Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02

the busy mother. brushing about ex-
| citedly. We must get things straight
| ened before the school-bell rings. i mere
it goes,', she cried, in -dlsmay. oh,
dear me! It's just as l. expected. l
| k,aoas that MF.~Donaad hasn't 1eafen US
| The mean Old thing" cried Nellie,
hg faa Instant witho s,tsasss ments
| warning. the two great doors on either
side of the house slid to with a bang,
that brought six wildly palpitatlng
hearts into six throbbing little Threats,
| as the terror-strickep children stood IN
the awful darkness Of their prison.
| house. .t .'".
They were too frightened and aston
| ished to speak or move for moment
and during that sl1opt space OF silence
they heard a great, rough thY voice. voice, just
Il can. get a good big price for 'em
out West, where. there ain no httle
nirls. I'll couple this 'ere nigiIt-car
right on to the engine, an take EN- OIL
afore they're missed. 't3 D ..al..rf
And then the new home',4 began to
move along the. track, slowly at ilrst.
but gaining rapitity at every turn or
the wheels, and wall ct anguish.
which was simply terrific. went up from
the entire family within.
Dot and Nellie danced right up and
down, and screamed at the top OF their
voices, tossing their chubby hands
about in most frantic manner.
Sallie and Fay lifted up their voices
in a dismal wall of anguish Little Min
ME dropped on her knees. and began to
say: '1Now l lay me-" getting 1t sadi:.
mixed with oh, | want my mamma!
While Mary, threatened her captor
with every conceivable manner OF ven
geance if he did not release her at once;
but her. terrible threats were drowned
by the united voices of her sobbing chill
dren. ..-e,d ed' >3tbhauy re-
..Oh, what shall we doajaWhat shall
we ever DOE cried. Nellie, in despair.
81 s'pose he's goin' to sell rs 70 the
people. who eat up fat little girlS-and
what Will our mammal do them" sobbed
Dot p" - q 'h'h''@ s"a>A'" ~ -
Then followed another burst of I'M
comfortable grief and lamentatioi1, loud
Ell and longer than the first, ia the midst
of which, the giants heart must .haye re-
Tented, for one OF, the great doors slid
suddenly open, letting in a food Of sun
light-letting out SIX sorrowful little
GIRLS, with t,imbled clothes and tear
| Stained faces. '.isH - t7i7sJp :.
They did not wait to find the'step,
but jumped out in such Arecklesshhaste
that they fell upon each. OF her in a be-
wildering, heap of bri ght-colqreds dress
es, from which protrIpqded .sif pairs OF
small shoes struggling to eytricate their
owners from the ,heaving mass. This
was finally accomplished, and just as
the second reading class were taking
their places on: the recitation seats, six
forlorn little objects filed into the school
room. .u.3ra'a f.sr.a - h>sa . 3~A"
But their troubles were not atianend.
To be sure, they had lost "a IL or their
household goods; had bruised them
selves dreadfully in their fall from the
car; had soiled and torn their dresses,
so that an explicit explanation must be
rendered at home; but the most terrible
part was yet to come. They fully re-
allied this when Miss Birch babe them
stand in line. and await Mr.. Donald's
verdict. Trembling with apprehensive
forebodings they stood there, while the
copious tears flowed afEesh. ~sb,,u>..
hall, the step which they feared at any
tlluc, Dut " lllCil ScclilCu linz hlICll VA
doom as they awaited Ills coming.
He entered the room. heard their pitt
full story, and then their punishment
began: ''F'Htf' ff' "' '.f' 'hi
Mary, being the oldest. was placed
foremost, and the. rest directly behind
her, in a line. .,........ ...r,gi. 81.
Forward, march, said the, principal,
in a voice of stern command; and the
melancholy line advanced. Of I.e,,r-.
Mr. Donald stood at the door. leading
into the hall, and as they passed him he
administered singing box on the six
left ears turned toward him. He then
marched solemnly in advance. and led
them up the stairs into dhe august pres
enee of the young ladies anet gentlemen
of the school, after.which he.again took
his station at the door, and admins
tered d box Of equal severity on the six
right ears. +, ..,,,.., ,. .,,i..,.,,
The little culprits, then took, their
seats. with hot cheeks and hotter ears
rs reminders of their offense 80"
Fer days afterwarf they took no in
terest in play-houses or games but
would go away by, themselves and talk
over their dreadful adventure, and sur
mise and wonder what terrible things
would have happened to them if their
captor, had not finally relented and set
them free.-Ruth HartWick, W Golden
Days. ,t...a,,.. -.t,..
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