Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-05-11
H-iITYNG.

The sun shines IN across the room. Just see
can't remember half of them who nod so
pleasantly.
The little English sparrows fit in the lilac
t;Iish outside:
I Ike to watch the busy things. There's one
that's tried and tried
To break string the children tied around a
How hard he pulls II with his beak! Now he
has flown away.
70 it YVES Fifty years age. IL doesn't seem so
long.
I've fell NV age more this last year. and yet
Tm pretty strong.
don't do much sbou, the house, but still
know what done:
know AS well WHATS going on as Jane or any
one.
she : always kind.
ehe helps me when there is no need and has me
ON her mind:
Che needn't think I'm past all use, or that I'm
I've never missed my footing yet, though I'm
SC old and all.
But things don't seem to take my mind that
happen NOWADAYS
] like the folks | used 10 know; l keep old
fashioned ways:
read the Psalms and Book of John, and find
them always new:
And can knit, but can't sew same as used
TODD.
The young folks think they understand just
how to manage life;
We old folks pity them; we've learnt its
change, and luss. and strife.
Lie Is II night, tell you plain, il doesn't come
"a hand
Just as yoa want Ia have il come, or just as
You have planned
fyou'd foretold me how IT'S been through all
ihesc nifty wears
] should have been discouragedan and had no lack
%; fears,
And wished | could lie down and die, but
somehow Eve hal strength
That come Ia me W III every day all through
my whole Iifes length.
start, a fair nay wedding day, for my dear
nau was Kind
And always pleasant spoken; we were mostly
Of n mind.
OF course, we had our fallings out but nothing
that would last:
Il always WIS my fault, for was young and
spoke too fast.
Ana John, ycn see, was older 10y some ten
years than {.
At FIRST was AFRAID Of him when we kept com
He was a sort of man ON whom You felt you
could depend
hut very quiet ia his WAYS. HIS mother was
Friend.
Ay hardest time was when he died. II seemed
IL ;nc twas wrong
Tie Lord should take him out of life and let
me drag along
As best could, with little means and all nv
children small,
just when we seemed 10 see our way and get
ahead AT all.
But God knows best. II it had been my life
had suite me;
II ] had had an easy time aud not known pow
cry.
should have been tightly thing without
Iturncd my hand to everything-to knit or
build a fence.
There weren't the folks to call on then that
could get to-day.
For help was scarce, the farms were few, and
IA no means IN piy.
j went Ia work with AL my might and tried my
home to keep;
but can tell you many night I've cried nv
self 60 sleep.
know the Lord has prospcrci me. I've done
the best could,
And I've stood IN G,y lot and place as anybody
should.
The farmland some folks would have sold
held. because | knew
Some day twouid he good property, and all
my hopes come true.
I've parted with it piece by piece-you see the
town has grown.
Just as John always said IL would. If other
folks had known
And had the foresight that he had, Instead
of that they told
How should never get along unless the farm
MAS sold
My boys grew fast and soon took hold, and
ther uaN way was plain,
Ior all the money they had cost they soon
brought back again;
And liz a busy hive Of bees we were from
MORN TIL night:
We HAD our health, the Lord be thanked, and
Ih3i male work seem light
The chtl,iren all have settled down in good
homes 81 their own.
Excepting lane. and bur for her | stould be
lett aspnc.
she had her chances, too. but then she's not
/. the marrying kind:
icoulin't 30 without her now, I'm glad she
stayed behind.
Tn. sird rs,, mistress ff INV hotsf,- tho rhii-