Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-20
THURSDAY. MARCH 20, 1890.

ton, the Mecca OF America, and she
thought she had seen about ali there
was to be seen that was worth seeing
In their visits they called or my fami-
| ly. In conversation with this young
lady, I asked her how she liked the
West as tar as she had seen? She sale. .
Il don't like 1t Al all"
"And what is the matter you don't
like it: We have fine climate; we
have beautiful scenery; we have grand
old mountains; we have lovely valleys;
We have clear SIX es; we have all the
fruits and flowers"
She said: "Ncu have got no roads;
you've got 10 fast horses ana NEE car
riages, and L don't ike any such coun-
try"
/ said to her, My dear miss, who
built your good foads, that makes 1t
possible for you to drive fast horses,
with fine carriages, and nice turnouts?
How many hundred years Is II since
oi" come ctlcut was no oet'er lhah IhIs
country 1ou forget 'ha' your ances-
iS iia" ~ l""s'' u d We 10 ou "a"
"t''ef' men you geI hoiho' read some
u '1e cary histories oi your OVID coni-
try Mayhe you VIII hnd you are Nv
ing al the expense OF some OF those de-
sp'Se" oIo i"gies.
just 50 'he ""Il" serves 'hose VINO
nave spent 'helF oest daSs III 'hpro'-
ing ana o"i'"iuE up country 'nahlng
II possible for the future generations to
ENJOY lie. MI Ealtor, It's easy enough
Tor 'h"se OF '1e present Gay 10 1eel com
lof'aole Win All Lhe comforts ana lux
uTits OF lie, 70 think, W ell, they did-
n Kho" any het'er, 50 IL doA I matter:
IL "e-Ees' us we kiled lhe oeaf!'
Now ooh "ahV OF my readers 10
ihlh" peSFu0Se them the happiness
they ehJoT. ENJOY seeing others en-
20! themselves and 10 taxing all the
comfort that Is allotted TO man, Tor soon
thty VIII be the Ola men ana women
OF their day.
That same spring, after we had fin
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with two yokes Of oxen, with horse
III the lead. We had horse that
would work anywhere without bride
Just as good as it'he had one on. He
would "raw' ANA "gee' just as good
a an OK. While ] was at the mill get
ting IA load ct lumber l sa" heavy
cloud way up towards the head of
Stout's Creek, but the cloud passed off
south of me, When had got my load,
aud on my return, / found StouL's
Creek rising very fast. ] crossed the
two lower fords very com tortably.
" hen / reached the middle ford, the
water was booming. Old John (the
horse plunged III; the water was run
ming So swift it took him down stream
Z short distance. He caught on the
opposite side, and the way he did pull
up stream! As soon as the oxen and
wagon went in, the water carried them
down stream, but I'D John just straight
eued himself. As | was hati0Oing and
yelling atsthe oxen-I was on the upper
sue tI Tue ltauI-GtiE " atti GEtp : III liiC
and carried me between the two yoke
Of oxen. ASH went through, i caught
the off OX's bow and held on. Had 1t
not been for the good horse sense Of old
John. We would have all b, Ell drown
ed; for, but few yards below, was d
very deep pond of water.
When 1 got home, [ said to my
mother, ;" am going to the creek and
| 3 m going to learn how to swim, or l
will drown in the attempt" SO all of
my brothers won't with me and just
plunged in where the water was six or
eight feet deep, and commenced to paw
t. the best Of my ability. Old Tige
bad followed, and was sitting on the
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ii was about time sOneb dy- was help
ing me out, The first l knew, | felt