Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20

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moments was really afraid the bricks
might be crowded from under one OF
more of the corners, thus unsettling and
damaging the house. az 500,
But fear gave place to a sense of the
ludicrous when Miss Grimes came rush.
ing down stairs, her face the picture OF
terror. = '.' p. .i1r '7s'i 3
''Did you ever see the like of this,
Rose? There are miles and acres OF
hogs! can't see the end of the drove
from the chamber window! just feel the
house jar! We shall be carried off on
the backs of these dreadful creatures!
Where do you suppose they are going?'
8 To Cincinnati, probably" replied;
land we shall get free ride, part of the
way at least"
g Rose Chilcote, we are in real dan
GER" she cried, - and do not see how
you can laugh! Such an outlandish way
OF Iving!' she went on, her vexation
getting quite the better of her good
breeding. The garden all open to the
world. and no underpinning to the
houser'
A mariner shipwrecked on a pinnacle
OF rock in mid-ocean Off there are any
pinnacles there) could not have looked
more forlorn. She held in her hand q
round basket, which knew contained
her cameo jewelry, set of costly laces,
and her beloved revolver. / have since
wondered that she did not use the latter
upon few, at least, of the offending
porkers- With her valuables held tight
ly, she stood in the open doorway, ready
to spring, at all risks, if our poor little
house showed signs of yielding to the
pressure. AL at once her look of dismay
gave place to one of gratitude and joy.
"Come here, Rose,' she said. ''Just
see that brave man,
Hooked out There stood Mr.. Robert
son on the opposite corner, making en-
couraging signals, and indicating by
dumb-show that at some favorable mo-
ment in the near future he would be with
us.
"See,'' she exclaimed, "he is deter.
mined to make the attemptr'
Sure enough, with another signal of
hope, he started in to ford the tide OF
rooters. which was growing perceptibld
thinner. He carried stout cudgel any
dealt blow here and kick there as
he waded along. When he neared oul
veranda, Irene leaned far out and gave
her hand as to an exhausted swimmer
With this aid, he made spring, clear.
ing the backs of several long legged
shoats and landed, beaming, at Miss
Grimes side.
How dared you ventueP' heard
her say. Then my feelings overcame me
and withdrew quickly.
How Jerry laughed when I described
the situation to him that night!
SO To think" said, "that she should
regard him in the light of deliverer
What upon earth could he have done fol
us if the accident we feared had actually
occurred?''
Jerry gave me quizzical look as he
replied: Il hardly know, to be sure
Possibly, however, it was not any more
absurd in her than for certain small
lady of our acquaintance to send to the
office for her husband whenever there il
the least bit of thunder-shower, and te
declare she feels perfectly safe when he
is with her, no matter how hard it thun
ders.''
1t seemed to do him some good to say
that, but considered it very senseles:
comparison, and told him so.
room with fine cambria skirt which she
had worn to party, and which need:
must have the starch washed out and bt
laid away rough-dry till another occasion
of Importance might require it to be
fresh laundried. 1t was q perfect mar.
vel of embroidery, tucks and fine needle
work of every kind, and was by far toe
precious an article to be trusted to the
hands of my washer-woman; so Miss
Grimes begged permission to dabble il
out herself. 1t was granted, of course,
and in very short time the skirt was
swinging by two pins from the clothes
line in the back yard.
We were sitting by the window with
our sewing, when an appalling appari-
ton crossed our sight-a COW with 8
white petticoat over her head! The
wind had expanded the skirt like q
balloon, and Satan entering into that
COW, had possessed her to put her head
through it, detach it from the line and
walk off with it!
Miss Grimes uttered a wild shrek
and started in pursuit. The cow had
stopped few yards from the house and
stood still till Irene went quite up tC
tempted to reclaim her property, the
preverse animal started on again at q
slow trot. Some carpenters were roof
ing house near by and stopped their
work to watch the sport and volunteer
such advice as, Head her OFF, '.Back
her into a cornerr' Surround herr
and one more wi cked than they all sang
out that old army slang: Grab root!'
The energetic spinster needed them
not, but steadily followed the cow,
which did not seem in the least fright.
ened, but frequently paused till Irene
approached and touched her side, when,
with toss of her horns, she would trOt
on again. 1 think the pursuit might
have continued up to the present time
had not relief appeared in the form OF
Mr.. Robertson. From my outlook at
the chamber window 1 observed him ap-
proach from the opposite end of the
street. Seeing the cow with something
on her head, and Miss Grimes in the
road with nothing on hers. he stopped
and seemed to consider a moment what
it might mean. Being a man of quick
n