Sence fair Jessica hez left us br Seems ez ef she hed bereft us, br When she went, o’ half o’ livin’; br Fer we never knowed she’d driven br Into us so much content, br Till fair Jessica hed went. br (Knowed a feller once thet cried br When his yaller dog hed died.) br br We hain’t near ez bright an’ chirky, br An’ the sun shines blue an’ murky, br Kind o’ sadly an’ dishearted, br Like ets sperret bed departed; br Just ez ef ets joy bed ceased br Sence fair Jessica ’s gone East. br (Not but what ets always sober br Sort o’ weather in October.) br br Then the posies, too, seems human, br An’ hez all quit o’ their bloomin’; br An’ the trees they show a pallor br An’ hey turned a heart-sick yaller, br Sayin’, 'No use livin’ on br Ef fair Jessica hez gone.' br (Folks thet knows sez this ez all br Very common in the fall.) br br Truth ez, I’m a-feelin’ sadly; br Things ez goin’ kind o’ badly br Round my heart an’ other vitals br (Brings on poetry recitals br O’ my woes ‘most ev’ry day) br Sence fair Jessica’s away. br (Kind o’ think thet I will haf ter br Smoke a leetle less hereafter.) br br But, with fun aside, you know, br We’re blamed sorry she must go; br An’ we hope she’ll think, maybe, br ‘Z well o’ us ez we o’ she.