Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-07-21
BILL GoEAsY.
a Story in One Part.

''TheIe-breathe, if you want to-" said
Bill Goeasy. as he threw himself sudden.
ly down in the shade of large ounce
bush III his mothers door-yard, and
stretching out his limbs as if 10 indicate
the four cardinal points of thu globe, his
eyes closed and his mouth opened withou,
the least apparent exeriion on the part OF
their p0ssessor, and in just one minute
and half by the old clock in the parior,
Bill Gceasy was sound asleep and dream
ing OF life of ease in the tropics, where
people had nothing else TO 10 but sutsist
upon the natural products of the earth.
and sleep away their lives in the inviting
shades of palm aud bamboo, where ripe
and delicious fruits dropped into the open
mouths of the natives. and Bill seemed
to realize the pleasant situation by the
muneling Of his jaws, much to the dis
gust of several flies.
ION, my! l wonder what's 10 become
of that boy % said old Mrs. Goeasy, Bill's
mother, as sue raised the churn-dasher
in the back kitchen and tasted the cream,
in hopeful anticipation that the butter
would soon come. Ever since his father
died seems as though he's always tired,
and the old lady walked TO the font door.
and wiped the Precipitation from her fole-
head with the corner of her apron.
BILL she screamed, BILL" but the
sound OF her voice slowly died away over
the fields, and fainter echo ''Bi-l-l-l. +"
returned 10 her ears as If in hooking
soiaee to her unfruitful efforts, and Mrs.
Goeasy walked back to the chnrn, wearing
very discouraging look. If Bill mad
been lying directly under the siege guns
at kars, the effect would have been Just
the same However, she resumed her IL
bors with a complaisance hardly to be ex
pected under such trying circumstances.
but years of experience had taught Mrs.
Goeasy Il wonderful lesson of resignation
and self-denial which she so construed as
TO afford her 4 great deal of consolation.
IL jast ten minutes later she walked to
the front door a second time. BILLY ;"
she exclaimed, with an accent on the last
syllable Of sufficient strength to pierce
the hide OF an alligator and arouse the
latent sympathy of a byena, but no
response. and the old lady returned TO her
work
81 do hope" she resumed, THAT he
will turn out to be Ike his father, for they
do say that when he was boy he was
iust as fond of his ease as Bill is. How
someyer. if there amt no change in him
soon, l shall begin TO have fears for the
v0rst, " and in a few moments later there
rang out on the clear atmosphere, will
YUM
There are times when il seems as though
fate Is waiting and Iea0y to step IN and
pave our way to something higher. more
ennobiiBg, and enable us to over-reach
the ordinary sphere of mediocrity-for
just al this opportune moment a large
green ounce swaying in the gentle breeze
directly over Williams classic features.
became disencaged, striking him on the
most prominent part of mis- conntenance
with sufficient force 10 arouse his lynn
phaiic disposition to a sense of the reali-
ties surrounding him. Bill even went so
far rs TO accuse his mother of striking him
with a sledge-hamnier. but the old lady
persisted, and after showing him the
ounce. explained TO Bill how God, in his
ail-wise providence and forethought had
interceded in his behalf. and how just at
this happy moment He had condescended
10 give him practical illustration of His
wisdom and goodness by what seemed to
be an unfortunate occurrence.
Bill admitted he saw through it, al
though some of his mothers argument
appeared about as clear as mud TO his
mind. However, be profited by the expe-
renee of this little episode, and prospered
from that day afterward. and when old