Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

smoothness such as that And vet did
not they as q rule. live well with their
'husbandss What right had she to ex.
pect ANYTHING better than their fate?
Then her thoughts could not be kept
from turning to John Gordon. He had
bean TO her She persoDifieaflon of man.
illness. That which he resolved to do
he did with an iron viii. But his man
ners TO all women were soft, and to her
seemed to have been suffgsed with
special tendernessSB But he was charv
OF his words-asS be had ever been d
her. He had beentlie sonsof "a bsnkex
at Norwich: but, lust rs sl1ehSd II
come acquainted with him. the bank
had broke, and he had left Oxford to
come home and find himself ruined
man. But he had never said q word to
her OF the family misfortune. He had
been six feet high. with dark hair cut
very short, somewhat full OF spot OF
the toughest kind, which, however, he
abandoned instantly. things have
so turned out" he once said to Mary.
..that must earn something to eat in
stead of riding after foxes" She
could not boast that he was hand
some tsWhatg does It Signify r.
she had once said to her step.
mother. who had declared him to be
stiff, upsetting and ugly. ga man is not
like poor girl, who has nothing but
the softness of her skin<=to depend
upon.'' Then Mrs. Lawrie had de.
clared to him that he did no good
coming about the house"-and he went
away.
WhyThad hesnot spoken to her? He
hadssaid that one word, promising thai
if he returned he would come to Nor
witch. She had lived three years since
that and he had not come back. And
her house had been broken up, and she,
though she would have been prepared
to wait for another three years thougf
she would have waited till she had
grown gray with waiting-she had now
fallen into the hands of one who had q
right to demand from her that she
should obey him. land it is not that
hate him. she said, to herself. Il dc
love him. He is all good. But l an
glad that he has not babe me not te
think of j ohm Gordon ~es
CHAPTER ". ~
at aPPosE IT WAS A DREAM" g
1t seemed to her, as she sat there al
the window, that she ought to tell Mrs,
Baggett what had occurred. There
had been that between them which she
thought made it incumbent on her to
let Mrs. Baggett know the result of hel
interview with Mr.. Whittlestaff. So she
went downstairs, and found that i1val.
liable old domestic interfering with the
comfort of the two younger maidens.
She was determined to let them '.know
what was what" as she expressed It.
..You oughtn't to be angry with me,
because I've done nothing, said j ane.
the housemaid. sobbing.
That's justab it, = said Mrs. Bag
gett. And why haven't you done
nothingP Do you suppose you come
ing when Eliza tied down them straw.
of brandy? 1t drives me mortal mad
to think what you young folks are com
ing to-"
II amt a-going anywhere, Mrs. Bag.
gett, because of them strawberries be-
ing tied down. which, if you unite them,
as L always intended, will have the sper-
rits put on them as well now as ever.
And as for your going mad, Mrs. Bag.
gett, L hope it won't be along of me-
..Drat your imperence.H ~
H-.It-, aim Simperence at all. Here
Miss Lawrie, and she shall say whether
I'm imperenee. A.
..Mrs, Baggett, I want to speak te
yon. if youil III come into the other room, u
said Mary.
lyon are imperent. both of you. ]
can't say word but I'm taken up that
short that They've been and tied all
the jam down. SO that it's all got thai
moldy that nobody can touch it. And
then, when / says a word. they turns
upon me-" Then Mrs. Baggett walked
out of the kitchen into her own small
parlor, which opened upon the passage
Just opposite the kitchen door.
They was a-going to be opened
this very afternoon" said Eliza, firing
a parting shot after the departing en-.
envy.
Mrs Baggett, I must tell you, ~
J Ns .sxs ssgani xs.r-ts,ss
He came to me for an answer, as he
said he would.''
Is ..Well."
Sand 1 told him it should be as he
would have it, s.s=
.'Of course you would. I knew
that ....s-.-.'.....-
You told me that it was your duty
and mine to give him whatever he
wanted"
Il didn't say nothing of the kind,
miss
''Oh, Mrs. Baggett:.'
T 81 didn't. Issa;d. if he wanted your
head. Won was to let him take it. But
if he wante 4 mine, you wasn't to give
it to him.
..He asked me to be his wife, and
said would
''Then may as well pack up and be
off for Portsmouth.
y %; not SO. l have obeyed You. ano
Think that in these matters YOU should
obey him too.'' a.t-sg
81 dare say; but, at my age, 1 ain'i
so well able to obey. 1 dare saw as
them girls knew all about it, or they
wouldn't have turned round upon me
like that. It's just like the likes Of
them. When is it to be, Miss [-awrie:
l won't stop in the house
after You be the missus of ii. That's
fat. Ii YOU were to talk till you're
deaf and dumb. wouldn't do it. oh,
1t don't matter what to become of me
know that
But it viii matter very much.''
Not a ha'porth.'
You ask him. Mrs. Beggett-'
lies got his plaything. That's al
be. cares about I've been with him. and
his family almost from baby, and have
grown old asserting him. and it don't
matter to him whether goes into the
hedges and bitches, or where goes.
They say that service is no heritance,
and they says true. I'm to so to-
But don't mind me- He won't and