Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07

appearance, and considered how | might
draw his attention 20 me, for thus far
he hadn't taken any more notice of me
that If had been a cat. After little
reflection l thought l would slip one of
my cards out OF my pocket. and contrive
to drop it accidentally athis feet, so that
he couldn't help STOPPING to pick it up;
when, of course, he would see the name,
| and would think more of me in conse-
quence.
So L just took the opportunity when
he was looking out of the window at the
at his feet. But would you believe it,
the provoking critter kept looking out
of the window for some time, and when
he got through doing that never
thought of looking at his feet. So l
coughed slightly, and remarked in what
l considered to be an aristocratic tone:
Would you be kind enough to hand
me the card which l accidentally let
fall?"
''Certainly, ma'am," said he, indif-
ferently, STOPPING to pick it up. But
when he saw the name he said in a
more interested tone: Il perceive that
you are a Southern lady"
l bowed.
would you allow me?' he ontinued,
ito retain this card and give you one of
my own in exchanged"
Il should be pleased to have you do
So" said |, quite delighted at his desire
to make my acquaintance.
He handed me a card on which was in
scribed the name of Erastus Lyon, NJ. d.
Are you indeed a Physician" said l.,
| enthusiastically. SIT is a profession
| that I veneratc. 1t is the mission of
| the physician to go about relieving pain
and sickness, and although my own
health has been remarkably good,
value the profession none the less. Let
me see. / haven't been sick for twenty
years. and as that was when | was a
:. mere child, under ten, | don't remem-
Der much about it,
/ said this so that he might make a
calculation about my age. and think me
under thirty. He looked little sur
prised, l thought, and pretty soon he
said:
Have you ever been North before?'
YES" said l. ''In fact | feel pretty
well acquainted with you Northerners -
And how do you like us, may l vent
ure to ask"
Very much indeed. In fact I may
say that | feel quite as much at home
among you as at the South. Since the
death of my husband. Colonel Sparkling
ton, l have passed all my summers at
the North
l might have said that I had passed
all my springs. falls and winters also.
7 - II
the whole truth.
MAY | inquire" said DR.. Lyon,
whether you intend to stop any length
of time at Huckleberry Corner?"
II am thinking of passing the sum-
mer there if 1 like the place and meet
agreeable people,
you have never been there before?"
No, and l know no one there"
Indeed" said DIR. Lyon. thoughtful
ly. After a moments pause he added:
IF our brief acquaintance will justify
the offer, / will suggest that the place
at which | myself have engaged board
is an excellent one, and very pleasantly
situated"
Indeed. SIR" said /, considerably
more pleased than L was willing to
show, 81 shall be very much obliged
to you if you will take that trouble"
When we reached Huckleberry Cor
ner, l stopped at the stage Office while
DR.. Lyon went over to engage board for
me. He came back in about half an
hour, saying it was all arranged and /
could go right over.
Half an hour afterwards l found my
self settled in very comfortable room
at the house of Ezekiel Preston. He
didn't take but two boarders, DR.. Lyon
and myself. | wanted awfully to know
how much board l was expected to pay,
but / didn't dare to ask, as | wanted to
pass for rich Southern widow, to whom
money was of no consequence. The
next day DR.. Lyon happened to mention
to me, of his own accord, that they
charged seven dollars a week. 1t al
most made me jump when l heard it.
for l had calculated on not having more
than half that to pay, and | felt sure
that they piled on the price because
they thought l was rich. However.
when he told me l only said very coolly:
''Oh, very well. Quite reasonable, /
think. knew that remark made quite
an impression on him. for after that he
became quite attentive to me. So three
weeks passed away. Every day regular
we used to walk out together, and /
know the people of Huckleberry Corner
had good deal to say about the rich
Southern lady that boarded at Mr.. Pres
tons
At length the expected declaration
came. DR.. Lyon told me that ever since
he had seen me he had been powerfully
attracted by my beauty and. attractions
and entreated me 20 accept him. l told
him IL was very unexpected, and | didn't
know as it would be right to the mem
DRY of Colonel Sparkling ton to marry
again. but if he thought it would be
right l would make no objection, as
felt to deplore my unprotected situa-
ton. | confessed. with bushes, that |
had never met a man whom | thought
SO worthy to fill the place of the dear
departed and insinuated that he bore
very strong resem blance to the Colonel.
DIR. Lyon answered that in that case a
second marriage might be considered
compliment to my late husband, and in
timated that refusal might have the
effect of driving him to suicide. Well,
the upshot of it was that we agreed to
be married in week by the minister of
Huckleberry Corner. DR.. Lyon said he