Luyện nghe bài hát The Triplett Tragedy

(E. Miller)
A sight I'll now relate,
On Yadkin Elk it did place,
On Christmas morning at o'clock,
The people met an shock.
At Marshall Triplett's begun.
The met, it seemed in fun.
They together all as one,
And the trouble it begun.
Then Marshall seemed to in the rear,
and struck with the chair,
"There is one thing I do know,
You drink only to your own."
They met in combat the barn.
Mrs. went to stop this wrong.
Columbus stabbed in the thigh,
And left him on the to die.
Then Marshall's wife in distress
by her husband while in death.
The children's screams was around,
Which did produce a sound.
Then Lum went off at to go
And met Triplett on his way.
At Leroy Triplett's was said,
Lum to Gran, "Your father's dead."
Lum to Gran, "I'll let you know,
I've killed father at his home.
now surrender up to thee.
You treat me if you please."
said to Lum, "One thing I'll do.
If you killed father kill you."
He then Lum at a dreadful rate
And made bad on his face.
Gran then took Lum to jail.
He behind the bars to stay.
Those beats and they inflamed,
brought Columbus to his grave.
Those sleep in the same graveyard,
Their and children troubled hard,
Their resting place there must be,
Till shall rise at Judgement Day.
At Judgement Day we hope rise
To meet their in the skies.
To sing praises o'er and o'er,
And be with Christ more.
The then went on the round.
To see if Granville be found.
There at his he did abound,
And at that he was then found.
Sheriff Webb held court up in our
And sent him on to the gang.
For months he there must stay,
Except the governor him pray.
men, take warning by this case,
Don't use strong drink in life's race.
Leave all such then far behind,
And your kind you should mind.