Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-07

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door. and found We had reached the
place were to take dinner. Soon We
were admitted and taken up to a nice
suit of rooms and made comfortable
with drink of cold water How re-
freshing to thirsty soul! After rest
ing a short time our hostess said ..uow
am going to get dinner and as you
are an old housekeeper. If you will
come out in the kitchen, we can visit
while / get the dinner" When we
reached the kitchen, as she called it, /
saw it was nice room with sink in
one corner and next a gasoline stove.
AS she touched match TO the burner
the fire ran all around under the top
gratings. Next she put the coffee
boiler over one of the burners BY the
side of the sink. BY. turning a faucet
a stream of water came pouring into
the sink. In few minutes potatoes
and turnips were boiling. Then she
said, Excuse me for a few minutes"
as she disappeared with hat on her
head. saw her go out TO the street.
In few minutes she came with her
arms full of bundles. AS the things
were put on the table, / saw bread
both white and brown, peach pies.
two stories high; cream cakes. cheese
butter, pickles. and, when the dinner
was all ON the table, their was mashed
potatoes, mashed turnips. nice beef
steak, coffee and. good cold ice water,
and who could want better dinner?
Everything was nice and good, and as
we sat and enjoyed the good things,
and talked of all the current topics, the
time passed off very pleasant. Before
we arose from the table, our hostess
said, latter we get the things cleaned
up, we will make few calls, and then
i want to show you some of St. Louis
fair architecture. So, after every
thing was done, we took the street.
and leisurely made our way from one
friends house to another. And We
called ia one or two shops or toy stores
to get few things for the babies at
home.
At last we came to a great, grand
buildings. the walls of which reached
way up toward the clouds. The walls
were of stone; a more imposing build
ing | don't think | ever saw. One of
the ladies asked me how tall thought
that tower was. / could not make
much of guess as all the great build
ings in the neighborhood were so tall
l could not make any estimate. But 1
said, II should think il was one hum
dred and fifty feet high" A lady that
came up just then said the tower was
two hundred and forty-eight feet to
the cross, and it was twenty-five years
being built, and all paid in penny col
lections, and that there were forty
thousand dollars worth of beaten gold
on the cross. Our guide took US in
and showed us all the fine paintings,
the grand statuary, the beautiful STAIN
ed windows in all cOlors. As we slow
ly made our way down the long aisles |
we saw many of the steps occupied |
with worshippers. When we reached |
the front seats. our guide motioned US
to be seated, while she knelt before |
the altar with clasped hands. After |
she had finished her devotions, we
walked slowly past the altar. AS we
passed we saw, oh such sights of wax |
candles burning and many still being |
lighted. and rights over there / saw the |
cross with the image of Christ, in full |
size. nailed to the cross 0. those |
cruel spikes through his out-strecthed /
hand, and great spikes driven through |
his feet! 1t all looked so real, [ could |
not divest myself of that feeling of |
pain, a desire to throw myself on the
ground at the foot of the cross. 0. l
wish had the power to tell you just
how | did feel! But no pen can do it
justice. AS we slowly made our way /
out, felt as II had seen what l shall |
never forget, something that will be
always before my eyes, as long as |
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