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HISTORY OF OREGON LITERATURE
Thine and mine he will defend;
Fear not husband,
God thy Father is, and Friend.
Fear not husband,
God thy Father is, and Friend.
Go and seek for fellow laborers;
Tell them that the field is white;
God will show them gracious favors
While they teach the sons of night.
Bid them hasten
Here to bring the gospel light.
Tell them that the field is white;
God will show them gracious favors
While they teach the sons of night.
Bid them hasten
Here to bring the gospel light.
Though thy journey may seem dreary
While removed from her you love;
Though you often may be weary,
Look for comfort from above.
God will bless you,
And your journey prosperous prove.
While removed from her you love;
Though you often may be weary,
Look for comfort from above.
God will bless you,
And your journey prosperous prove.
Farewell husband! while you leave me
Tears of sorrow oft will flow;
Day and night will I pray for thee
While through dangers you may go.
Oh remember
Her who loves you much. Adieu.
Tears of sorrow oft will flow;
Day and night will I pray for thee
While through dangers you may go.
Oh remember
Her who loves you much. Adieu.
A Daring Little Joke
By Mrs. Jason Lee
Her letters are strongly characterized by the conventional language of piety, but when she referred to worldly matters she did so with freshness and sometimes with shy humor. As her romance progressed and ended in marriage there is noticeable a tendency, restrained but perceptibly urgent, to break through the chrysalis of virginal reserve. Custom has always allowed maidenly embargoes to be lifted a little in discussions among wives, and as Mrs. Lee she could write to her mother the following little joke with its piquant innuendoes, underscoring the words in italics:
I have a good feather bed made of two single beds an old bachelors and an old maids.
