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Show 30 To amuse the youngest of his three children, a five-year-old boy called Hunnie, Hugo Kerner blew train-whistle sounds on his mouth organ, warming it up before he began a song. Home-made music was the chief family entertainment in Canaan, Pennsylvania, because it didn't cost anything, and because there wasn't much else to do. From the porch swing where he sat next to his wife Maggie Rose, Hugo told everyone, "Think of a song." "Always In the Way," Hunnie suggested promptly. Kathleen laughed, saying, "We're not going to start with that one, are we? Can't we have a few happy songs before Hunnie starts to cry?" "I won't cry," Hunnie declared. "You always ask for 'Always In the Way1 and you say you won't cry, but you always do," Kathleen teased her little brother. "I won't cry this time," Hunnie promised. He was sitting on his mother's lap, his blond head resting beneath her chin, his bare legs pale against the darkness of her skirt. "How about 'I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen'?" Maggie Rose asked, trying to sidetrack Hunnie. "Always In the Way," Hunnie insisted. Karl sighed. "Might as well get it over with." Hugo blew a few breaths into the mouth organ to clear it, then played the opening chord as the family eased into the usual harmony. "Please, mister, take me in your car, I want to see Ma-ma, |