Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-02
ssGullIver's,' Trip Down the

ssGullIver,s,, Trip Down thu
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IRoxros. No.. Nay 50, 1881.
III. Register
Leaving our pretty little town. where mos
quitos, bed-bugs, and heas are at premium
i and patent medicines for the cure Of q
malarial diseases are ct discount, tbs mrs
town struck was
l ANNAPOLIe. a
| struck It pleasantly enough, but Il didn'
strike me In that way, By any means.
| Annapolis II . mighty nice town. Evsry
body knowns that Il seems TO contain Ii,
thirstiest lot of people for town Of it, sis,
Of any ever saw. Three saloons 70 popu
lation Of 10. Prohibitory arguments seem 4
have had very little effect here, although pro
htbltion has some very strong supporters.
left this town hungry. saw two pretty Eiril
looking at me about meal time, and the train
appearing at the same time. I left, 70 70 to
DIES ARC.
Ihave very indistinct idea Of what there
was to be seen here, - met ono Of Ironton'a
good-looking young men, and he had % much
TO say of . certain-but won't give him
away. Wouldn't do It for anything. / also
saw "Uncle Isaac" here. He was well and
hearty. l would have liked to have given
him ''itE" for certain reasons, but he looked
rather bewildered, 50 did not show myself.
The last saw OF him, he was making bee-
line for to catch the person who was ringing
the dinner bell at white house on the hill.
Des Arc has . great number Of buildings
mostly pig-pens or lumber sheds. ] think
saw . saw-mill, two saloons, and hotel. It
may have several other fine houses; bat tho
b reese-y influences Of tho aforementioned
chat waited my ideas on this point to OBSCURE
ty. "Unele Isaac" can furnish (fres for
stamp all information needed. Send adj
dress. Write plainly. Ho for
PIEDMONT.
Piedmont 10 . town. Has 500 inhabitsnts.
Outside of the inhabitants, it has nothing but
stores. hotels. and saloons. II you wish to 70
to sleep, (.nd the chances are that the natural
propensities Of this town will DO transmitted
to you.} you may doss; but next morning You
will arise with wish that you hsdn't retired,
and very distinct idea Of having heard ''ding.
dong's, ""puh-pufi's," "toot-toot's''snd every
noise Imaginable, possible, or impossible, that
IN engine, train, aud crew can make, and the
impression Of having gone TO bed to rest, hut
had made mistake, somehow. This 10 . rail-
road town, You bet! Away We 20. This 10
MILL SPRING.
Mill Spring 10 the boss placed It has two
"hotels;" and, as was informed, II you 70 to
one you will wish you had gone to the other,
and vice versa. tried one. and, despite the
foregoing information, devoutly wished
had gone to the other. / asked the "lady of
the house" how long it would be before din
ner. ''Right at the hour, sir; right ut the
hour" BY that though she meant noon; bat
I hung around to make assurance doubly
sure" There is . splendid view from the
porch of this hotel. Just few feet In front
Of the door Is . mud-hole, wherein the frolic-
some hog and her numerous family seem to
spend the summer holidays. To the right 10 .
cabin without ends or sides, Every pictur-
esque,) and to the left the depot and An old
and rotting wellcurb, from which the little
my delectation. Spaces between to be filed
up with mud-holes aud trees. ut must Be
seen to be appreciated"
WILL1ANSVILLR.
This town contains two stores, two saloons,
two hotels, about twenty i've Inhabitants, and
a saw-mill. Everything around here 10 green,
neat, and orderly. including the depot agent,
who wears high blue-striped piccadilly. and .
derby. The train upon which / intended to
leave this place being late. / concluded to take
stroll. As the solitary atrsst was composed
mostly of mud and deep wagon rata. took
the railroad track. After traversing half .
mile of which, and seeing nothing but few
stunted apple trees, lumber piles, and lop-
cared cur dog. 1 returned to that ''rest for the
weary" the depot: and reclining easily, not
softly, on hard bench. l drowsily thought Of
Gland that is fairer than day." which Was
anywhere else than Williansvills.
If you want . full panoramic view of nature
you know am an "ardent student" Of ma
ture, both human and oths rwiss-you should
get in a through-freieht trains cabooss and
sit at the back door. Why . through-freight's
caboose, Is that they don't stop oftener than
every FIVE miles, and only stops fifteen or
twenty minutes then; and when It goes, II
doesn't try to rival the lightning express
In speed, thereby Offering better view. And
freight train rides 30 nice and smooth, too;
II you hold with both hands to the cabOose
and keep your back jammed ~ tight ~ posi-
Bile to the back of 1t, the chances are still
against your keeping your seat. Taking .
drink, II YOU catch the rim of the cue In your
teeth, aud grip 1t vice-like, you can get tho
full benefit Of the water, and toothache. too.
From here you will see the otherwise"
nature all verdant and beautiful-soms ver-
dant human nature also. I ASSURE you--Tradu-
ally recedinx. diminishing, and disappearing.
High bluffs, ugly swamps, breeding malaria
and bull-froR music; sunny. ripping brooks,
railroad ties, beautiful trees, (tai, long. Alim.
stunted, crooked gnarled. etraight, and dead
ones,) log huts, shaggy. awful bluffs, lumber
piles, saw.mills, brilliantly plumaged birds
we saw a red btrd.-bare-footsd men. women.
and chi ldren. dancing feathery clouds. chang.
ing, changing-grand, awful, sublime! TIA
better 70 no further lest might, in my en-
thusiasm. enlarge on the beauties Of this
swampy country.
am now at
POPLAR BLUFF.
This town IL placSd upon Q bill, or blum.
Imaginary poplar trees are growing all over
It, from which II derives its name. Strag-
CLING, disconnected, tumble-dcwn buildings
are scattered among the better ones. To get
IN ha town rrODQr VIM nnuat climb n anrk ~