Lambert's suburban architecture . he foun her buttry wuz too small to hoi her stuff, For apple sass and blackbry jell it wasnt large enough, An* all her things were scrooched right in as tight ez she could cram, Her pickels an her ketchup, an her elderberry jam. An then a dog-day storm came on an drizzled for a week, An the roof aroun the chimbley had to go an spring a leak, An mildewed four er my white shirts, thet she had made an biled ; An her winter muff was rooined, an her weddin dress wuz spiled. An then sez I to Cinthy, wen she sut down to cry, Ther aint no home upon this side the mansi
Lambert's suburban architecture . he foun her buttry wuz too small to hoi her stuff, For apple sass and blackbry jell it wasnt large enough, An* all her things were scrooched right in as tight ez she could cram, Her pickels an her ketchup, an her elderberry jam. An then a dog-day storm came on an drizzled for a week, An the roof aroun the chimbley had to go an spring a leak, An mildewed four er my white shirts, thet she had made an biled ; An her winter muff was rooined, an her weddin dress wuz spiled. An then sez I to Cinthy, wen she sut down to cry, Ther aint no home upon this side the mansions in the skyBut what has some leak in the roof, some trouble in the flue,Some misble cluttered buttry— anpoor Cinthy said, Boo hoo. We build our pooty houses that are tarnal fine to see,An we stick em up with cuperlows and sich like filigree,An in our dreams theyre fair ez heaven, but let us wait a week,This pooty palace of our dreams is sure to spring a leak. —S. W. Foss, in Yankee Blade. LAMBERTS SUBURBAN ARCHITECTURE. 79. So LAMBERTS SUBURBAN ARCHITECTURE.
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