Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-08-25

| go home without tellin 1t. MY wife
was always master hand to sing, We
know. Why, years ago, when we was
in our prime, and the house was full OF
boys and gals and hard work, she used
to sing from mornin' till night, cause
she was young and happy and couldn' t
help it. And afterward, when the chill
dren had all crowd up, and some of
them had died, and some of them had
married, and some had gone off, and we
was left together, why, then she kept on
singin', cause she was SO lonesome. So
! twas material she should sing when she
come to milk her COW. But, We see, we
never thought that Dummy would take
any notice of it or get to be fond of it,
till once was goin' to milk her; and,
bless We! couldn't do nothin' with her.
At last happened TO think that mebby
she missed the singin'; and so l tried
it, and see that it paciiied her some,
though made a bungling piece of work
of it, for l never had no kind of a gift
that way. And that's how we found out
that she had such an ear for music.
Well, every body thought twas dread
full knowin', only we'd say sometimes
she hadn't ought to be INDUCED so.
'Twould make il SO bad if any body else
had to milk her. But then we never
thought of partin' with her, till now
that we are gettin' ready to break up
and make change
"Oh! isn't it funny?" exclaimed Sal
ly. snow i shall tell Sam he shall
have to learn to sing, anyhow"
"Can't you sing?" inquired he.
EYES," replied Sally. "And l can
milk, too. help him sometimes"
LAY, that's right" said he. "And
do you take her in hand, for she'll like
a woman's voice best; and ye'd get des-
pert fond of her in a little while" -
"What tunes does she like?n inquir-
ed Sally, with a laugh.
swell, replied ne, "she's used to
hens, mostly, cause my old woman
was a church-member and never had
much to do with jig tunes. Ye know,
he added, addressing Mrs.
Wheaton, 4" that folks was strict on such
pints years ago. But now it don't make
no difference; It's all one whether We
sing Betty Martin or odd Hundred
And It's my opinion that we amt grow
in any better"
By this time Sally and her mother
had become so much interested in Quin-
ny's little history that they would will
ingly have heard more, only there APP
peared to be no more to tell, rs the old |
man rose, after short silence, saying: |
81 guess I'll go along now, as the |
mon FOLKS dnv,>f r., ha arnrrnI NJ
It's no matter, for ! have told We the
whole story, so We can let them know
how It's
"I'll tell then," said Sally; sand It's
so funny l can't help laughing"
$50 It's" he replied; " and We may
iepend on what l say, that this is the
only fault she has. And l raaly don't
.hink we ought to call this fault,
when it's only love for music, as We
night say |
.. 1 shall be perfectly satisfied" said
sally, 4" if can only sing well enough
o please her,
"Ah! well,'' repeated he, as he open
ID the door, " she always was a KNOWN
,reeter, and we never expected to part
With her; but, We see, we're breakin'
Up and goin' to live with one of our
larters, and do hope twill be for the
,est."
81 hope so, certainly" said Mrs.
Wheaton, as he went out, with a serious
: FAREWELL
They watched him, as he slowly I'M
litched the old horse, slowly clambered
nto the old wagon, and slowly drove
nut of sight, as if the " breakin' up"
'ore with great heaviness on body and
mind. Sally was in high spirits when
er father and Sam returned, merrily
inpatient to reveal the secret of Quin-
Us strange behavior
I'm sure this is good news for me,
ally,n said Sam. on hearing the story I