Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-23

the oldest inhabitent, in his coarsest and most
stentorian tones, remindin me of Bankoe's
COST, or sum luther fellers COST, and kaused
me tn lux round with blanched cheeks an
trenholm Inns, that mite be redi tn run if
| the said COST wor cumin mi wa. l after
wurds lernd that it wus wun ov the serenads
| ov Nachur, who liz gud tn thos people, an tn
| compensate them fur Twin in such plais
| furnishes them with tn serenads or serenad-
| in seasons, tn whit, spring and sumner. The
bulfrog will sing yu tn slepe and then slepe
| therselvs, while the musskeeters, or sumner
serenaders. will sing an suthe yu tn slepe an
| then kwiatly foil on WI an draw life's blud
frum vure vanes. Judgin frum appearances
sumtims think that the muskeeterS hav NOR
blud in them than ther victims. Aftur listnin
tn the serenad, | found mi wa tn the tavern
an wos astonisht tu Sc the hOm- Xix kumfert ov
the parlOr Ov that tavurn: it wuS hung with
pict<turs, the labels wus kiVerd with relicks
ov the fur West, an vareus piles ov stones,
m1nerl blosum, an oars. The mlncrl wus Oil
rite, WIS sum ov the stones; but sum Ov
them we foxes hear wud onii use tn throw at
burds and so fourth. But az tina don't hav
enythlng but mud, voter, an silks ly1n on the
ground down there, suppose that liz all rite.
Wei, got thru lookin at the stones, an with
mi usual kuriositi fur belong tn a kuriositi
klub) l lookt at the pickters on the vols; al
tur which / loOkt at the books, albums, and
,etsetera, when I discovered the naim ov a
yung ladi friend whu used tu go tn skule at
the Suburbs, an whu afterwards tot skule at
-, an the naim Miss Jennie lookt az nat
erl az WI pleese. Then l diskuverd that the
tavern wus kept hi a wider ladee. Wei, [
dident see anithing ov hur; nor saw no one
until went tn brekfust, when see yllng
adee presidin, IN wus wunderin whether
she wus the wun or not, but konkludld she
wus tn yung an gud lOokin'. Aftur brehust
| slept intu the parler, when yungish ladee
in bak ris up frum befour the fire an askt
me tn tax the rokin- cheer. / WIS so skart
/ cud not sd a wurd. | WIS tn dumfoundld
tn ask hllr the amount Ov mi bill, an when l
KUN tn she wus gon. l thot to miself, "What
dus this meen-so mulch butt in the swamps"
had red Ov a gun kOlled the Swamp Angll,
an formed the idee that the ideel Swamp
AnGil WIS wun ov these reglar hare-rasers,
| an kud peel WI bald-heded in mint, an klld
pick man up and pitch him intu the midle
ov a swamp: but this wun wus not that kind,
and although she had hur pistle lyin on the
label, no she wusent kruel. OH tn wunst
old man Weller's admonishun tn hlZ sun
Sammy, in Dickins, KUN TIL mi mind-''Sam-
my, beware ov vidders''-an l jist got up and
left, levin mi ovurkOte hanging thar az Sc
kuritee fur mi brekfust. / met dockter
frum Creme River, Kaintucky, an we kon-
kludid tn ride out an see the kuntri; so we
TUX the hack fur anlither toun. But on goln
| tn the tavern fur mi kote WIS met agin bl
a smile, when | brased up with the admoni-
shun ov the old Weller again, an askt fur mi
| bill. paid it (strange til sal, an got mi kote.
| The ladee gave me sum ov hur kards, an az |
| told hur that ust tn no hur late husband.
when, thinkin again ov old Weller, took mi
departure an joind the docktor fur our jount
| thru the mud-ov which les sed the bettur.
| | found mi kOmpanyun tn be very Jeenyel
yung man frum Kaintucky, whuse parents
| wus wei ackwainted with an old gentleman
| in Bellvu vally frllm Creme River, KY. l al
80 found that he wus a komplete kaptive tn
| the pr9tti landladee at the tavern, and no
matter how mulch mite kwote old Weller,
| it onIi made it so mulch the wurse. He had
staid at the tavern da, Will had bin Their
onli ours. He wis lookin fur plais tn
settel an practis, and WIS strongli disposed tn
sette thar.
Az this liz gettin so long stori, shall hav
! tn continue it tn mi next, which will cum
sum ov these daZe if ! liv.
Yures in the pursoot ov nollege,
MIKE DODSON.