My gran'ther's rule was safer 'n 't is to crow: Don't never prophesy - onless ye know

It takes a mind like Dannel's, fact, ez big ez all ou'doors To find out thet it looks like rain arter it fairly pours.

My gran'ther's rule was safer 'n 't is to crow: Don't never prophesy--onless ye know.

It is much safer to obey than to rule

I don't know how they could really make mines much safer than they are. What else can they really do.

All kin' o' smily round the lips, / An' teary round the lashes.