Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-18

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BILE for so many mur1erers having gone
unwhipt of Justice I'm this county
Have they not been discharged by jur-
les of the county, Very likely il
Kicker" had been in the box himself,
and the alternative Of hanging or &C
quitting Underwood had bean present
ed to him, he, as an honest man, bound
to try the case according to law, would
have given his vote for acquittal. II
the good people Of the county will
make their best efforts to see that
Justice is melted out to offenders, there
viii be no need for the extra judicial
remedies limited at by ..Kicker. /"
There Is no need of them, in any event.
When society resorts to them, it is an
acknowledgment that it has been care
less in permitting q state of affairs to
come about that could have been pre-
vented if society had been vigilant and
attentive to its duties. We sometimes
burn the beehive infested with vermin;
whose the fault that it became infested?
He was young. light-hearted and a
wee bit s'fresh!" Not an Apollo by
any means. still not bad looking fell
low; clad in coat, vest and trousers,
each of different hue and pattern,
well-fringed with time, and broad
brimmed white hat, that tapped down
over his eyes, he made his first appear
ance last Sunday shortly after the ar
rival of the south-bound train. In one
hand he carried a small grip. whose
original color might have been tan.
Z, If ID
left their mark. and the sight of the
SCARED and broken leather impressed
one forcibly that it had once seen bet
ter days. A blue tie, around high
white collar, surrounding a broad ex-
panse of spotted shirt front, completed
his costume. Twixt his lips was a
..sweet caporal," which he evidently
relished highly, and, as he wandered
down town, cloud of smoke followed
in his wake. It didn't require an ex-
pert to tell that he was travelling
printer; we saw him three blocks
away and would have wagered on it;
and as he came nearer and nearer every
movement showed more plainly that
he was indeed a representative of the
itinerary of the ..art preserative of all
arts" This may seem singular but tits
a fact; to the initiated there is no diff
fculty in sizing up tramp printer,
from among the other tramps. just
what it is cannot be explained, but
there is something about their appear
ance, that distinguishes them from the
other legions that count ties and travel
in box cars. But to return; down the
street he came, never hating until he
reached the REGISTER Office when he
promptly "fell in" deposited his
valise on the desk. took the easy chair,
rared back and casually inquired ..what
was the show for work." Said he was
bound for California; had just finished
three months engagement at Potosi,
and from his savings during that
period, had been enabled to travel this
far-just thirty miles; and here he was
dead broke. s.He was hungry, too.
After dinner he returned to the sane
tum and gave US long and extended
discourse on travel, politics and liter
allure. Trouble didn't burden his
mind in the least and as he talked he
was the picture of contentment
and ease; you wouldn't imagine for
a moment that he was miles away
from home and friends without cent
in his pocket; but he was; yet no king in
his palace was ever more at home!
What cared he for riches and fame?
They bring only trouble and dis
quietude of mind; ambition means
naught but discomfort. He stayed
with us until noon next day when he
grasped his grip, and renewed his
journey to the Golden Gate; as he pass
ed down the street. the gentle south
wind brought to our ears the refrain
.they never grow weary" which he
warbled as he plodded merlly along!
And, after all, he was not rarity;
there are thousands like him all over
the country. May be there's a lesson
to be learned from study of their
lives. Don't they prove the old saying
that .'this world is only what we make
it?''