The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-04-08
FROM CRADLE no GRAVE.
Baby willie. Billy, william and 'sold
Bill" JoneS-HA End.
MRS. Jones has baby
''The deuce YOU saw

'Mrs. Jones has baby
1.-THE deuce you say"
"Fact."
'Girl or boy?"
Boy"
Lets hunt up old Jonesey and
make him set 'em up"
So Is ushered into the world Baby
Jones very red and hungry, aud very
much troubled with insomnia The
former grows on him, and on wearing
off the latter Papa Jones loses his
hair and several pounds OF flesh, and
Mama Jones loses some OF her good
looks
"Payp said Papa Jones in astonish-
ment do babies payP Well
should say they did"
PAY" said Mamma Jones, why
the whole world could not buy him. I"
And so Baby Jones becomes Willie
Jones and with his little primer and
immaculate tie marches proudly to
school, says the Minneapolis Journal.
Thereupon the boys christenr his
new shoes by splitting on them and
they soil his white tie by rolling him
over in the sand. And Willie Jones
cries and the teacher comforts him by
letting him sit on the platform and by
calling his tormentors bad boys. {"
And they grin and look ashamed.
q But Father Time keeps his scythe
a-swing, and lol Billy Jones is in the
high school. Billy the Kid he is
called now, and he nearly breaks his
mothers heart one day because she
sees him smoking a cigarette and evil
IDENTIFY enjoying it. Billy Jones is also
inclined to partake OF the fruit of his
neighbours pear tree, said fruit being
obtained after dark.
Will Jones is different boy few
years after his graduation from the
high school. Life has become ques-
ton OF neckties and fits on clothes.
He ushers strangers into seats at the
Church OF the Dan and Beersheba
Pilgrims. He leads the german and
one day Deacon Potts is panied to see
him coming out OF a bucket-shop,
where he has taken flyer on wheat
William Jones' aged 40. is the
cashier OF the leighton national bank.
Mr.. Jones is known as one Of our
best and brainiest business men. Mrs.
Jones speaks Of him as Mr.. Jones, OF
William. and Deacon Potts takes his
advice on the investment OF a few
hundred dollars he has laid by. They
talk OF running him for the legisla-
ture, and the Evening Squarsh hal
doomed him for mayor. The little
ones call him papa and run to meet
him at night when he comes home.
At 60.
you know old Bill Jones? He
was telling me the other day how hi
used to play ball where the postoffice
now stands. He's jolly old fellow, ]
tell you. Told about helping to pitch
a teacher out of the window when he
was boy about forty or fifty years
ago"
Bill is jolly old boy. Kept thu
company in a roar at his daughter
wedding with his stories. They say
Bill has laid by quite little pile il
his day. Smooth old boy is Bill. He
has accumulated quite stock OF ex
perience, at any rate and is always
ready with word OF counsel if you
ask his advice.
Seventy five years old to-day is 'Olt
Bill Jones" or "Old Billy Jones' al
his younger friends love to call him
There is so term of reproach in fam
iliarity unless it is used by the
thoughtess or inconsiderate. His ole
friends have dropped by the wayside
one by one and old Bill Jones is tn,
last leaf on the tree. 1t is well rip
ened by time and frost and the frs
breath of winter will detach hin
gently and he will fall to his paren
earth in sweet peace. "Old Bill
Jones" He has done his work vel
and he is ready to go. He wonders i
he will meet the old boys again ant
talk over the old days His mind i
much on his youth. He loves to re
call the old associations. The oil
voices are in his ears. He smiles a
, he sees the children play.
Hello Colonel, whose grave I
this you are fillingP"
William Jones, sir"
5 What? Old Billy JonesP Well
well; so he has gone. But he lived t
$ good old age. Let's see, 7S year
s 8 months the stone says don't Ill?
That's doing pretty we'll in thes
times Jones was good old fellow
though. remember hearing m
father tell how Jones let him hav
: IS, 900 once to tide him over crisis
i and he never took bit of security
Q He and father were great friends once
How long ago. Oh, that must hav
s been twenty or twenty five years back
: Fathers been dend eighteen year,
0 Well good luck to him. wherever
= is. Good-day.