Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
URSDAY. FEBRUARY ~. 1893.

down to the plant He said, lit i
right where the tree stood that Smith
was hung on way years ago.
After supper we went down to the
plant aod were shown all through the
| plant and the ice factory. After 1
nice walk we returned and soon were
in bed, but not to sleep, for every per-
son that | had eyer known seemed tt
come to my mind and not a bit o.
sleep did get all that long night.
Well, can you imagine how relieved
| felt after a seemingly endless night
when Mr.. Blanton turned over and
said, "Are you awake? / am going to
get up; heard chicken crow" And
yet we had lain in a splendid bed. and
everything around us nice and rich
Bu' the thought of all the early scenes
came to me so fresh! Those thoughts
drove all sleep from my eyes.
At breakfast, of qualls and all the
good things, with such good cup OF
coffee, Mr.. Deguire said, ''now if you
feel like 1t | will go with you calling
on any of your old friends while Mr.
Blanton finishes up his trading" So
we called on old Grandma Gregory
and some other old friends until din
ner time. AS we sat down to the din
ner table it poured down rain. 1t had
been looking like rain all the morning.
so we waited for the storm to pass
over. At just 2:20 we started for
home, and the way old Gray made the
mud fly was sight; past farms, over
the hills, down the hills, across brooks
and rivers. AS we came in sight OF
Rest Lawn we saw the other wagons
had just reached home, and as I look
ed at the clock it was 1920. / tell you
it felt good to get down and stretch
your legs.
After supper Mrs. Blanton and
Leatrice cut out garment after gar
ment for the ladies to sew on the NOR
row, for they had invited all of the
old and young of Flat Woods.
Next morning they came by twos
and threes until there were a goodly
number present. Soon each lady had
a garment sewing, for in the hurry at
town Mrs. Blanton had forgotten the
machine needles. She felt SO bad
about it for she had a good machine
and there it stood silent all day, while
the ladies piled the needles in out all
day. As had been invited to help
entertain the ladies | was introduced
to all, old and young. So looked af-
ter the fires, the light, and when ask
ed to read, | read to them, so the time
passed until dinner was announced,
when we all marched out, myself in
the rear, as orderly sergeant, and
each took seat at the table. 0, you
just ought to have been there to par
take of all the good things on that
table. As near as l remember there
were twenty plates placed at the table,
Mr.. Blanton at the head of the table
and l was seated at his left. While
he carved the big boiled ham | carved
the turkey. On the table were dishes
of mashed potatoes, baked sweet po-
tatoes, mashed turnips, mashed pars
nips, big dish of pork and beans;
for side dishes, cold slaw, pickles.
canned tomatoes, jelIies, sauces, light
bread, hot biscuit, corn bread, three
kinds of pies and three kinds of cake,
with coffee and milk. That's the kind
of '.git ups" we have out in the coun-
try. | tell you it makes one feel good
all over to get out at such spread.
After dinner the ladies repaired to the
parlor to put in the rest of the day.
and more social set of women | have
not met with for many day. How it
brought back the old times of long
ago As the day drew to a close and
garment after garment had been finish
ed and laid aside, the time seemed all
too short The day had gone all too
soon, and as the ladies put up their
needles and thlmbles and put on their
wraps and bid ''goodbye' it made me
feel like singing the old song:
In the days when we went gypsying, long
time ago,
The lads and lasses in their best were dress
from tip to toe,
We danced and sung the iocund song on the
village green,
And naught but mirth and plenty around us
could be seen,
In the days when we went gypsying long
time ago!
L. 2. r.
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