LONGFORD, KANSAS

DINNER WITH FAMILY AT THE COACHLIGHT RESTAURANT IN LONGFORD, KANSAS

Lloyd Nichols

Edna Nichols

Loran, Lonny, and Leo Nichols

Coachlight Restaurant

Longford, Kansas

A poem by Lloyd Nichols

Written in 1989

There's a little ole' restaurant

Here on Main Street.

They have food that can't be beat.

Roast Beef, chicken, and mulligan stew,

And they'll cook up anything

That will satisfy you.

The waitresses are humble - yet so sweet.

And they'll stand all day on their two feet.

First thing in the morning,

When they open the doors,

In come the ranchers

With great big roars.

Boots from the west,

Tennis shoes from the east,

Nobody cares, not in the least.

Cattle and hogs are really the talk,

Some gals come in just after a walk.

Here's to the Coachlight,

To both young and old,

There are a lot of stories yet,

That haven't been told.

Chicken fried steak

Thank you Edna & Lloyd Nichols, Leo & Donna Nichols, Lonny & Carol Nichols, Loran & Sharon Nichols, and Don & Carol Sutter for your Kansas hospitality.