Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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]}IONEIE1 R IIISTOIRY OF INGIIAM, COITNTY

You're weeping, and you have repented,
Your bosom with sorrow is rife.
And mother shall live with us, Nellie,
And you are my darling, just wife.
(Taken from Mrs. Elizabeth Whiteley's scrap book and presented by her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Zimmerman, 414 South
Washington Avenue, Lansing, Mich.)
FARMER JONES AND THE PARSON.
Written by BYRON M. BROWNE, for the "Lansing Republican,"
May 2, 1870.
I am glad to see you parson,
Your visits are few and rare.
And this is my wife, sir. Polly,
Please give the parson a chair.
You're troubled 'bout me in spirit?
You're full of pious groans?
You've come to labor with me
And convert old Farmer Jones?
And you say I'm going to hell, sir,
And I must ever burn,
And suffer the greatest torments
In that infernal concern?
And there's my better half, PollyA good old soul in her wayAnd we're going to hell together?
Now, Parson, that's rough to say.
And to church we ought to be goin',
And my ways are dark as sinI'm a stranger to that "blessed fold,"
And you want to "take me in?"