Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-09

Higsby's Unfortunate Filtration.
itigsby has Just returned from the
shore. but ,hes doesn't like TO talk
ut his vacation. He would give
setbing handsome. no doubt, could
Ret rid of The coat of brown which
inds him SO forcibly OF the beach
e. time he sees his face in the glass.
We in confidential mood. however.
tbther day, Higsby related his ex-
pnce, or rather the episode which
ped the fly in his pot of ointment,
tthne of his seashore bliss.
ne day." said Higsby, al started
olr row. Mrs H-whose hatred
fofater was never exceeded by the
NEST kind of mad refused TO
acspany me; so was forced to GO
aid
FL, j pulled around for half an
holr SO, without seeing anybody or
an,hg out of the usual course, and
as thing had begun to be little
moRnous and my arms had begun to
be little lame, l rowed in toward
shol As passed by off the bluff in
iron the house where we were stay
ing, saw lady sitting on a rock,
look off to sea- looked again.
Az said I, that's Mrs. H.
sure he world. Yes, that's her red
JACKIE Wonder if she sees me-
Il PIX off NY hat and swung IT
aroun my head three or four times.
flnaltame the answering signal from
the b1 Then / swung my hat again,
and tt the handkerchief was again
wavedm the bluI.
Il DIT feel lonely any more. Clara
WASH tth me, to be sure: but WASH t
she nest hand, and couldn't see
her anDuldn't she see me? That
was hapess enough for me. 50 /
played .und the foot of that bluff for
hal an ar-perhaps longer-showing
off my = with The souls, and ever
and aneexehang1ng signals with the
dear ono the bluff.
Well make long story short.
pulled finally, paid the man twice
the ORGY cost OF the craft for the
hours usf it. and started for home.
i exHed to see Mrs. II. coming
down TO ht me; but ! didn't / met
several OFT ladies, however, and they
all looked me, sort of QuiZzical like.
and one osem asked if / had enjoyed
my row.
when bid them Fd had a splendid
time, theyl began to grin-confound
'em- and q of them, that Sincus wonl-
an alws did detest her-said no
doubt Mrs5gsby would be real glad
TO know til had had such a good
time. / wit say for certain, but ]
am willing swear that ! thsaak / heard
a glggle att got by those women,
and am PITY positive it came from
their directs,
When t home, not seeing any
thing Of MrsH. below, / went up
stairs, and fhd her in the chamber,
reading.
..'N hen dyou come imp said /.
'Ins' said shI Yes, said 1; i saw you
out on the bf. you know. bluff p
said she; i mt know what you re
talking abou, Why said /, wasn't
you out on Itbluff this afternoon, and
didn't you W. your handkerchief at
me" i havlt been outside of nv
chamber sincvou went away said
she. ASST 81 /, referring, of course,
to myself tn I've been exchanging
signals with she other womanr Just
like you IFS all the reply she
made; but she ung it at me IN a con-
temptuous sort way that she knows
how to put on hen she feels like it.
''When we mt down to supper. -
continued Higs, .'evergbody's eyes
were on us, ID everybody seemed
nightly pleass-about something OF
other. Pretty ,on one woman re-
marked that shtearly loved to row.
Yes, replied an her, CHANGING towards
me; so romantiyou know And OBJ
lects on the shorlre pictured SO grand
" on ones visioi put in Mrs. SIncus.
By this time my ce was burning like
blast furnace, 81 Mrs H. was look
ing anything bI angelic. However,
they kept it up al through the meal,
and at breakfast by began again
well and WI then?'' asked one
of the boys, as gsby paused in his
narrative.
Then packedp and took the first
train for home. Hound there wasn't
to be any peace +, me in those quar-
tiers.
'But the worst it u.s." continued
THAT myEife's maids a wet
hen. She never'll lieve that / wasn't
firtipg with that Vunan up there on
the bluff. a prett story! she says;
.Oh, yes. you thou2i it was after you
found out that all thboarders had been
watching you
"And do you knob added Higsby,
that Mrs II. will Ter be happy un-
til she finds out whohat woman was.
And how in thunder! concluded Higs-
by, IAN / to tell E. when i don't
know myself. "-Bosn Transcript.