Roger, I enjoyed the funny poem....... I also caught your reference to the Sangre de Christo Mountains....we lived in Santa Fe, NM, during the 1980's....what a wonderful mountain range it is........the drive up to the ski basin during the fall is breathtaking......the Aspens turn the mountainsides into a rippling field of gold...... I, evidently, missed the first reference to "God's Telephone", so I am not sure why you mentioned the Sangre de Christo's, but it did bring back some pleasant memories......thanx...... ----- Original Message ----- From: zgordo@webtv.net To: ENG-DORSET-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 5:14 AM Subject: Re: [DOOR-LIFE] God's Telephone This area is called the "Sandre De Cristo" Mountains.or the blood of christ mountains. Billy the Kid was here. Cowboys,Apache's,Desert Rats. Malinda fell way down in love. With a Mountain Boy. she knew. but it was quite the proper thing. as she was mountain too. She hastened to tell her pappy That shortly she would Wed One likely: Mr Rufus Brown When pappy. looked and said No! honeychild,you can't,do that. You'll have to find another. Don't tell your Ma.I said this But Rufus is sort of a Half-Brother Malinda shed a few tears. and slowely went her way Soon she met another Mountain Boy Now.Pappy,I'll marry the Smith Boy. Who lives on down the street He ain't got no bad habits and dresses real net But Pappy.shook his head Looking across to Mother He Wispered,You can't do that The Smith boy is also your Half-Brother She forgot her oath,she had made earlier and Blurted out.too Mother Pappy sais: I can't marry The Smith or the Brown Boy Cause there both Half-Brothers Although it sounds like treason But,for just the same old reason I cannot Marry either one Don't cry, Mother said. Put on your Wedding Cap and marry either one. YOU AIN'T NO KIN TO PAPPY keep on-keeping on-never quit. Roger