察�I was awful mad at your not takin' me with yer�察�

An' I was tired o' wishin' and wishin' An' gittin' no comfort。 I guess it ain't 

necessary to tell yer all the things。 He stayed to dinner�察�An' he helped me 

do the dishes�察�An' he said a home was a fine thing�察�An' I said dishes warn't 

a home Nor yet the room they're in。 He said a lot o' things�察�An' I fended 

him off at first�察�But he got talkin' all around me�察�Clost up to the things I'd 

be'n thinkin'�察�What's the use o' me goin' on�察�Jake�察�You know。 He got all he 

wanted�察  �An'   I   give   it   to   him�察  �An'   what's   more�察  �I'm   glad�   �I   ain't   dead�察�

anyway�察�An'   somebody   thinks   I'm   somethin'。   Keep   away�察  �Jake�察�You   can 

kill me to´morrer if you want to�察�But I'm goin' to have my say。 Funny thing� �

Guess   I   ain't   made   to   hold   a   man。   Elmer   ain't   be'n   here   for   mor'n   two 

months。     I  don't   want    to  pretend    nothin'�察 �Mebbe      if  he'd  be'n  lately   I 

shouldn't have told yer。 I'll go away in the mornin'�察�o' course。 What you 

want the light fer�拭�I don't look no diff'rent。 Ain't the moon bright enough 

To look at a woman that's deceived yer by�拭�Don't�察�Jake�察�don't�察�you can't 

love me now� �It ain't a question of forgiveness。 Why�                  �I'd be thinkin' o' 

Elmer ev'ry minute�察�It ain't decent。 Oh�察�my God�               �It ain't decent any more 

either way� �



                                  Off the Turnpike 



     Good ev'nin'�察�Mis' Priest。 I jest stepped in to tell you Good´bye。 Yes�察�

it's all over。 All my things is packed An' every last one o' them boxes Is on 

Bradley's team Bein' hauled over to th' depot。 No�察�I ain't goin' back agin。 

I'm stoppin' over to French's fer to´night�察�And goin' down first train in th' 



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mornin'。   Yes�察  �it   do   seem   kinder   queer   Not   to   be   goin'   to   see   Cherry's 

Orchard   no   more�察  �But   Land   Sakes�          �When   a   change's   comin'�察  �Why�察  �I 

al'ays   say   it   can't   come   too   quick。   Now�察  �that's   real   kind   o'   you�察  �Your 

doughnuts is always so tasty。 Yes�察�I'm goin' to Chicago�察�To my niece�察�She's 

married to a fine man�察�hardware business�察�An' doin' real well�察�she tells me。 

Lizzie's be'n at me to go out ther for the longest while。 She ain't got no 

kith nor kin to Chicago�察�you know She's rented me a real nice little flat�察�

Same   house   as   hers�察  �An'   I'm   goin'   to   try   that   city   livin'   folks   say's   so 

pleasant。 Oh�察�yes�察�he was real generous�察�Paid me a sight o' money fer the 

Orchard�察�I told him 'twouldn't yield nothin' but stones�察�But he ain't farmin' 

it。 Lor'�察�no�察�Mis' Priest�察�He's jest took it to set and look at the view。 Mebbe 

he wouldn't be so stuck on the view Ef he'd seed it every mornin' and night 

for   forty   year   Same's   as   I   have。   I   dessay   it's   pretty   enough�察  �But   it's   so 

pressed into me I c'n see't with my eyes shut。 No。                 I ain't cold�察�Mis' Priest�察�

Don't shut th' door。 I'll be all right in a minit。 But I ain't a mite sorry to 

leave that view。 Well�察  �mebbe 'tis queer to feel so�察�An' mebbe 'taint。 My� �

But that tea's revivin'。 Old things ain't always pleasant things�察�Mis' Priest。 

No�察�no�察�I don't cal'late on comin' back�察�That's why I'd ruther be to Chicago�察�

Boston's too near。 It ain't cold�察�Mis' Priest�察�It's jest my thoughts。 I ain't sick�察�

only  Mis' Priest�察�ef you've nothin' ter take yer time�察�An' have a mind to 

listen�察�Ther's somethin' I'd like ter speak about I ain't never mentioned it�察�

But I'd like to tell yer 'fore I go。 Would you mind lowerin' them shades�察�

Fall twilight's awful grey�察�An' that fire's real cosy with the shades drawed。 

Well�察  �I   guess   folks   about   here   think   I've   be'n   dret'ful   onsociable。   You 

needn't say 'taint so�察�'cause I know diff'rent。 An' what's more�察�it's true。 Well�察�

the reason is I've be'n scared out o' my life。 Scared ev'ry minit o' th' time�察�

fer    eight   year。   Eight   mortal     year   'tis�察 �come    next   June。    'Twas    on   the 

eighteenth o' June�察�Six months after I'd buried my husband�察�That somethin' 

happened ter me。 Mebbe you'll mind that afore that I was a cheery body。 

Hiram was too�察�Al'ays liked to ask a neighbor in�察�An' ev'n when he died�察�

Barrin' low sperrits�察�I warn't averse to seein' nobody。 But that eighteenth o' 

June changed ev'rythin'。 I was doin' most o' th' farmwork myself�察�With jest 

a hired boy�察�Clarence King�察�'twas�察�Comin' in fer an hour or two。 Well�察�that 

eighteenth o' June I was goin' round�察�Lockin' up and seein' to things 'fore I 



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went to bed。 I was jest steppin' 

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