Dodge City, Kansas

Circa 1873

“The Guitar Goes With Us”

Matt, Sunshine and Doc were just finishing their lunch at Delmonicos when Festus came jangling up to them.

Festus: “Afternoon Miss Sunshine. Matthew. Doc. I’ve got the mail for ya , Matthew.” He handed him a very official looking envelope.

Matt:” Hmmmm……. Looks like the Governor is so happy about the way things turned out regarding that bank heist, I’ve got two weeks off……… A VACATION !” He smiled at Sunshine and she squealed in delight. ” Hey, baby….(1) You Me and Mexico.”

Sunshine:”MEXICO ? But Matt…….. the water’s bad and the food is so spicy. I’ve got another idea……. ST.LOUIS !!! ”

Matt:”Really?”

Sunshine:” The State Fair is taking place now. Oh, Matt, pleeeeease.”

Matt smiled and kissed her…..”Sure. Why not. Have I ever denied you anything?”

Sunshine:”Welllllllllllll……… Last night when I was trying to get you to …..” Matt glared at her. “(6.)You Can’t Deny It, Matt Dillon!!”

Matt:”‘I was SLEEPY !! Am I not allowed to rest? I’m not a machine, you know!”

Sunshine went back to the farm to start packing.

Doc:” Those State Fairs can be lots of fun. There’s always one or two parades. It’s real festive.”

Matt:” Well that’s good ’cause (3) She Loves a Parade.”

Doc:”As I recall she caused quite a ruckus at that last parade in Hays City.” He rubbed his face as usual and smiled.

Matt: “Yeah…… She thought they weren’t treating the horse properly. She wanted (2) Freedom for the Stallion.” He smiled and paused.

Festus:”Well…… Did she free the stallion?”

Matt:” She sure did. She grabbed her pistol, made the man give her the horse and then she jumped on it and rode out of town. She let it go in the high country…. She knew it was meant to be free.”

Festus:”Awwww. That’s plum sweet.”

Matt:”Humph!! It cost me a plum sweet 20 bucks to post her bail!!”

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When Matt arrived home at the farm that night, Sunshine had everything packed……”(4) Close Your Eyes, Matt.” Matt was becoming accustomed to Sunshine’s child-like ways.

” They’re closed.”

“You can open them now.”

Sunshine walked into the room wearing a low cut dress.

Matt:”Oh, baby!! (5) I Had Dreams last night of you wearing something pretty like that.”

Sunshine:”What happened in the dream?”

Matt walked over to her and gently touched the dainty shoulder strap. “Well….. As I recall……. I did this.”

He slowly pulled the straps down and unbuttoned the dress.

A few hours later Sunshine got out of bed…..”I’ll sure miss my guitar, but I don’t reckon I should take it with me.”

Matt:” How about strumming that thing and sing one (bonus)

Last Song before we go.

Sunshine obliged him:

♫ Now I cain’t say that I’m the fancy girl type.

I love to wear my jeans and dungarees.

I don’t wear no mascara or eye shadow.

I don’t take a ‘ cotten to all of these things.

I’m just your average girl from old Virginny.

I’m just a cowgirl living here in Dodge.

And I got me a man. And I know jest where he stands.

He stands right by my side. ‘Cause he’s my hero he’s my guy. ♫

Matt took her guitar and put it in it’s case, side by side with the rest of the luggage.

Matt:” There’s nothing average about you, SunnyMac….. Not one damn thing.”

(Was the band’s name, “Gackt” ?

I was walking by the Church on the Cumberland Road when I saw The Tthree Bells in the church yard. The Rose growing around them was yellow. While trying to smell the rose, I pricked my finger on a thorn and it began to hurt and Rock My World. I called my doctor who said to Bring It On Home to Me and he would put an antibiotic on the injury. He was not the best doctor I had ever been to but I thought I’d give him, One More Last Chance. I was wrong, he was T-R-O-U-B-L-E. The injury became infected in two days. I went to his office and saw him again at which time I told him he was a poor doctor and should get out of town away from our townspeople “Before You Kill Us.” It did not work, he is still in practice and still trouble.

I HAD DREAMS of YOU AND ME IN MEXICO, You traded your FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION, and your captor, **EDWARD BEAR**, told me that your sister told him that SHE LOVES A PARADE . CLOSE YOUR EYES, YOU CAN’T DENY IT- She’s always had a thing for the guys in the marching band.