Jim’s Progress

Yes, Jim is must through college, gradooates next year, he writes,

Wants muther an’ myself to come an’ see the class day sights.

He says his eddicatun is progressin’ like a dream;

Hez riz  to be a quarter-back upon the football team.

Now I ain’t small on money, an’ I don’t purpose to throw

Cold water on this college life thet Jim is praisin’ so;

But I can’t help a wishin’ every time I hear frum him,

Thet I could git a quarter back uv what I’ve spent on Jim.

Nov. 8, ‘99