Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-22

! lIc -A1lSI v a. oullc current 2lsS CCSIla0E
more 50 every day, thai odd Mont
ford as our disrespee1ful custom Is
OF speaking Of nan who has a grown
f2miy---Eas going 10 marry Stella
Blake- the new waiting maid 81 Mont
ford House"
But Stella herself not going out and
having DO friends 10 tell her the dis
agreeable things people might say OF
her. WIS N blissfpl ignorance Of the
c1orT going the rounds Of the nasghbo--
hood and being very literally discussed
therein There Was o. course every
shade Of opinion upon the subjec1-
Some fine ladies'. who had themselves
I been servants IN Their CirIboo9. wire
utterly borl6ed 10 think that "a man
q Mr. M0p1ord's wealth and family
should sIoop 10 .DIy one OF his ser
wants.
Al The opposite extreme were others
who sad that II WAS sh2DAiul 1haf q
fresh fair, young Cin should sen her
self 10 thai old imbeclle- used
5nfen pfrzte language, a. people who
f2Ae SIDES usually do-.-io- Inc house
and g lalfry pile nj money
These last perhaps. II Is fair 10 tx
plain were mostly made I'D Of very
Young girls and unsophis1icated Eoun-
men who In the simplicity OF their
bea-ts- believed the old absurd le-end
Of - love II cottage, which ridiculous
bunbly our modern culture has
long since exploded that IS, among the
upper classes and Il i rapidly per-
-ne&1in- the lower s1rata-
/ Befween these two were the crest
body OF conservatives who were dis
posed 10 look upon I az - upon the
whole, q rood thing for both parties
quoting thai fanorsTe a-g-uDen1- that
Mr.. Monffur6 wau 4 soon be getting
Old and would need 3 VIE 10 axe care
Of HIN atler lis G2u-hfers married
Cd coUse- INV woman however Young
or IS T. should consider II a great and
lres1irnatole privilege 10 tax care OF
some mal IN his - sa-e and yellow
leat7' devor5nE herself 10 81 The
wniTns and czp-sees OF his second
childhood for the --ea1 consideration Of
board and clo1hin-- Any properly
regulated female mind vii seq tbs al 3
gIznee- and need not waste -urtbe-
a-gur.erf OF the subject
The STorT-or TIE gossip. rather
confronted Ralph Anderson Turn WI Oh
WY he would H heard i 50 much
thai one would have SUPPOSED he x ould
have become so accustomed 10 i g not
10 notice Il But i had precisely The
contrary effect The more he heard Il
the more &nr-y and excited he crew
upo1 Tie subject He Denounced il Is
= utterly shameful and -o1 seriously
Hr---F with Blanche for fayO-lnr il -
q be called Il Is If she could have
hindered 7 T she woul6-or would Il
she could, ! think Thai al This 1lule DO
one buf Blanche Arnold D0I even eZ
ceptiay Ralph himself. had aly suS-
PIC On OF Ihe real nature. or cause.
rather OF his C-saI Indignation 81 the
rulnored marriage
II had teel ot.aTl = lwo weeks since
the snow Storm and Ralph had never
seen Stells but oncs- and then only 81 &
distance TIE snow had long since dis
zppea-ed- and December lad come n
with the T1lIcDess Of early auruInn. II
was one OF Ralph7s pecul5a-ltjes 10 take
long walks; half q dozen miles or more,
Just for the sake f walkin-. He was
returning from one OF those. one after
noon and about half : nile ont OF
Rockford when he discovered very sud
denly 1ha1 & Young lady WIS about TWO
rods n advance OF him. and 1haI that
Young lady WAS 10 other 1han Stella
Blake, 4 few swift strides brought him
10 her SIDE
JDlf9 us Is12hr- II
SAID suddenly She started and III
tered s quick CIV Evidently she hsd
been 50 absorbed II thought IS not 10
. have Do1iced h.s approach buT she
recon- cred harsef almost instantly. and
re1ur-e Cd hiS szluta1 %. 4 little pause
succeeded which WIS broken BY Ralph7s
Saving. ahrup1lK=
i wonder al your walking mile to
Town. Miss Blake SuTsfy. under The
circumstances The Noarford carriage i
81 your disposal
i Go not understand yoU- meaning.
Ny Anderson she replied. Under
ria circumstances:
OF cerra nlv 6.ap-01 be ignorant OF
ny meaning, Mss Blake-whr pretend
! II hate prrfense'
VIII YOU BE- 50 kind as II explain
this singular language SIP she asked
baugh1llr- turning and facing him
i cannot sac IS II needs much eZTla-
nation. buf since you ask II ] VIII give
Il The universal report that YOU are
spoo 70 marrv My Glloer. Nontford led
ne 10 suppose that you were already n
rlafIon Of some Of the honors aDd
privileges s1ch qse~a desirable alliance
might TIC s7pr osed 10 confer.
A fiery crimson food swept up 10 her
. lem pres
who has told such s story she
asked sharply
1t would take De half day TO tel al
who have told l. first andlasi- / heard
Il frst from L! cousin. Miss Blanche
Arnold
"Y0u caa tel Miss Blao zbe Arnold
she cried. facing him with flashing
eyes and quiva-lD2 noSt-1ls- --1ha1 who
ever u1sy choose to ma-TT- ] WI not
descend 10 such petty sT'ts and 60 .uetrjes
g she has 10 win her loTer-'
~You forral the lady Is ny cousin
he sad his face flushing
No. do not nor THAT e,oas ere the
lover she has won either. Mr. Ander-
SOL L Fop do not wish 10 bear the trlIh
shout voEr elegant and accomplished
lsdy-loTe. then refrain from telling me
what she says Of me
--Bu1 YOU do not deny its Il moi the
truth be persisted