The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-15

put this we're young one to sleep. Soft
You all will now withdraw, I'll see how
near comes to beddin' of him down for
the night. Stay within whoopin' distance,
though, so if he tries to stampede or takes
to millin' can have hep
$50 we all lines out an leaves Jack an
the infant, an turns in on faro an poker
an similar devices which was bein' waged
in the saloon
maybe it's an hour when Jack comes in.
'Boggs,' he says, jest step in an play
my hand a minute, while I goes over an
adjourns them frivolities in the dance hall.
1t looks like this yere camp was speshul
tumultuous tonight
"Boggs does, an Jack proceeds to the
Bale House next door an states the case.
don't want to onsettle business he
says, nor disturb the currents of trade,
but this yere young one I'm responsible
for, in back of the Red Light, gets that en-
gagged in the sounds of these yere revels, it
don't look like he'sever goin' to sleep none.
So If you all will jest call on the last waltz
an wind her up for tonight it'll be regard
ed. The kids mother'u shore be here in
the mornin', which will alter the play all
around an matters can then go back to
old lines
"Tnuf said says Jim Hamilton, who
runs the dance hall you can gamble this
dance house amt layin' down none on
plain dooty, an tonight's shindig closes
right yere. All promenade to the bar.
Well take drink on the house an quit
an call it day
SO then Jack comes back mighty grave
with his cares, an relieves Boggs, who's
on watch, straddle of chair, a-eyein' of
the infant, who, a-settin' up agin a goose
hair piller, along of his goats milk and
Booths gun, is likewise a-eyein' of Boggs.
"'He's away up good infant, Jack says
Boggs, givin' up his seat.
"'You can bet your life he's a good in
FAINT says Jack, but it seems mighty
like he don't aim to turn in an slumber
none. Maybe goats milk is too invigor-
atm for him, an keeps him awake
about another hour goes on an out
comes Jack into the saloon again.
"T don't aim to disturb you ALL he
says, but, boys, if you'll jest close the
games yere an shet up the store Phi take
it as a personal favor. He can hear the
click of the chips, an it's too many for
him. Don go 'way-iest close up an set
round quiet
$50 we does as Jack says; closes the
games an shets up the camp, an then sets
round in our chairs an keeps quiet await
in for that infant to turn in. A half hour
later Jack comes out ag'in.
sit amt no use, gents he says, goin'
back Of the bar an gettin big drink;
that child is onto US an won't have it.
You can gamble he's fixed it up with him.
self he amt goin' to sleep none tonight.
allow it's because he's among rank strang-
ers, an figgers it's a good safe play to
stand watch for himself
"I wonder couldn't we sing him to
Sleep says Cherokee Hall.
"'Nothin' agin maxim a try says Jack,
some desperate, wipin' his lips after his
drink.
"'S'pose we all goes an gives him "The
Dyin' Ranger" an SANDY Land" for an
hour or so, an see,' says Boggs.
$50 in we trails Cherokee lays down
on one side of the infant an Booth on the
other, an the rest Of US takes chairs an
sets round. We starts in an sings him all
we knows an we shorely keeps it up for
hours; an all the time that child a-settin'
an a-starin', sleepless as owls. The last
recollects is Boggs' voice in The Dyin'
Ranger
with his saddle for pillow,
An his gun across his breast,
Far away from his dear old Texas,
We laid him down to rest.
'TThe next thing there's a whoop an a
yell outside We all wakes up-all except
the infant, who's wide awake all along
an yere it is o'clock in the mornin' an
the mother has come. Comes over from
the last station on speshul blackboard,
where that old inebriate Monte drove off
an left her. Well, son, we was willin' an
glad to see her. An for that matter, split
tim even, so was the kid."-O. II. Lewis