Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
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We got it up purpose, jes' far little 9ohnts'
His mother was SO pore and all. and had to man-
les benz en- a war-widder, and her pension mighty
Shed take in weavin' er work out er anything
fer him.
And little Joints was ny-like-but hwl the
yona n Want to kind O. pity him, but couldn't
His pants O. army blanket and his coat o faded
Ken hin init tin of his father Ike and pity wouldn't
do!
So we co1logued together, onc't. one winter
Jes' me and mother and the girls, and Wilse'
John, Jack and Free
Would jine and git up little Joints, oy Time as
Some sorto' doin's, don't you know, at would
surprise him some!
And so. all on the quiet, mother she turns In
Some bIue-ianes-cuts and makes q suit; and
,siI ~ 1 little eailuses to 20 long with the
And puts in a red-fannen back, and buckle on
the vest
The little feller'd ben SO much around our
house, you see,
And be Z sich hep to her and all and handy as
could be,
,Atmother couldn't do too much fer little Joints
no, sir =
She use to jes' declare at "he was meat-and-
drink to herr
And Piney, Lide, and Madaline they watched
their chance and rid
To Fountaintown with LlJeys 1olKs ana Douen'
n
O. fairy-tal with pictur's in; and got little
o. red-top boots at John-Jack said he'd ben
a-pricen there.
And Lide got him little sword, and Madaline
And shootin' -crackers-lawzy-day and they're
SO dangersome!
And Piney ever time the rest would buy some
Shed take and turn in them and buy more can
dy fer the. boy!
Well, things says-I, when they got back, your
pocketbooks is dry!
But little Joints was there hisse'f that after
noon SO L
By tellin' him be shore and come tomorry-
Chrismus day
And fetch his mother long with himl And
how he scud acrost
The ields-his tow-head, in the dusk, jes' like
His comfort futtern as he run-and old Tige,
don't you know,
A jumpin high fer rabbits and a-plowin' up the
snowl
1t must a-be'n most ten that night afore we got
to bed
Freeman IN the shed,
And Lide out with the lantern while he trimmed
Chrismus tree
Out of q little scrub-oak top at suited to q t.!
All night dreamp' O. hearin' things a-sku1kin'
round the place.
And @Old Kriss," with his whiskers of and
freckles on his face
And RENDERS, shaped like Shawn bosses at the
cooper-shop
A-stickin' down the chimbly, with their heels
out at the topi
By time at mother got me up twas plum day
light and more
The front yard full of neighbors all a-crowdin'
roun the door,
With Joints mother leadin; yes-and little
Joints hissef, ~
Set up on Freemans shoulder, like jug up Oh
the shelf!
OF course can't describe it when they ell got
We'd conferred up the Chrismus-treean' all the
fxin's there
Fer all the shouts O. laughter-clappin hans
Was heap of kissin goin' on among the women
folks
For, lo-behold-yel there they had that young
un-And his chin
A-wabblin like; and, shore enough, at last he
started in
And-sich another bellerin, in all my mortal
days
Inever heerd, er 'spect ter hear, in woes ap-
p'inted ways!
And mother grabs him up and says Its more'n
he can bear
It's all too student fer the child, and too SUI
prism !-There!"
ooh, no, it ain 't"-sobbed little Johnts-1I amt
su'prised-but I'm
A-cryin' cause 1 watched you all and knowed
it all the timel'