Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-17
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HON. PosDERous PoLrLoouErr. LooUrrUR.
that reminds me, dear sir. Of q little occur
When Was i. lad .efa els gsi So
All, let me replenish your glass. sir. And If
I shall be very glad * ,.....
To recount it TO you, for iventure to fatter
<" il Is other than bad. rgtss a3
You observe, at the side table there. that ma
aswell. that, sir, is Beau, ii 7
The hero who made himself famous upon that
4 long time ago, - = =.
Way back in virginia-let's see, if my memory
In the year twenty-fo'.
Twas in Albernarle County, Virginia. my
- TiIl the day that he died, 4i.
Wen of in fine horses, and niggers. and arabic
And family pride; .ffs5tH .3'SE~
Thomas Jeferson's friend as a horseman, a
swordsInan = Christian. t,.4s l53t.s
tt..., Was he known, far and wide.
This dfression pray pardon. 'Twasthere that
he raised us together @ttE
Old Beau there and me.
Though Beau was niger, and was the son
- Not a little cared we;
We were simply two boys-we were friends
we were constant companions, 44g
In work or on spree. ,{.sg f..-< ~
Well. a cousin of mine. James Tottett. from
Washington Gas,,a City, City. ono ve 49, a p
To pay me visit a priggish young blue
blood and ehurlish. 80 ~
..l With arrogant sneer
For our primitive" customs, and Boosting his
wondrous achievements
In tobacco and beer.
From the first Beau conceived dislike to
James, "the town tackey." sta
While James was accustomed to make him
the butt of his banter, .{,sis ftr 5@
And frequently tried
To goad him by tannts to a quarrel to which
~ iva sry Seldom replied
One Sabbath we went. with a lot of the neigh
boring yogngstersIen
And of James-to the river near by, our ulti-
A.swimming to go.
Walking thither James ridiculed Beau more
fhe could have done SOY.
Now Beau was a wondrous musician on wills
ties and riddles, $50 9"
winch ne I0hQ0 WIFI MS KNIFE,
And the Christmas preceding my father had
brought him from Richmond
a marvellous fife,
To perform upon which, to his friends and MS
own DELEGATION, rs "t
- Was the pride of his life. ........
And upon this occasion his fife, from his
pocket projecting, ts -ti' #t.t
in view OF us ALL, TRl
Was snatched at by James. Thenthey clinched.
In the russell ensuing
ia Beau was rather too small;
Thus concluding the brawl.
We continued our journey until we arrived at
Our prime destination; es,E
Our additions performed, our hab1iments
donned, twas suggested
81 That, for more recreation. 'tJ ~
Devil which motion .,get -..s e s.ss
Received appreciation.
This Door of the Devil was then a notorious
- In the river hard by, go.
Where the water dashed swirling beneath the
steep bank excavated, l'fs@" if ~
With sough and a sigh; -
And never again had aught swallowed down
Been perceived by mans eye.
Arrived. we were gazing with wonder down at
And with some superstition, e as@
When. attempting to cast an unwfeldly pro-
jectile into Them goa s.sst g. tEs<4 e4
a. James lost his position .as.8.8E
Falling in-in trice sucked from sight-while
we stood stark as statues,
ff1st In our helpless condition.. ~
one cried "Murder!",
In response to which call 3f.
Came . number Of parties-among them were
Beau after the brawl
Having sulked in the rear)-and despair and
-p-az Filled the faces of ALL Fa
No hope; for the Door of the Devil never
yields up its victims. t.' =
And none Is SO rash .tJss tt45 i#i
As to forfeit his hfe in a futile endeavor to
Nor Hold. like Hash, s.55st
A figure darts through us-leaps over the bank
Disappears with a splash. 70
and then a dead silence. {T = J
III He can ne'er re-appear:
This we know, even though he is one Of the
TO be found far or near
Thus we wait a fnll Observation-Disclosures,
And from us hoarse cheer ? =
There's fearful suspense grand struggle
and Beau, with his burden,
~ss4 At last Is ashore; .
And the men rear him. dripping and bleed
ing, aIOft on their shoulders, 4g
with a thunderons roar. go
And my father for once is profane, as he
SwearS, by JehOva. sasz o. zs....-
He is FREE. evermorep
When James had recovered, he walked up to
Beau and he thanked him,
- And assured him yames Tottett
Was his friend from that forth, and he offered
his hand, but Beau scorned it,
And muttered, t.Dod rot It!
Do you think It war YOU war after?' Chis
hand on his pocket
IT. H. Reo s 10y III u H anp Msgassne.
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MISS KEZIAH'S VALENTINE.
CHE has the most angelic counte-
nance Of any man that ever saw in the
pulpit. We can but think his Affections
have been blessed to him. Poor man!
with those three sweet, motherless chill
dren; my heart bleeds for himi''