Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-16
Two Scenes.

Did you ever stop to think how many
advantages man, great strong man
has over a woman in the matter of get
ting around and going any where. If a
woman wants to go any where there are
thousand and one things to be gotten
ready, not including the children which
are not things you know, because if you
put them they will not stay put, no,
not for single minute, so you must
make your calculations accordingly ii
you are woman. Well you, the woman,
begins to pack her things week before
hand, she has got to do it if she expects
to have them when she wants them, she
has to look ahead and plan for days to-
gether if she expects to have any wits
left for the final move of getting started,
and she surely expects to, and she does,
yes, she has all her faculties about her,
as well as her children to say nothing OF
the four wagon-loads of things that are
packed and strapped in one small trunk,
for her husband has talked so much of
a man always travelling light that she is
not going to be outdone so takes just one
trunk and, oh yes. those other things,
just lunch basket, a hand bag, a sachei,
a box and bundle or so, that's all, she
is travelling light. But she is ready
everything and everybody that she has
anything to do with is ready, and of
when the time comes. But think of the
previous work and worry, doesn't it al
most make you wish you were man
then you could say: 81 say, am going
away in the morning, you have my grip
ready, and tell the girl to have my
breakfast at o'clock sharp" that's all
there is to it.
Now, there were two little scenes
which might have been seen enacted
from the back window in this office
within the last week.
Four men, in party were going some
where, it doesn't matter where. 1t may
have been to Oklahoma
Four families were admonished to
have breakfast early, very early, sixteen
children, all told, were on the qui vive
fetching and carrying and tagging four
papas about little, but they didn't get
in the way, they only made several
thousand trips on several thousand er-
rands. Four wives slept very little lest
they would not waken at the right time,
dllu dU IIlC luOG UlOIItIlG Gll6N
would be asked for something that they
knew nothing in the world about and
didn't know would be needed. They
were to start at 6: 30.
At 1880 the buggy was being critically
looked over, and something like the fol-
lowing came up to the window.
Il. Say, has the wagon been
greased"
s: HAS the wagon been creased
lately?"
w. "Ask Lawrence. Say, this was
creased all right?"
L. eyes, every things all right 1
guess, ask Eek Yes, it's all right
S. Carefully and patiently putting a
cigar, "the four wheels go around all
right?"
H. "If the fore wheels didn't the
hind wheels wonld soon overtake 'em,
see?"
S. "But I mean four, all of them.
they 60 around so we won't have hot
box or anything like that? Hot boxes
are dangerous you know"
This point was settled-8 o'clock.
L. "Where's the whip, the robes, the
halters, the curtains. the oil can, the
wagon hammer, the blankets, the first
days rations for the horses?"
w. "And say won't you have to take
along their bed, and an extra pair Of
shoes or SOP"
H. "Who for2"
w. "Why for the horses you see it's
1 long way down to -"
S. "Hush somebody'll hear you!
Every things all right, these fellows
hat knows all about horses has every
hing fixed up"
That point was settled-8;30 o'clock
w. Walking carefully around the
carriage. ''You think it's all sa e, every
hing all right?"
S. II think inasmuch as there is
great deal going to be trusted to this
wagon that specialist better look it
,ver."
Fuller settled this point at 9 o'clock.
At 10 O'Clock driving out of town in
he teeth of a high wind, one fellow
ooked at his watch, was startled to see
what time it was when it should have
)een 6 80. Then consoled himself by
"Well, it amt noon vet, and
I'll bet if there had been some women
n our crowd we would not have got |
tarted the same day, for just as likely
IS not at the last minute the seams |
would have to be taken up in her tray
ling dress or something of that kind. |
You all know how it is"
Eyes, but, say do you know we start
ID in such horrible rush that forgot |
o kiss my wife good bye"
Three fellows stared blankly at each |
ther a moment, then some one sug-
ested, "Lets drive back, we can't wait
0 see how the vote came out or we will |
lot see the second scene.
A woman with baby on her arm, too
title to sit down by itself, drives an OK
cam ten miles to Wa-Keeney. She
!olds parasol carefully over the little
hing all the way. She drives up into
lew the baby on her arm the parasol
yer it. Holding that child under the
hade of the parasol the woman calmly
lights, unhitches the oxen from the
Tagon, pickets them and goes forth to
er shopping. Time consumed five
minutes,