<h3> <SPAN name="wife"></SPAN> An Evangelist's Wife<br/> </h3>
<p>"Why am I not myself these many days,<br/>
You ask? And have you nothing more to ask?<br/>
I do you wrong? I do not hear your praise<br/>
To God for giving you me to share your task?<br/></p>
<p>"Jealous — of Her? Because her cheeks are pink,<br/>
And she has eyes? No, not if she had seven.<br/>
If you should only steal an hour to think,<br/>
Sometime, there might be less to be forgiven.<br/></p>
<p>"No, you are never cruel. If once or twice<br/>
I found you so, I could applaud and sing.<br/>
Jealous of — What? You are not very wise.<br/>
Does not the good Book tell you anything?<br/></p>
<p>"In David's time poor Michal had to go.<br/>
Jealous of God? Well, if you like it so."<br/></p>
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