Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-24

this out-of-the-way night and place, it
was pleasant to listlessly track the con-
steliations through the tree-tops, while
thoughts came slowly drifting home,
thoughts which had been on furlough
fcr ages, thoughts which
"Ah! here you are waiting for me,
ma'am. Don't rise, ma'am; l have
chair. Looking at the stars, Ell?
Are you any thing of an astrono-
mer, ma'am? Astronomy is a very
pretty science. l am very partial to
astronomy; in fact, l am considered
right much of an astronomer. My wife,
now, she knows nothing about the stars
As for me, ma'am, ] have dipped into
pretty much every thing. l am self
taught, entirely, ma'am. | am what is
called in these parts, ma'am, self
made man, and l am not ashamed of it.
What did you say, ma'am? Oh, certain
". goodnight. ma'am. 1t does not agree
with me to retire early, ma'am. Brain
workers, ma'am, arc nignt-workerS. |
am not an early riser either, ma'am. |
have told the hotel-proprietor so. My
wife. now, Is an early riser. My wife rises
| pretty generally about daybrcak; but
the morning nap seems to be necessary
| for my constitution. My constitution
| ma am
Hurry up, ma'am." he called to me
/ from the breakfast ia BILE, as l entered
! the door the next morning. I'VE did
not wait for you, ma'am. Waiting does
| not agree with me, ma'am, as | told the
| proprietor OF the hotel. | rested only
tolerably last night. ma'am; suffered
| from an uneasiness of the stomach
Chicken, ham, eggs, buckwhcat
cakes"-the waiter recited his tiffany,
dropping the little dishes on the table
| like beads from his fingers.
| Il do not care for chicken, maam.
Some people like chicken; find it nour
ishing. My Iabors seem to require a
stronger food. My wife likes chicken. |
| generally make my breakfast, ma'am of
| ham - smolled-dried ham = and eggs.
| Ham seems to agree with my stomach
better than most any kind of food. and
l always taper off on cakes and strip.
Ny wife makes elegant cakes, ma'am.
You seem to have a very strong stom-
ach like my wife. ma am. My wife can
eat almost any thing.
We'll now that We have finished our
breakfast, what shall we do with our
morning, ma'am? Going to the springs?
l shall Just come along with you,
Il shall take the sulphur water,
ma am, to make Il beginning, and then
| ! shall take the iron water. The sui
| phur water, as | calculate, washes the
| dyspepsia out of me, and the iron
builds me up. 1t just depends upon how
| | feel, the number of cups | drink dur
| ing the day. | consult my stomach en-
| tirely. You had better consult your
| stomach. ma'am. Going back to the
hotel? Certainly. I'm agreeable. I'll
| just go with YOU. You are like my
| wife, ma am-always on the go. ! do
not mind telling you, ma am, that my
| wife is not quite up TO me: in fact, l am
considered to have married beneath
myself"
His knees had rounded sockets in his
! trousers, which stood out, as he walked
along, in an ungainly fashion. but when
he sat down all fitted easily and
smoothly, particularly when he bent
his shoulders little forward and
ella ped his hands over his crossed leg
that swung its foot like q pendulum to
| time his words.
Some OF my friends go as far as to
! say that it was a mistake. | could do
much better now. ma am; that is the
| truth. But when | married her, ma am.
| considered it good thing for me. l
| don't mind telling you, ma'am, but at
| that time she was very poor. She
taught in the public school until her
ma took sick of galloping consumption,
and when her ma died, | married her.
| They used TO be quite considerable
folks. Her pa was baptist minister.
| He was killed in the war. Sister Annie,
too, my wifc's sister, had situation in
the public school, but when she heard
her ma was dying. She gave it up, and
came home to help in the nursing. But
have taken Sister Annie in, too. Sis
! ter Annie's health isn't very good
ma am. but She teaches the primaries,
and she can help my wife in the house.
! | intend to let Sister Annie live right
along with us. Sister Annie-Lord.
Sister Annie can iron Il shirt just as
good as my wife. Have you observed
my shirts. ma am? Sister Annie and my
! wife launder them all: and between
| them they prepare the meals for
the boarlcrS-wc have six boarderS,
ma'am, male and fcmalc-and they