Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-21
o. L. d. SNARLEY, Esq,
IA JerOboam street,


fine, feminine hand, to
O. L. d. SNARLEY ESQ,
IA Jeroboam street,
Upstairs. HEA
Old Snarley had three initials-the
only superfiuity he possessed he
never used them all. 1t was $50. Snar-
ley,'' always when he signed his name.
Some people said he begrudged the ink
| it took to write them; but others
| thought it was because of the word they
spelled. 2, s.-- s-.s
"Another bill, / s'pose,' said he,
turning it over in his hand; cor else
some women's nonsense-charity-
| Christmas-charity nonsense. I've got
nothing for them. People should save
money when they're young, if they
don't want to starve when they get bed
ridden Let a few of them starve; it'll
do 'em good must die some time-and
til teach other folks a lesson!'
Old Snarley never did kindness, and
consequently never expected one. He
saw in other people prototypes of him
self; all humanity to him was nodded
into single Observation-Disclosures
plaster is nodded into forms of fairies
| and gods. Old Snarley didn't like kind
| ness. It was to him as sunshine is to
| mildew; and he seldom let himself feel
| its warmth. He was afraid it would dry
him up, perhaps, and he might crumble
and blow away. -. 80 .-.........5
| Old Snarley still eyed the letter. . ?
"Another bill, as sure's the world!"
said he. !" Nice way to send EN-
| miserable sneak! Why didn't he come
around with it like man, and face me ?
| Nice way to do business-through the
post" and he opened the envelope and
read; .&
| "Mr. silas Twinkle and Miss Twinkle pre-
| sent their compliments to Mr.. Snarley and
would like him to dine with them at two
O'Clock on christmas Day. zj<. -
"1H Jeroboam street, Christmas Eve"
Old Snarley was astonished; he foun-
dered; he came near going over alto
gether; but recovered himself, wiped
his razor, put it in little dried up box,
and wiped the lather off his face. Then
he sat down and took the letter, read it
| over again, and looked carefully at the
| address :; it was 40. L. d. Snarley,
Esq.," as plain as the nose on his
/ face. % sas.l. I. = Z -
"l will CO." said he. "By the jump
ing odzookers, 1 will go. That man
Twinkle is noodle. He sits and
smokes his pipe and chuckles all day, as
if there was nothing else to be done in
this world but grin and laugh. That's
the man Twinkle -nobody-nobody!
I'll go; I'll show 'em; they thought /
wouldn't come-I'll show them!"
And Old Snarley hurried about briskly,
| with the prospect of making somebody
| miserable.
Old Mr.. Twinkle and Miss Maria lived
Just across the way. A little, stout,
good-natured old man was he; and she
was saft-voiced, gentle little woman.
Nobody knew what old Twinkle did for
a living. Some said he lived off his
daughters earnings; some said he had
money in the bank; and others, that he
| had q rich son away somewhere, who
used to send him money in those letters
that came to Miss Maria every Thursday
morning. But Mr.. Twinkle was jolly
and comfortable, if he didn't have any
thing to do. If they asked him about
business, he always chuckled, and said
business didn't bother him; if they
asked him how Miss Maria was doing
with her scholars, he would say: "Well
enough, guess if they don't learn OF
4 her its their own fault; she knows
it ALL 8 90
If any one asked him how he was
| going to get through ''the hard times
this WINTER" he always laughed and
said: "The lame and lazy are always
cared for" People got out of patience
when they questioned Mr.. Twinkle about
| his income; and where he came from
nobody knew. Four years ago he and
Miss Maria moved into their little house
moved in the books and the piano
and the easy chairs. in few days a
sign,