Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-09-06

riding in full majesty, and perhaps
some more terrestrial measures or in
fuences kept US long in waiting fol
peaceful slumber. 1 said s'perhap'
some more sinister motives disturbed
the current of the dreams of my fedg
lings;" so it proved. for after sleep hal
been supposed s.to have fallen on the
children of men," but had not fallen
on me, for 1 was lying under the edge
of our tent, ultimately looking heaven
ward admiring the fair, smiling face
of Luna, and one eye askance watch
ing some pigs who seemed to desire te
Investigate our camp, l was almos
startled to see two white robeG
spectres rise near the other edge o.
our tent, and silently (?) swiftly speed
across that road and gracefully G.,
vaulted over that stake and rider fence.
| thought can it be possible we are
near a graveyard? 1t must be we
were, and 1 had seen a ghost-yes.
two of them, for did I not see them
| fly right over that fence into that corn
field? Yes, there must be grave
yard near. A careful survey of our
| tent disclosed no one at all alarmed,
but all sleeping the sleep OF the just,
except two heads were missing from
their snowy pillows. Shall l tell you
which heads were missing? or out of
count? | hardly dare; for it might
tell on my own, not mine, no; not /,
but mine in the possessive case; and
the mother of the other might arraign
me for unfaithfulness in discharge of
duty. | concluded if they came back
safely to condone the offence, like
many other transgressors think no sin
is committed if not discovered. Even
ghosts can be frightened; for as they
again flew more heavily, over that
fence, in white robed majesty, a car
riage came down the road, and those
spectres disappeared on double quick.
No more were seen, and all slept Sc
renely; but next morning a pot of
roasting ears appeared on the bill of
fare for breakfast, of which I declined
to partake, being cognizant of the law
that the partaker is as bad as the
thief.
After a hearty, much-enjoyed break
fast, like the Arabian we folded our
tents and sped away. That day pass
ing through rolling, heavily timbered
country. interspersed with nice farms,
and farms otherwise, with orchards
looming up on every side, but like the
barr en- fig tree with nothing but leaves,
except occasionally an apple tree with
a show of fruit; but not peach in the
country.
Another rest for dinner near splen-
did spring which gushed full 1edged
from the side of a hull, near Loves
schoolhouse, with water clear as crys-
stall, and so deliciously cool, one need
ed no ice. There our company gave
an impromptu concert to the young
shoats, and we charged Maude with a
carefully all the foreign letters in last
REGISTER.
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broken, 'one hill following another like
stairs, each little higher than the
last, until one began to think he could
almost see over into the great beyond;
and each involuntarily felt as the song
expressed it, I'm nearer heaven to-
day, than have been before
The third day found US in the dry
country so eagerly longed for by our
W. c. 7. US, and like Columbus in
his eager search for land, we were as
anxiously looking for water.
No creek, no springs, no wells: all
were dry. Inquiry at numerous
houses disclosed the fact that we were
at last in that long desired country of
the drys: nothing but a few cisterns
with wretched stale dregs which smell
ed to Heaven, and people hauling
water from creeks for miles.
AS evening closed down we learned
there was good water about a mile and
4 half ahead; our ponies heard the
word gladly, and in proof they sailed
down those steep grades without whip
or spur, until we reached the haven,
and found two nice springs of water,
to which we soon bent revereutly, and
eargerly quaffed the cooling draught.
A nice supper of squirrels, the result
of the vigilance of our Nimrods,
rest by our camp fire, and then under
a wide spreading sycamore We stretch
ed our tents, spread out our welcome
couches, and slept as only the weary,
and the innocent can sleep. An early
riser of our number discovered Fred
holding down the round side of syca-
more log, for his couch.
Next morning just before day break
a flash of lightning and roll of thun-
der reveille to call US out. A humid
pot of coffee hastily distributed, as no
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