Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31
IDLE WORDS.

p, Yes, we, had most magnlncent
| time at the sociable. All the people
were perfectly delightful and the music
was charming and the decorations just
too lovely for anything! The room was
frightfully hot, thought was fairly
mclted'
Yes, the room was rather warm, ;"
remarked Lucy.
"And cot tired to death before it
was over, things dragged so dreadfully.
1 thought that Glee Club would surely
90 on singing all night And what an
awfully shrill voice Janet CRANKY hast
it really deafened me. Don't you think
that dress of hers is horrid-With
founces piled on by the dozen?'' ii f.
Il thought it had only seven" .r.4
"The salt must have got into the ice
cream, did you notice? There was
enough in the saucerful ate to freeze
whole freezer full. Wasn't that a
splendid bouquet they threw to Sissy
Merton! So big it almost covered hes
up"
Indeedr' quietly exclaimed grand
father, who was sitting near. Il should
like to have seen it, | have heard of
the wonderful things florists construct
nowadays with cut flowers, but l had no
idea they made them SO large as that
Gas what, grandfather?n asked Ma
bel, pausing before launching into an
other stream of talk, she having, as was
usual with her, forgotten her trifing
words almost as soon as uttered.
1T must have been-Well, you did
not give the dimensions. my dear, but
should guess it could not have been less
than four Or five feet in diameter"
What diameter, grandfather
s.Why, the diameter of that bouquet
, "What bouquet" Mabel looked be-
wildered. + 7"F
The one you have been telling
about"
II never told of bouquet four or five
feet in diameter, grandfather. You
must be dreaming, sir. l never saw
such thing in my life.''
''Then the lady you spoke of must be
very small, DEAR
'What lady, grandfather
The lady whose bouquet almost COW
cred her up
'Oh-h-hr' Mabel burst into hearty
laugh. '.Why, grandfather, that's Just
mean that she had bouquet as large
DIS tUstt.
''Then why did you say SO, Mabel?'
"Oh. well-mamma does scold me
most outrageously for it. She says |
exaggerate things horribly, but what
harm does it do?" af''
II am sorry to" hear that of your
mother" said the old gentleman, grave
ly. Il had always supposed that her
behavior was far within the limits of de-
cency and propriety."
'.My mother! Grandfather, you are
very queer to-day! What do you
3hean?''
'.Look in the dictionary for the
definition of things done in an outrag-
eous manner, dear. 1 am only taking
you at your word. But l am afraid,
Mabel, that your health will suffer from
the effects of eating so much salt"
II hav'n't been eating salt, grand
father
II understood you to say your ice
cream contained enough salt to freeze a
whole freezer full" ...
"Oh, now, grandfather, you are a
most fearful critic
Il shall try not to be alarming. How
did you manage to reduce yourself to
solid condition so soon after being
melted?s .' 'fH
'.Oh, only meant that the room was
so roasting hot.' 90 !anp- ~ 80.
cit must have been quite danger
Gus place-you were attacked with
deafness, too, you sayP-you seem to be
recovering from it. -" ..a.t
"But you know I didn't, mean any
such thing 49,. -. 4
"Then why did you say it, dear? Was
it true?''
'.Why-it wasn't so, of course
'.If it was not true, what was it?''
Mabel looked as if this was soberer
view of the matter than she wished to
take.
did you really think the Giee Club
would sing all night?'
NO, sir
"Then. when you said you thought