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

important" and important as it is, we
fear to forget it, and write it down in
the nowadays inevitable notebook =
date, place and sensatiOns-quite order
" and methodically. as we were taught
to do al school: and then, if we do not
forget the notebook or crowd it out
under the necessary accumulation of
them, we are able at any time to reSur-
rect any recollection, and, if we have
been proliX, sensation and other
ct c;rtera OF data, at best often the with
cred or whitening specimens of herb
arium. Thus life flows, depositing
within us an ever-increasing ''batture =
4 vague border-land. our limbo of
things we are trying not to forget.
Per contra. an insignificant occurrence
there is no getting rid of: it is a veri-
table crooked bone in the memory.
Madam said the hotel-kecper to me
the day after my arrival al the Green
wood Springs, You are going to have
n fellow boardcr-Prof. Tubbs. prcsi-
dent of the Male and Female College at
Olympus Prof. Tubbs is what IRE call a
self-made man. and, considering the ma
terial. think he mas made pretty
good job of it
lis there nothing unique in this
world? Not even Il taste for out-of-the-
1saccsse,,
.'IIe comes To drink the waters for his
health" continued the hotcl-kecper,
"EIr has chronic dyspepsia. Here he is
now, ma'an."
The -'materi&r was, conccctcly. at
least six feet two in height, garmentcd
in black hroaGcloth, the ample frock-
coat of which swung open over a very
expansive shire front, which carried on
its uppermost billow patented satin
cravat with patented pin in it. He
had q long, thin face, with something in
the way of beard over it, and his abund-
ant hair shore with Il gloss which was
a credit 10 its author whoever he was.
He bowed with an oratoricai sweep of
the right hand. and said: Il am very
glad 20 see you, ma am" sat down in
his place with careful thought of his
coat tails, surveyed the squadron of lit
tie dishes, which contained fractional
portions of what was supposed in these
regions 20 make 4 whole meal, and pro-
ceeded incontincntly to take the office
of entertainer ont of the hands of the
waiter in this wise:
Fried mutton. ma'am? | never eat
mutton. Some people can, but my taste
is delicate. Ny stomach is my weak
point. ma'am. rs an organ. it gets out
of order very easily. My wife's stomach
is much stronger than mine. ma'am.
look strong. but | am not, ma'am. |
suffer from chronic dyspepsia. l may
say"
Tea or coffee. sir?''
Coffee, always drink coffee,
ma'am. 1t is my only stimulant. The
oreticallv and practically, ma am, am
Il total aEstaircr. but | sometimes need
rs many as four cups Of coffee at one
meal My wife makes elegant coffee,
ma'am. | do not drink milk generally;
it is apt TO produce bile in my system,
ma'a,n."
Eggs, SIR"
.'Yes. eggs. Eggs suit my digestion
very well. ma'am; eggs Oh, of course,
maam. YOU can go. Do not let me de-
tain you. l eat slow, ma'am. Some
people can eat fast, bat l can not,
ma'am. take my time over my meals.
My stomach Certainly, ula'am- GER
taiuly. | will excuse YOU, with the
same oratorical wave OF the hand, which
now held his knife.
Sitting in the quiet and darkness OF