Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-07-07
From mike Oodson.,,
suBrRBs oy ARkApr, June q, 1,

SuBIRBs oy ARKADr, June q, 1851.
| Mistur Aik-
Thar haz ben kensiderabull goin on
the past weak-in fackt, tn mutch fur
me tn krcnikal oil ov it.
Furst, the Kollege kommenced, and
sum .ov the studints wus GRADUATED.
Kan yu tel me how tina cum fu Civ
| it the naim ov "Kommencmente" II
must be bekaws the gurls kwit skool
an kommence tn resecve bows, an sit
| up late o. mites. an hang evur the gait
az sed bows take tharselfs home. no
it aint bekaws tina il redi tn du the
howswurk an let the muthers rest
| awhil.
Eniwa the Koliege komnenst Wens-
dy, an it wus immens.
Grand Masonik memorial da wus
i last Fridy. 1t wus astonishin the
grand displa ov Afrikans ther wus
at the Park: CESS ther wus abowt
thre or fore hundred present, sain nuth-
| in ov the invitid gests present, includin
Jedge Dingur,. Sheriff Fletcher, Tony
Rorer, DR.. Golden. Pawl Pattern, VIM.
Stiffins, DR.. Klugg. Hurnien Davis and
Tomas Diggs. Squire, besides sum /
dident no.
The kulored Masens wus havin a big
time playin kroka, bull-in-pen, and
cow-pcn-hog-in.
The biak beis wus oil riggid out in
thar Sunda togsri like ship full mastid-
AZ the perfoomury tha delt in wus tu
strong fur the week stait ov mi stum-
ick, kept tn windard ov EN-. That
perfoomery must hav bin made whar
skunks liz plenti.
1t liz alarmin tn Sc how fast the dar-
kys iz koppying aftur the white folks.
| aktualli saw wun feller take hiz CURL
off tn wun side ov the grounds and sit
doun OIL bench and tawk soft tn hur.
I kudent here, but CESS he tawked
soft tn hur; fur he kept slidin up klost-
er, an ieetle kloster; an then she fixt
hiz butun-hole baka an arranged hiz
neck-ty-and 0 she did loock so swete
on him. An he took hold ov hur deli
kate eharkole hand, an toyed with the
dimund rings on hur tapur fingurs, and,
and-wel, / kudent leock at EN- ami
more. az it maid me wish it wus a
white foxes picknick, an that / wus
wun ov the picknickers.
Ther wuz no disturbance out thar,
and tia oil tuck lemonaid aud ise-
kream without eny sticks in em.
Then tha formed in line an marched
an kounter-martched with the band in
the Iced. The band wus dark kom-
plexioned. and the black ground-wurk
formd . fine kontrast fur the bras horns
tha blu.
Then the bawl in the evenin. The
elegant kostumes ov the ladys in at
tendanse made it verl fine. Sum ov
gests wus drest az fsllers: Mrs Polly,
black, veri anteek an anshent; with
hare kurld. Mrs. Linda Whitner, mus
keeter-bar, trimmed with red bows;
brass ere-rings, with dimund sets; dres
kut short at top an bottun; hair kurld,
and face wei oiled. Angeline Saxton,
ful parti dres; but, OWN tn late wurk
at the tavern, did not hav time tn git
her dimunds-wuh ov the bells ov the
evenin. Miss Mary Horner sat in a
sat i'm a korner, bein surrounded bi the
fashinable yung gentelmen, whu wur
struk with hur buty and klear black
komplexion. She wus drcst in a rak-
ish suit ov pe-grene buntin; 10 neck an
short sleeves; ful hustle; klose pull -bak,
which shewd hur fine figger-250 lbs.
weight-of tn CRATE advantage; ornat-
mentid with gold nek-chane, an lockit
studdid with dimunds, Is karots fine,
maid out ov Sx10 glas; hair dun up in
braid puffs film ovur it-center ov at
traxshun. Hester Branim, lawn dres;
hair kurld. Mrs. Pourn Brown, green
dres trined with blak kaliko, with Mise
little pokit tn karry hur pipe an tobako.
Mistur L. Fletchur, black swaller-tale
kote, white vest, and pants that wus
white early in the da. but principally
creme bi this time; bare-footed-wether
SO raini shumaker kudent make hiz
butes. Tomas Diggs. Esq, stand-up
koller; black plants; 3-sth-inch rope
round hiz waste fur belt.
Yu kan juge frum this ov sum ov
kosfumes ov the gatherin.
AZ yu don't want tn Civ oil yure pa
puf fur this item, this liz enuf fur the
benited Afrikan.
The Kurnel il bizy gittin hiz watur-
millins redy tn feds ON hiz pikits on.
He il 20 hizy that / don't sc mutch ovI
him now. ketch an okashunal site
ov him in the rear, az he and hiz dog
60 to wurk.
Miss Jenny Yungman haz gone tn
hur home in the swampy South; mani
harts foller hur. Their wus sum more
yung ladise frum the Kollege went
4 - u 4. Al.