With a fine-tooth comb.
She didn't leave a tangle in.
Her comb found every strand.
Sadie was one of the livingest chits
In all the land.
Sadie bore two babies
Under her maiden name.
Maud and Ma and Papa
Nearly died of shame.
Everyone but Sadie
Nearly died of shame.
When Sadie said her last so-long
Her girls struck out from home.
(Sadie had left as heritage
Her fine-tooth comb.)
Maud, who went to college,
Once again, Sadie’s children draw a parallel between Sadie and Maud. Only this time, both children leave home. In this instance, it is clear that there is no compromise to be had, both leave home (perhaps to go to college) but retain their mother’s independent or hardy traits.
Sadie and Maud