KIND WIFE
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Sent to Mr. C. Alphonso Smith by Mr. Thomas Smith,
Zionville, North Carolina, April 9, 1914.

"Kind wife loving wife how may it be
Whose old horse is that where mine ort to be"
"You old fool you blamed old fool, O can't you never see
Its nothing but a milk cow your mammy sent to me
As long as I can remember its forty years or more
I never saw a milk cow with a saddle on before.

Kind wife loving wife how may it be
Whose old hat is that where mine ort to be
You old fool you blamed fool can't you never see
Its nothing but a cabbage head your mammy sent to me
As long as I can remember its forty years or more
I never saw a cabbage head with a brim on before


Kind wife loving wife how may it be
Whose old boots are them where mine ort to be
You old fool you blamed fool can't you never see
Its nothing but a milk churn your mammy sent to me
As long as I can remember its forty years or more
I never saw a milk churn with heel irons on before.

Kind wife loving wife how may it be
Whose old coat is that where mine ort to be
You old fool you blamed fool can't you never see
Its nothing but a counterpane your mammy sent to me
As long as I can remember its forty years or more
I never saw a counterpane with coat sleeves on before.

Kind wife loving wife how may it be
What old man in the bed where I ort to be
You old fool you blamed fool can't you never see
Its nothing but a baby child your mammy sent to me 
As long as I can remember its forty years or more
I never saw a baby child with mustache on before.