Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
From Annapolis.

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Ed. Register-I am tired. arrived
here after two this morning, and nest
led in my little bed shortly before the
hour of three. I waited long at the
Arcadia depot and stood up from there
to Annapolis; and. tiresome as this is,
it was not SO tiresome as something
that occurred at Arcadia and on the
way home. Several broad hints were
thrown out to me which / did not take
until my name was called, and I was
informed that should l ever become q
candidate for any Office that my course
yesterday would be remembered and
used against me for all it was worth.
Mr.. Editor. was once employed on
the +. q I. ii. r. r. in Indiana, and
on a certain occasion the officers car
was stopped in the woods, the r. M.
got off, called me to one side, and told
me that he wanted me to support their
candidate for Congress. was then as
am now-hard up-and / committed
an act of cowardice that l haven't to
this day forgiven myself for. Did /
vote for his man? No; but I left an
impression upon him that l would do
so. And | have been sorry ever since
that l did not advise him to visit the
realms where the worm dieth not
But to return to the beautiful Valley
of Arcadia. After vowing the direst
upon all who had dared to
stand erect against his favorite-es-
candidates-the gentleman
said. MAYBE my friend (?) Murphy
will want an Office some time" Per-
tdps so. But if should ever be SO un-
fortunate as to want an office, the bars
must be placed high enough so that I
can step over them; for l will never
get down and crawl in the dust. No;
the office has not yet been created for
which l would go round the bush-be-
hind the stump-or on the fence-to
secure. Since l was boy l have
heard said ''honesty is the best poll
~" but there is no such thing as be-
ng honest from policy. Such honesty
8 rotton to the very core. The hon
9sty that comes from principle is the
)nly genuine article. And if, while
on this principle, conscieu-
iously doing my duty, and exercising
ny right as an American citizen, I lose
he friendship of any man. esteem it
IS dross. Such friendship 1 despise.
It's rot. It's pestilence. It's lies.
AS soon inhale the viper's breath
As friendship tainted cen by death.
Next week Mrs. FOWL of this place
Ind Ben FOWL of Marquand will leave
or an extended trip through Califor-
liza. Some of the most noted points
will be touched, and a delightful trip
s anticipated.
Mrs. II. D. Evans, who left here last
week to join her husband at Kansas
City. is now in Colorado Springs, Col.
Simpson & Funk last week moved |
nto the building lately occupied by
Rockwell & Benson.
Eustace Rockwell moved into the |
louse lately occupied as dwelling by |
Or. Woody, and Gus Funk has moved !
lis family into the old Clarkson prop
rty, made vacant by Mr.. II. s removal.
Mr.. Curry worked couple of nights
n Piedmont as operator last week, but
70 is on duty here again.
Will Nelson is in town again. Come
ften, Will.
Thos. johnson of Piedmont was in
own to-day.
Miss Clarkson is at home from school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kitchell of Bis
larck were in town last week.
Jas. Harris has accepted a position
18th Slusher & Lewis.
Uncle Billy Lewis is getting home to-
ay, after the battle yesterday. Uncle
lily is hustler when it comes to
uniting up the boys. MURPHY.
June 10, 1894.