Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-09-14
BY ELI d. AXE.
MISSOURI

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he PdN 4o8 HRH OF 1EAD.
: tETULETLAE 8 J.
FT2p Neak New Epgland,s MOUNTAINS
nSre Ia1r Montana's fountains
ION alleged silver sand,
a Missionary. mild in
niS manners and his speech,
Soufntye0 to seek the wild in
Church wherein to preach.
IN the "city" where he duly
T. ~ Tandering tentsdid pitch ssA
me spoS Cd n Is na sst srssk il rieh..,s
9pDple (who would gather 81
g hear MS words with mirth)
not estrth's salt, but rather -,
Inc salters of the earth.
VI calls though oft spoke deacon,
VI orother-I mean "pard"-
ne found that they were speaking
lSee Hamlet by the card.
Anu the language that they use with
regard to every game
Aue Sood mans face SuffuSed with
Dob -taiied) flush Of shame. ass
And to his deep dejection.
He sens "a for a a eos'ees ais has a
but little wealth he gat.
groWfed the parson plucky =
lney would satiric SMILE ssEEZE
ana hInt he was blamed lucky %S<As -
IN getting back the tile.
one day unto the preacher Sc
s sa sss s asd tsPs,F 11f
Except the other-there.
Ooe WINS the "a Terror"
RecnerrMurderer Sed3 REE
oftss lives that sh egs had led. 20 cfB
The missionary ware was
MAJ testing they must be;
he said in his church there was
Just then no vacancy.
bnt when toward the trigger
he saw their fingers glide,
he remembered with great vigor
Inere was +" room for two inside"
SEEM we now air brothers,
The " A Terror" cries,
We Ne ought to get the others ~
,AndspafsoE fSchy our hat:
Hey fE donation party
For the church of Dead mule FlatH
Forth went the luckless parson, &EE
Between the ruffians two, &
Who homicide and arson
Vowed for the cause they'd do.
They had their weapons handy,
And used tQTard all theymet
y ~ sfss ass:ie / IEE
FIRST, Brother Terror All
Would range them in a row,
And stand prepared to Stay one
Whose hands should downward go,
While Deacon Murderer Ed" he
Went through them systemat-
1cally, and the ready
Placed in the parsons hat.
Thepariy cleaned the city
OuH3nan hour or 80. 80
DE" Hid tho !" Terror" witty, 81 e
Wis dine for as togo Il
Onto s1e distant heather <
Wehean forthwith to slide, Uz
Andpreach the Gospel; We, then, =
mo piuntier Inust divide 81
"a - 81 81 A 81 IL -
&Thssun is hast,ning bedward. ~
No time to lose have We
Here's half for Deacon Edward,
And here is half for me;
And, my white chokered hearty,
You shall have, back your hat.
sRah for the donation party
For the Church of Dead mule Flat" u
"But, boys, the parson pie AIDED,
"'Tis hardly right for me
To let y gu, unimpeded,
Take the cburch'S property. g
All preachers to their trust are 81
Faithful presumed to be:
just shoot my hat and buster,
That folk the holes may see,
. And Think made endeavor
1.-The church funds to RETAIN
In buster and in beaver
They fired their pistols twain,
And the parson snickered queeriy
As lie two six-shoOters drew:
-"Brethren, beloved dearly,
I've got the drop on you"
He marches to the city,
And there his prize presents
d tn a Vigilance Committee
OF prominent residents. ~ ~ -
The pleas the missionary LIS.
For his captives makes they fend OF,
And they give the cemetery
OF his church double send-off.
They give him the !" donation,n
And heap anew his hat,
And elect by reclamation
Him Pope of Dead-mu1e Flat;
A church tax straight they levy, -
And now when the hat goes round,
ITS contents are right heavy,
And have a thinking sound.
And his mother would not known,
That young mining engineer,
Who once had been to Rome,
And with q superior sneer,
Where the FlatterS most do cluster,
The statement did dispute
That the Pope wore q linen buster,
And was upon the shoot.
e T. Ldnigdn, in Hdrper's Magazine.
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