Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-11-05

Easyus' coming, little parSys 6oW-
posed of neighbors and their families.
gathered to witness the marriage OF the
young couple who lad plighted their
faith two years before. standing in the
road while the cows went lazily home
without them.
1t was not an assembly such as would
have eraced fashionable church in a
great citv. Not one among them all,
perhaps, but would have felt i'll at ease
in richly furnished parlor of a brown
stone front in New York or Chicago.
They were common country people
| husbands and wives who gained their
| living as John and Martha Parsons
gained theirs-by the tillage of the soil
and the raising of fruits, and grain,
and poultry. Young men and maidens,
the sons and daughters of these people
| in the common walks of life, dressed
| the girls in cheap, fght-colored lawns.
| with may be bit of bright ribbon at the
throat or about the waist; the young
men in suits of linen or some other
| light and not costly fabric, and all OF
| them with hands and faces tanned by
| the sun. but with hearts that throbbed
as quickly at whisperings of love. or
capable of feeling as keenly the stlngs
of unjust criticism, as if they were robed
in velvet, with almonds sparkling upon
SOFT white hands.
Before these friends and neighbors,
Lucy, dressed much as the other
| maidens were dressed only that her
robe of pure white was OF finer material,
and without ornament except some
roses upon her breast and in her beauti-
full dark hair, stood up with Erastus
and gave the responses that made them
husband and wife as they were pro-
pounded by the gray-haired minister
whose services had been secured for the
occasion.
The kisses and CALCULATIONS over.
and the tears which would come in spite
of her determ nation not to let them
dried upon the cheek of the bride, they
all sat down to meal at which there
was q brides cake, of course, and a cold
roast turkey, and great mealy potatoes,
and the most beautiful bread
There was fruit also; the first borne
by the trees and vines planted, since
coming to the place, by the hands that
sought out and plucked these, the oc-
casional first offerings found scattered
here and there among the foliage.
And afterwards there were kisses and
hand-shakes again, and foldlngs OF the
: bride to the bosom OF father and mother,
| anu lc1lS Ill hiAS S.SS % Va SAAAs >~~~
, God bless you s."
, And then Lucy was helped to seat
: in the wagon, over which canvas
cover had been stretched and into which
: the little store of household goods
, which formed her dowry had beer
= hacked. Then her husband climbed uE
= by her side and amid wavings of hand
, kerchiefs and more God bless you's,
a thew drove down the lane and out upor
: the road which led away over thu
: mountain and the foothills towards tht
new cottage which awaited their com
: inc at the Slough.
i; Oh, what happy. happy Journey wa
that for seven whole bright Cctobe
DAYS; travelling by easy stages during
/ the day, and camping out, and sleepln;
: in the wagon at night!
What memories of the longer iourne,
e across the plains when they were chill
q dren came back to them as the.
n watched the campfire smoldering Il
Is the darkness and the twinkling of tn
J. stars overhead; and what beautiful sc
d crets they disclosed to each other
It proofs of their mutual love and cont
e dence! And when, on the evening c
is the last days journey, they drove U
!, I'm th, johnson sf1antY. what a heart
: 7ba Young bride who had come to !,
o1aj the home of her husband ana !,
ba o neiubhor and friend among nelgl
ii bors and friep-as! :,
And whass monr hearty meal OF I'll
"a hest that / seem, found IN the nous
X thew went twas Re look at Iheli o y,
in home, WALKS the,and in hand across "a
ms fields, within d. pride Eras'us pur.'>
out the bot "A lies oil ms own 800 cod
20, the yjnevard, and orchard, and he.u
made fruitful by the water tha1' cpn'i I,
on through the open dltches cur ~
on 80 bands and those of his neighbol
a- was fast turning the desert INTO a q
h a den. $780,, r.,
be And the cottage; how pleased Lu
a+ nrofessed to be-reaily was-Wi1n N,
~ snnearance and conveniences! WI
40. Measure they took in deciding !;
where each piece of furniture shonto
,1- nIaced, They would have carpet
10 The larger down stairs room, ana
bureau and the best chairs should e
tbet. and the small table, with d
hooks. should sGand near the center
~ Il Iucy's guitar should hang on
wall with Erastus' flageolet, and Jus
soon as they could they would get
III nictures to help make the room
so;l more bright and tasty. Their pea
and would put up stairs, and untli
Ua could build larger, "oaio -
kitchen, or in pleasant weather on
doors, and so keep the best room ai'
~ coy and nice.
l p And so, still planning for the tut
and vet perfectly happy in the present
hing returned as they came, hand In
Us 80 across lots to Mr.. johnson s. ="
VINES .;tS tbey were to spend the mic hit
WIZ" +sa On the morrow Mr.. johnson ne
IL ehN | the few neaNN
rs Giles and place them in the cottage
"e end then thew went away. and together
I, ,, anu Young couple put down the carpet
~ +hoir arranged the furniture returhlh
:. su tha Mrs. Johnson's to dinner. as that
n sne insisted that they should do
go e Indeed, she would have had the
'okeu vain with herself and husband
which week. until they got rested from
iourney,'' as she said, but TO thls
o 9o could not think of consentIng'
and, lhey WEI tho, they miot
We ..ara oetker take up the work OF ~
were stiIl more beautiful and productl'
'als Of spot upon which they eHpec'eo
q t,st man all their lives
city CHAPTER XIV