Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-31
ITRsDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1890.

sAe-A eso O4A1ESs 1AL5F sui per AAleAGS u
a game of pokeso designated by
sophisticated fenowlodg -eontrar.
to The statute, divine and human. ant
also against the rules of TIE house
but that didn seem 10 interfere wit
the hilarity Of the games which con
tinued until Long after the return 0
the secular day. as our transem wa.
/ open and theirs likewise. the sound o.
the shuttle. the rattle Of the chips. the
jingle Of the cola. and the disiointed
discourse of the nlagers. were about
as audible as If they were in the room
with Us. The converse was lively and
entertaining for time. and garuished
with rather less than the ruling nun
Der of expIetiyes; but the continuity
of the subject under discussion was
sadly broken by terms that we did not
comprehend. presume they were OF
the slang of the stage aud understood
lonly by the profession. Frequently
they talked about ..pairs. :" several
times the words ..beb-tail flush" came
over the transom. one fellow called
, out ..threes!'' in iubilant tone of
voice aud was told to ..take it down" 4"
Tie words t.Jack-full." were uttered
! by one of the party in detected tone.
the response to which was in soto Coce.
l missed its purport, and could only
catch the words straight" :" and .sd-n
itI'' They referred. presume to some
member of the company not member
of the W. G. T. ignores the pity.
There were also few excited remarks
about a ..full house," and then we
know they were talking about the show
business. l enjoyed this for three or
four hours. but at length it palled up
on the drowsy sense. and long before
they adjourned we had shut our tran
som aud wished we had the interven-
ing hallway solldly built in with gran
tie wall from the Syenite Company's
domain We took consolation to our
self in the fact that they couldn't du-
plicate that night, since their evenings
of the week must be devoted to busi-
ness afar off in Patton Avenue. and we
could rest in our wonted quiet. But
man born of woman is short-sighted
and liable to trip himself in vain fe-
licitation.
We retiredsat the usual hour Mon
day night. and were enjoying a re-
freshtng sleep when-rattle-deb bangl
came the overture from impatient keys
ard slamming doors, and heavy. hur-
rying tread. Coarse, strong voices
mingled with the tenor of gentler
throats; and anon loud whistles and
screaming laughter. intermingled with
snatches of song and full imitation of
the watch-dog's honest bark. The
troupe had returned from their labors
and were in lively. not to say indeco-
rous play. They were enjoying in the
girls room petit souper, ordered in
from an adjoining restaurant. They
all. drank, and were merry until 2 A.
NJ; but the contiguous dodgers didn't
enjoy it little bit. Since then we
have not been dispossessed Of our al
loted hours of slumber. II may be
we owe it to hint from the landlord
whispered into unwilling ears against
the stomach of offending sense.
l understand the company is doing a
fairly good business and that their
renditions deserve ''fnll houses" every
time; but Asheville resembles Ironton
in one particular. If no other: it is a
hard matter to get the people out to
an entertainment of any kind not Ia
beled with the magic legend, Free. "
Even then. they tell one, that to in
sure complete success and a big crowd.
it is good judgment to throw in a
chrome.
This is a gangling. limber-jointed
letter. and is not replete with valua-
BILE information; but amends shall be
made in that happier tomorrow which
ever awaits our most laudable efforts.
E. D. A.