Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

o! mothers be true
Is reposed-each a thoughtful madonna
That you daughters may be,
From sea unto sea,
s Proclaimed, in all ranks, maids of honor!
h8a s-Josclaine Pollard. in N. Y. Ledger. I
A CAGE OF CRICKETS.
Usually the passengers on the Peru
trains considered Malott Park an oasis
I'm the desert of common railroad
stations. Its windows overfiowed
with flowers; the platform was as
clean as milk-white sand; even the
flag-for it was flag and not tele-
graph station-spread scarlet square
enriched with needle-work; and no one
could be really surprised to see q
pretty girl in Eyeglasses step out to
receive express packages and the mail
bags. The Indiana woods grew quite
up to the walls of her castle. Behind
it rose hill, and behind the hills
shoulder rose church, and the tops of
white slabs just picked themselves out
between grass ana sky. Whatever
might be below the hill-village or
nested farnl-houses-the traveller could
only conjecture. s-e------=---
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landscape are not the facts of the same
landscape storm-ridden and overcast by
"a da k November night.
On such night the platform looked
5 like q bubbling lake. and the lighted
steamer wedged in among foliage.
There was no lightning, but there Was
a mighty trampling of the rains feet
through woods, and sheets of water
tapped against the north bound train
the one instant it stopped to hiss and
glare.
The station-keeper came out covered
to her eyes in rubbe cloak; but she
need not have damped the sole of her
shoe, for Ter born knights and pages
manned the train. from express mes
senger to newsboy they willfully did
her work while the bellsrang; and
seized on slippery ratings as the train
began to glide away, vanishing in the
storm, and leaving only two glow-worm
eyes ofred in their wake.
She saw there was woman entering
her door, and followed the walking bun
IDLE with some anxiety. EEEE IE<
81 here isn't any fire in the waiting
room,'' she exclaimed. II don't keep
it till this time In the evening unless
there are pas sengers. Come in here,
please
The station-keeper threw open to her
charge such n scene as should melt any
-woman's heart, and made it gush APP
provingly through the thickest wrap
pings. This was a girls parlor, light
ed through porcelain, bordered on ev-
-e:y side by blooming plants. the floor.
covered with a fleece of warm carpet
which tho passenger noticed looked
tho oughly well busted. Curta MS shut
out the night; a piano stood open.
There was u cushioned armchair by
the stove, and d small sofa drawn to the
table. Upon the table supper was part
ly spread; some rolls and some butter;
a white jar of malmalade; the bowl of
sugar Jumps: cream in silver shell
pitcher. The desk of the station keeper
was at one side of the room under a
window; here lay some reports she had
been writ 'ng out, and one leaf hung
down, showing her name, square and
large, amilla Morgan.
She lett herr own wet Waterproof
spread to dry in the wait ng-room, and
Hospitality offered to take her guests
wraps.
81 suppose You were expecting friends
to meet you" she said, receiving a cam
-efs-hair shawl and a furred dolman
upon h. r arm. and waiting in vain for
the bonnet and ancient lace veil.
The passenger, who stood there,
stout lady in black silk and hem
stitched linen. rich and somDre, instead
OF replying, took some tablets and
pencil VIII CHI hung at her watch-guard
and wrote. Size had dark red skim
There was one upright gro0v, between
her eyebi ows. which deepened as she
wrote. She then handed her tablets to
the station-keeper. VINO read: '.Please
repeat what you said in writing" .
y :.Mer W exclaimed Camilla MorS
gan. IS she deaf and dumb?" And
compassionately she wrote: "I suppose
you are expecting trends to meet you
here
my son." saidth passenger, upon
the tablets, .'will0ome for me in about
:an hour"
..Wel them" responded the station
keeper. in the same silent way. ''you
can have supper with me before he
comes. I always wait until eight o'clock
TOR my supper, 'she began to say aloud.
but FASTENED to translate into visible
lArgaage shecause this is.the last train
except a local freight, and that l do not
have to trouble myself about. l eat
. alone so much shall be glad of COM
pany. y
Her passenger received, the tablets,
and wrote sedately: II shall be happy
to accept your invitation.
She then sat down with her bonnet
-on and her veil cast back. removing
hcrsgloves while she watched Camilla
making tea and taking baked potatoes
from theepven of the complicated stove,
which showed an, open fire between
bazf. and yet seemed full of kettle holes,
dr3sns and secret panels.
&piila sswished about with house
bf1f fertor, adding to her board
ZnGfo cake. canned meat an three
6ckled peaches from a cupboard in the
NALL Then indicating with sweep
Of her hand the chair opposite her own
which she wished the passenger to