Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-30

! "No jokin'," said the old man, earn
estly. ''When the time for a weddin'
is sot, faint good luck not to hev it
| come off, ter say nothin' of hevin' the
vituals git spilled a-waitin', m all that.
5 P'r'aps the parson I'll come, after all.
He promised sartain true to start early
this mornin' frum Deep Cove. Don't
see fur the life of me what the mahter
ken be, onless somebody wuz took sick
all ov a suddint. The wimmen folks
| kinder lay it to his wife, fur she wuz
| a-comin', too. She's a dretful bigoted
sort ov q woman, m hain't never ready
to so nowhere, m he hez to wait fur her
whether or no. Got belated to funeril
once while he 'wuz a-waitin' fur her to
comb her hair.''
81 am not joking, assure you," said
Phil, who made haste to explain the
situation to George.
avail, if this here. chap ez parson
ct beats me. When I see a parson 1
most centrally feel like creepin' into. a
pooty small place m a-makin' up a
dretful pertickler m solum face, m
chewin' my words dretful fine. But
here's this one, lively ez the fust mate
ov a two op-master, IN (beg his para
ding) not dressed over pertickler, nei-
ther'
"Sho! Uncle Jake'' said resplen-
dent young sailor in fowered-satin vest,
who had been listening to the CONVERSE
ton from his post on the bank above us,
'sJohn says if there ez q real bony fdy
parson here he wants him asked to tie
the knot right away he amt a-gein' to
wait for Parson Hatchins no longer"
81 should be very happy to be of
SERVICE" said George, endeavoring to
reduce his ,countenance to an appropri-
ate solemnity. ssBut, as the Captain
suggested, my dress is hardly suitable
for such an OCCASION" ~ a.
"Oh, Lor'! 1 didn't mean to hint
that 'twouldn't do to hitch folks in. only
that 'twa'n't jest o. the pious cut that a
parson commonly wears; that's all. |
hope you don't take no offense, sir.
Walk up ter the house, ladies m gentle
men. all on ye. The folks IL be pleased
ter see We, anyhow."
1t was suggested by some one that
we should partake of our lunch before
repairing to the wedding-festivities but
we finally decided to wait for this until
after the ceremony, for to keep bridal
party waiting under such circumstances
would be barbarous indeed.
The house which sheltered this happy
group was little weather-wo cottage,
which, facing the sea, had something
of the pathos of an aged human face,
with the gray lichens growing over its
small. peering windows and decaying
door, with its SCARED and roughened
walls, so suggestive of lonely years and
beating storms. a great pile of drift
wood was situated on one side of the
door, and perched upon this structure,
like birds upon rail, were various men,
some old and some young, all engaged
in whiting and smoking while they
young women were laughing and chat
A silence fell on all around as we ap-
peared upon the scene, however, and
every eye was turned toward us with an
expression of great curiosity. -
''City folks thet's hoardin' over ter
Bar Harbor," explained Cap'n Jake, as
he escorted as into the house. "They
come over in schooner, IN, as good
luck would hev it, parson amongst
'ep, though I'll be bound he don't look
much like one. He's altogether too
pleasant m harnsorn favored for that, I
tell him."
And he gave loud laugh, and tipped
merry wink in the direction of George,
who had exchanged his yachting jacket
for Mr.. Dudley's coat, which was of
sufficiently serious cut.
"Lor', JACOB! you dom orter speak
agin parsons, if they be kinder holler-
checked m sober. Religions must be
wearin' to the lungs, folks has to holler
so In meetin'," remarked the Captains
buxom wife, who greeted us with great
cordially. She was a jolly, good
misunderstanding soul, with twinkling
gray eyes, a skin which resembled a
harvest-apple, and an abundance of iron
gray hair, which, confined in cart-wheel
twist at the crown by huge ornamental
comb, gave her head the appearance of
windmill. She wore an Old-fashiened
lowered delaine dress, which would have
put the rainbow to shame in point of
gorgeousness, and, either for ornament
or protection, several calico aprons,
each in a shining state of newness. She
introduced her daughter, the bride,
pretty girl of twenty-five, with eyes
that seemed to have stolen their color
from the sea-'the greenest of things
blue, the bluest of things gray'-and
deep blush like that of wild roses on
her brown cheek. She wore a blue
wooden dress, 4 wreath of white artificial
flowers around her small, shapely head,
and a knot of white ribbon fastened the
lace at her throat. She seemed entirely
free from self consciousness, and did
the honors of the house in a manner
which charmed US all, especially the
gentlemen of the party. The groom
was a manufacturing sailor enough, at
tired in vest of many colors and a laven-
der necktie. He was thin and pale,
however, and uttered not word unless |
there was some special reason for doing
so. s.A. ...- -
'Mis' Spurlin' she didn't favor the
match noway, SEEM Johns kinder
sickly, m gifts ammonia most every win
ter eff he's out coastin' in rough wealth
err. m Lzbuth hain't the kind Nv gal |
tibet would ever hev ter live single fur |
the lack of a beau. But he's sot up a |
grocery-store over on the main ter
Sedgwick, now, m Marthy she give in,
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