Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-16
WAIsTLIHC IN HEAVEN.

Your re surprised that ever should say SO!
Just wait till the reason Eve given
Why say shan't care Tor the music
Unless there Is whistling in Heaven.
Then YOU III think 1t no very great wonder,
Nor SO strange, nor SO bold conceit.
That unless there's . boy there a-whlstllng
Its music will not be complete
Il was late in the summer of 40;
We had come from our far eastern nome
Just in season to build us cabin,
Fer the cold of winter should Gomez
And we lived all the while in our wagon
That husband was clearing the place
Where the house was to stand; anu the clearing
And building it took many days.
So that our heads were scarce sheltered
In under it's roof, when our store
OF provisions was almost exhausted,
And husband must journey for more,
And the nearest place where he could get them
Was yet ouch distance away,
That it forced him from home to he absent
At least a whole night anu u day.
You see. we'd but two or three neighbors,
And the nearest was more than y mile;
And We hadn't found time yet to know them,
For We had been busy the while.
Aud the man who had helped ut the raising
just staid till the job wa. well done;
And as soon IS HIS money was paid him,
Had shonldered his Ak and Was gone.
Well, husband just kls: ed me and started,
could scarcely suppress deep gIoan
Al the thought OF remaining with BABY
So long in the house all alone;
| For. my dear. was childish ana tiiniu.
And braver ones well might have feared,
I For the wild wolf WAS often heard bowling,
I And savages sometimes appeared
| But smo,hered my grief and my terror
Till husband was OF on his ride,
| And then in my arms took Josie,
| And all the day long sat and cried.
Az thought OF the long, dreary hours
| When the dark ness OF night should fall,
| And WAS utterly helpless.
I With no one In reach OF my call.
And when the night came with its terrors.
To hide every ray OF light,
| hung up quilt by the window,
| And almost dead with alright
l kneeled by the side OF the cradle,
Scarce daring to draw full breath.
Lest the baby should wake, and It's crying
Should briug US horrible denth.
There knelt until late in the evening.
And scarcely an inch had stirred,
When suddenly. far In the distance,
II sonnd Of whistle heard,
l started up, dreadfully frightened,
| For fear twas an Indians call;
| And then very soon remembered
The red man never whistles at all.
And then was sure 1t was . white man.
thought were he coming for i'll;
He'd surely approach with more caution
Would come without warning, and still.
Then the sound, coming nearer and nearer.
Took the form Of q tune, light and gay.
: Aad knew needn't fear evil
From one who could whistle that way.
|. | Very soon heard footsteps approaching.
y Then came q peculiar. dull thump,
u As II some one was heavily striking
;, An Ak in the top Of q stump;
~ Ard then, in another brief moment,
e There came light tap ut the door,
70 When quickly undid the fast'ning,
- And III stepped boy, and before
II There was even u question or answer,
~ Or either had time to speak,
IN Il, just threw my glad arms around him,
y And gave him u kiss on the cheek;
ie Then 1 started back, scared At my boidness,
l. But he only smiled at my fright,
n AS he .a,d. ''I'm your neiEhbor boy, Alex,
u Come " tarry with you through the night.
m We saw your husband go eastward,
o.. And made up our minds where he'd gone;
% And said TO the rest of our people,
III That woman is there all alone,
NJ, And venture she's swlully Lonesome.
t o Aud though she may have no great fear,
~ " l think she would feel IL bit safer,
10 10 II only boy were but neur.
ed So, taking my AK on my shoulder,
u u | For fear that u savage might stray
iio | Across my path and need scalping,
oy started right down this wav.
~ | And coming IN sight CT the cabin,
I ne And thinking to save you alarm.
oS ! whistled u tune, Just to show you,
-, didn' I intend ANY harm.
nu nu And so here am, 1t your service,
ns But il yOl don't want me to stay,
e,r Why, ali you need do is TO say SO.
~ ioi And, ld'ring my AK. I'll away
;nn iu I dropped IN chair and near tainted
ion At the thought of his leaving me then;
me Az M mo s.I ona. I'll r N"''
ept
md ,,,, r s., ,.r. .rd told h;n
for hoT ieliao IN M M n.eneu u " oeIh'
for my ~ @ us a. - y, NV, @ 80 49, ''' "e''''
end Anu then 'ay LOW ,t with, win 'ne I Eaoy,
self u -. II ~ NV, NJ, " r ~ ~ m'sn. s .,'i o"s"'
and w. a. iH &c 80 ,o,,n ,W'' firi,. a., W ~ ,
up ,.r ,,;o,, IL, ,,, .,,,
on 'C nv ni ~ Wv 80 q, - n Wy y"u Mo,uei'
Tres WI SUI ~ . ,s,, go, ,.vi' @ ~, w, ". Sn.n' S'
,,or Unless there is whistling IN heaven2
ch u ie', ~ 49,. - -. % ~ @ ," ;S ~ .
lent ~. ,n'S. ,mas, h, CO.." -, aep'" ~,
Il l" Its music will not be complete.