Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14

Pennsylvania and other northern ser
tions of country included in their es
hibits plants Of like character all hot
house productions, of course.
A good plan to follow in order to ge
the best results in the Fine Arts Build
ing is to visit only one section or th
collection from one country each day
A more interesting collection Of paint
ings than that from Russia can not b
found in the building, but in the Unit
ed States loan collection, there are some
paintings which have a high none,
value placed upon them. IS
Models of the first locomotive engin
built both in this country and in Eng
land, and the improvements mad,
| thereon year after year up to the pres
| ent day, arranged in successive order
make an interesting part of the displa,
in the Transportation Building. Cars
carriages and other vehicles used il
transportation as well as vessels. boats
ETC., are included in the exhibit found
in this building. OF historic interest i.
a carriage once owned by Presiden
Polk.
But our resume is growing too long
and we drop to the resumption of the
days incidents.
We sauntered leisurely through the
grounds until a few minutes before the
time appointed for the arrival Of oul
better halves, when wetook our station
at the place agreed upon and closely
watched the incoming crowds as they
trooped down the steps from the L
Road. For three-fourths ofan hour we
stood there in the hot sunshine, and
saw train-load after train-load-men
women and children make their
entrance, until our eyes grew tired
with scanning the seas of human faces.
AS we had an appointment to meet Mr..
Scoville at the Court of Honor at II
o'clock, we were growing idgety,
sandwiched between the rapidly APP
preaching hour and the delay of those
we were looking for from the city.
Mac said, s.My daughter Florence is at
tending school in Valparaiso. Indiana,
and when we came here we wrote her
to come and meet us. But we haven't
heard from her. l guess she couldn't
get away. Now, supposing she had
to meet as at some point on
the ground about this hour, wouldn't
be in picker pn Well, we waited
until, at length, just as the big clocks
marked 10:45 on their dials, behold
the faces of our spouses became visible
on the steps leading into the enclosure.
We Joined them and went straightway
to the Court of Honor. Mr.. ScoVille
was there, and while we were shaking
hands, Mrs. Mac exclaimed, why,
there is Florence!'' and in moment
mother and daughter were clasped in
mutual embrace. In crowd of per-
haps one hundred and fifty thousand
people, distributed over more than five
acres, and in a hundred pas
and buildings, the meeting
vas rare accident, and the parties to
t correspondingly happy and thankful. |
The daughter had replied to her par
snts' invitation. designating this as the |
he meeting point. It was s.a letter
hat never came, at least, not until |
ong after the advent of the sender.
Here our little party divided. Mac
md his folks going their way, while
We were booked to accompany Mr.. S.
n the evening to his elegant home in
"a Grange. We shook hands all round
nd parted. Right here we desire 10
ay for self and life partner that never
7as companionship more genial than
hat of the week now ended, and we
arted with the hope that It might be
enewed again and often hereafter.
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