Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-22
From. Mike Dodson.
SuBxRBs ov Already, July 16, 1880.

suBERBs ov Already, July 16, 1880.
MIsTUR EDETER-
| It haz bin sum tim sine hav rftten tn IN,
and in the memo time Their haz bin mani chan
gis; and, Mistur Axe, yu must exkuse me fur
not ritin NOR tn yu, fur Will here mi tim haz
bin tn mulch okupide in maxim preparashuns
fur mi present mode ov life. Yes, Mlstur
AXE, we air marrid, and We believe 1t IL the
| best staff fur n the bois tn be in. ct Pusher
Bob vii Just foller mi example, he vii be q
rite. Bob haz gon tn Filadelphy on . visit, An
We here that he haz had tie ofer ov job ther
AZ keel driver on the kanawl. Eff he new what
wus gud fur him he wuld take the posishun.
He shud not despite smawl things. Of tha
wont Civ him Tut twelve dollars . munth; fur
Mistur Garfield wus q laburer on the raging
kanawl, and now vii be our next President.
Thus We Sc tn what CRATE hites We ma git bi
humilitee.
We hav bin watin fur the "Arkady Vale
Bras Band" tn cum around tn se US, and tina
hav bin here, and gon bak tn the favorit re
trete-at Fatties. Ths favured US with sum
fine musk. The furst pece wus 30 kwiet and
solem like that We wus under the impreshun
that tina wus plain q durge fur the deth ov
singel blesednes, burning it klean out ov
site. Then tina plade sumthing livly (lik such
az IL plade at sirkuses durin the trapees pur-
Torrance when everibodi holds Their broth and
wates, with anxus aw desplade on ther koua-
tenances, in dred expectashun ov seein the
trapeezist fall and be smashed tn peeses on q
fether bed), which we thot indicated the fu-
tur in stor fur US, az the musick wud be liveli
and inspirin fur our fete tn kepe tim tn az
the instruments ov the domestic band (kom-
posed ov the lada ov the hous) shud iii
around Us, and the are be fild with brumstiks.
dishpans, SECONDHAND shuze, fat!rons, kofte-
potts. kups aud sasurs, nifes and forks, and
etsetra, tn mani tn tawk about. The band
then plade sumthiu suthin, tn kwiet our egs-
sited nurves and max peese with the best hat
and be wun agan. The band bois wore differ
emit expreshuns on Their kountenanses when
we put in an aperanse. Mr.. AXE, the he'd
sakem, and Misturs Skovul anu Patun luked
az If tina sed, "Cbarly, yu hav dun rite this
tim," Will the Bishop, Mistur Charletane,
Fatti Shultz and Jony Baldun luked As tho
tina sed, s'We ar wurkin miti hard to bubble,
but ar out ov luck 60 fur; kant We git COB
on the pusher." The band next discourst
swete stranes tn the pepil at the tavern, when
Tom brung out the best seeg ars on the phase;
and the band bois NO TIA AR HARD To BEET!
We find quite a number ov our old trends
bak fur the summer. At the Arkady Hous
Tavern IL Mr.. Wallis NJ. Kargo, Mistur Ter
man and Munro. Will romein about town
enjoyin the sites an takin In the verdansy ov
the nativ, IL the ,Kurnel, oy Kentuky. late ov
ArkaDsaw; Maj Medli, ov Mrs Sipy kounty.
and JUICE Hoag, ov Dunkling kOunty. Their
ar a guide mani more at the tavern, but we
hav bin unable tn git the list fur yu.
Az hav not had tim tn git muse lateli,
shall klose. hopin these few lines vii find yu
enj oyiug the same blessing.
Yures, full ov hapines,
MIKE DODsON.