Iron County register., 1899-11-23

he had to do SO. A bill was pending
in the Municipal Assembly. fixing the
value of the departed at $40, and the
truth might prove expensive. On the
other hand, the Reverend Mr. Morgan
had just finished beseeching his flock
never to tell a lie, and besides was
standing in the very portal of the sacred
edifice. He sighed, looked from Mr..
Lopez to the members of his flock,
then sighed again. Just then the
leading elder of his congregation came
out, pausing within ear shot. The
Reverend Mr.. Morgan hesitated no
longer. Boss, | paid $50 for that
mule, he said, in a voice choked with
emotion. Then the Reverend Mr..
Morgan shot a look of defiance at the
leading elder, and Mr.. Lopez departed,
full of the Importance of the informa-
ton he had obtained, and confident
that when it was transmitted to the
members of the House of Delegates,
they would refuse Indignantly to pass
the relief bill" But, nevertheless and
Notwithstanding, the House of Dele
gates passed the bill, and the Rev.
Morgan now has $40 in cash where
before had only $50 in mule. And
Mr. Lopez is no doubt prayerfully pom
dering the question: How can mule
dead be worth more than the same
mule alive?
We copy with deepest emotion the
following touching item from our
neighboring cotemporary, the Freder-
icktown Democrat Ne10S: The COM
missioners to locate the new insane
asylum arrived in this city Thursday
and were again shown over the site.
The contest has evidently narrowed
down to Pennington and Frederick
town. On Thursday evening an ele-
CANT dinner was served to the commits
sioners at the Madison House. We
accepted an invitation from Mrs. Gra-
ham & Wyatt, the proprietors of the
Madison, to be present on that occasion.
To say that the dinner was all that
could be required, one needs only to
glance at the menu which was served
in courses. the tables being handsome
ly decorated with cut flowers.
MENU.
Turkey, stuffed with Oysters, Cranberry
Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas,
Tomatoes,
Pickles, Crackers, Chicken Salad,
Coffee,
Ice Cream, Ambrosia,
Apples, Cake, Bananas, Oranges"
Our Fredericktown ueighbors evil
IDENTIFY thought they were a-cuttin' it
with a two-hand cleaver; and so they
were-to a greater or lesser extent.
In return for this hospitable, high
toned layout, the Commissioners met
in st. Louis last Saturday and prepar-
ed banquet to which both Ironton
and FredericktOwn were invited. We
all-numbering about dozen dam
phoOls, more or less-were at the feast,
and partook of the following
MENU.
Soup! Soup! Soup!
Hog stuffed with Busted Chestnuts. Gull
lble Sauce.
Mashed Hopes. Country Greens.
Succotash - Castor Beans and Old Beats.
Railroad Turnover.
Sold-You Crackers. Crow Salad.
Lynn Coffee.
Cake. Tafy la Commits
sionaire.
Sour Grapes. Green Persimmons.
Dead Sea Apples.
Knockout Punch. Upaginit Toothpicks. |
1t gives us pleasure to state that, |
the contest had ..nar-
rowed down to Fredericktown and |
Pennington" Ironton was just as much |
in it at the roundup as her neighbor |
at the 'tother end of the gravel road. |
That is, not at all. But both had been |
in FOOLS Paradise for a !
couple of months. Perhaps Exper- |
ience's dear-bought lesson may repay |
the outlay, for we are all wiser if sad |
der now than of yore.