Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
An Outing.

L should ike to see some OF my KIN
folks over in the other side of Russell.
vile. As had not heard of them. for
a good many days, and it was so pleas
ant outside 1 thought now l will
make my way over and take my time
fJr it.
So | called at Mr.. Delano's for a
few minutes, then at DIR. Farrar's AS
got to the Mary Russell place l met
one of my nephews as he came to the
street. and we started for his house.
Arcadia we saw, way down the road,
just coming past Cyrus Russell's place,
team with pair of mules hitched
to a wagon and a man and woman
in the wagon. | said, lis not that
Mr.. Blanton driving? for he drives
furiously." So we stood and waited,
just a few minutes, for he never slack
ed up. AS he came to us he stopped
and he and his wife-for it was Mrs.
Blanton with him-they said, "We
are going to town to do a little shop
ping; then we are coming around for
you to go home with US, for we are
going to make a sewing bee, and we
want you to help entertain the ladies,
for we are going to invite every wo-
man and girl in the Flat Woods to
come to the sewing" So as they
drove on l made one or two short calls
and went home, so as to be ready to
go with them when they should call
for me.
About three o'clock, as they did not
come, l took my hand grip and went
over to the road and waited at the
Delano hill, and it was we'll l did for
it was after four o'clock when they
came il sight. [ had got me a board
at the icehouse for seat in the wag-
on. When they came to the top of the
hill | got in and fixed the seat all
right. When we started the sun was
low down and | thought we will be
late, way after dark, when we get
home. But l tell you the way those
mules went was sight, and don't you
think, as we drove up to the house at
Rest Lawn the sun was still shining
on the tops of some of the highest
mountains. But we got good shak-
ing up and big place for good sup
per which was made ready by the
time the team was put up. And it
was a glorious good supper,
As we sat at the table Mr.. Blanton
said, 81 must get up and have my
breakfast by four o'clock in the morn
ing, for must drive to Fredericktown
and get Leatrice and fetch her home
before night" After supper we spent
the evening reading and talking of
the morrow until bedtime.
Before l had thought l had been
asleep. Mr.. Blanton came with a
light for me to get up and be ready
for breakfast. AS we sat at the break
fast table Mr. Blanton said, Il have
come to the conclusion to send one of
the boys with the big wagon to Fred
ericktown for load of flour, and you
and | will take the blackboard and goI
to town, and while / do some trading
you can call on your nephew, and
make some other calls. Then we will
ride out to my son-in-law's and see
about their coming up home the next
day, for we want Leatrice to be here
to cut out the work" So at just $3.50
o'clock we left for Fredericktown and,
as we drove like ''Jehu" and had
got to Rock Creek one of the irons
that holds the trace to the harness
broke, and now what! | said, ''let's
cut withe and tie it up" But Mr..
Blanton got out and looked for some
extra strap, and in ten minutes had
the thing mended and we were off
again as good as ever. And the way
old Gray made the dirt fly was a sight!
AS we drove up to Mr.. Michael De-
guire's, Mrs. Deguire was out sweep
ing the front steps; as she looked up
aud saw US, said to her, ''here we are
again" You see tho last time l was
at their place. Mr.. Blanton took me,
and when we got out and hitched the
horse and went in the house the clock |
said 1880, and how will that do for
After good dinner of quails, spare
ribs, sausage and lots of good things,
we started out to do errands and see
the sights and make some calls. Af-
ter Mr.. Blanton had got all of the er
rands done for the day we drove out
to his son-in-law's and staid until time !
to go back to Mr.. Oeguire'S, where we
went to spend the night. AS we drove |
up Mr.. Deguire had just come in from
a quail hunt and had a good lot of
ouaiIs. He is a great sportsman and |
has one of the finest bird dogs | ever
COW At sunnar we had quail on toast |