Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-27

| conversed together decorously or sat In
grave dignified silence gazing up at the
glittering lights or down at their res
pective and highly polished boots as if
they fully appreciated their conspicuous
| position and wished to set the public
an example of behavior worthy of i1ni-
tation; while North, leaning back
languidly in his deep arm chair, quite
hidden from general view by the portly
figure of the chairman, conversed in a
tantalizing way with his friend Warner,
who had taken advantage of the tenn
porary lull in the proceedings to urge
upon North with stern vehemence the
necessity of dropping all levity and ris-
ing to the occasion. All of which APP
parently had no effect upon North; and
Warner was in despair.
At that interesting crisis slight SEN
sation was produced by the arrival Of
Col. Clipper. North had already
noticed and wondered at his absence.
He crossed the stage with stately. COM
handing tread, bowling informally to
the gentlemen there assembled, and
slipping behind the outer circle OF chairs
he made his way to North's side.
Got here at last" was his triumph
ant though somewhat superluous an
aounce.neat, delivered brcathlcssly as
II his eIartions to appearupon the scene
had been attended with great CHh2us-
ton; AID he shook hands with North
vigorously, nodding TO Warner at the
same time in n confidential way.
Detained SO long at the office" he
added, addressing North, that 1 was
afraid l should miss your speech; but /
see I'm just in time. What's the pros
pect-cOnsiderable enthusiasm in the
audience? How is that, Warner?' turn
ing to that gentleman as if he consid-
cred him the more competent judge.
"A very good feeling on all Sides"
was Warmers prompt report. Tire
mendous enthusiasm in reserve, if it's
only skillfully aroused;" and he glanced
sharply at North as if to add: You can
do it if you will, but that's doubtful
question as yet"
The colonel nodded in a perfectly sat
isfed way, and at that instant, some
philosophical person having checked
the mad career of the orchestra, they
put up their instruments with an evil
dent consciousness of having done their
worst, and a slight paroxysm of ap-
plause rounded off the performance.
AS silence gradually settled over the
house the chairman rose, turned to-
ward North with a significant glance,
and then, in few highly eulogistic re-
marks, introduced to the audience ''our
distinguished fellow-citizen and candi-
date for city attorney, Mr.. Ollin North,
who now appears before you as the
orator of the evening, and who will
address you in his usual eloquent man
ner, on the interesting theme-ahem.-
The Political Future of "; What It
Might Be. and What They Who Consti-
tute the City Government Should Strive
to Make It.
The worthy chairman delivered this
fine volley of words with quite an ora
torical flourish, then paused and gazed
around upon the audience, who now be-
gan TO cheer rather inpatiently, as if
conscious that in working up that
theme for North the Jealous committee
had done very neat thing. North
himself, as he strolled his mustache
neryously to conceal the amused smile
that rose to his lips, thought in mo-
mentary panic:
The future of ". And I've been
studying up the political past and pres
ent, letting the future take care of it.
self. However, the theme allows me
considerable latitude, and may find it
easier to deal with shadowy futurities
than with past and fulfilled realities"
With this hopeful reflection he
stepped forward, bowed to the chair
man, and amid the ringing applause
that greeted him he made his graceful
salute to the audience, while his eye
swept the galleries with perfect self
possession as if, in thus facing his
large constituency, he felt 10 lack of