Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-20

, ''l'h : zen peas with cream, another with
ff.s.; chchcn covered with rich Drowned
gravy, on your right plate of graham and
White bread, on the left plate of corn
bread before and all around dishes of canned
fruits, pudding, pickles, sauces, and last OF
all nice pie, to all of which we, or /, did
ample justice, and for which we were
charged the enormous sum of twenty cents.
L thought to myself, that landlady must be
related to the old orange woman who
bought her oranges for three cents and sold
them for two. Some one asked her how
she could make money ut that rate? She
said she could not only she did Il large bust
ness. After dinner, while my brother at
tended to some business matters, spent an
hour very pleasantly with DIR. and Mrs. May.
They both looked as though the cares OF
this world sat lightly in their laps. And
here all was life and business. No idle
hands.
After we were through with Annapolis
we remounted our horses and started for
Sabula, which we reached about three
O'Clock, tired and weary, aud on entering
the house the first thing | saw lying on the
table was the fresh face of the REGISTER,
which L grasped an old friend by the
hand and seated myself in the big rocker
and held sweet communion until supper was
announced. How fast the time flies when
we are interested in some good paper or
talking with dear kind friends, and how
good 1t is ut the close of day we commend
oursely es to Gods care, we bid good night
fof fri I, Ill h.
weary bodies TO rest.
The next morning, after being refreS he'd
and all the good byes were said, we mount
sold Stevey" and turn our face eastward.
We had just got well III the forests and the
rain came pouring down, and here, ON one
of those beautiful tracts of table land, | bid
good by to my brother to return home. At
ter travelling Il few miles reached our old
Sheriff Buford's mill--and amt he jolly
old boy. 1t does one good, it makes us have
faith in man and woman kind to go on such
trips and meet with such hearty welcomes
from all you meet. Here | was shown all
around the mill and everything explained.
This is very fine mill and doing large
amount of business. As | could not accept
his pressing invitation to stay and spend the
day and night with him he saddled his horse
and rode several miles with me and showed
me his possessions. / felt that our old
friend, Jim, was like old Robson Cruso,
81 am monarch of all l survey" for when
at his mil or at his ranch all that he can
see is his. He has a very large tract of land
under cultivation and some thousands of
acres of timber. He said the milling busi-
ness was Il secondary matter with him,
stock raising, horses, mules and cattle are
his principal business. He said, 81 have
timber enough now grown to last my mill
for ten years and run all the time. and then
the small timber will be ready to cut at the
end of ten years" And now after the ride,
and have time to think over all have seen,
| feel there Is no fear for the future of
Southeast Missouri. Taking all her timber,
minerals, quarries of granite and other
Southeast Missouri has one of the brighte t
futures Of any country in the world. Talk
about oklahoma. but it's no where. And
now, Mr.. Editor, if you want to see the
world i'll its native state, get on good walk
Ing horse and saddlebags filled with some
thing to eat-you don't want anything to
drink, for you can drink at the creek-and
4 blanket on your saddle TO lie down on
when tired and you can enjoy few days to
your hearts content.
'FOr the earth is the Lords
And they that dwell therein"
Il. p. r.