Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-12

70 n general favorite; everybody
wished him well. and, being
possessed of youth, health and
ability, the prospect OF life
and happiness seemed bright
before him. In the course of g. few
months he purchased q lot, built &
house, furnished il. and made every
thing ready for the reception Of one
who was soon t join her fortunes TO
his. But the Fell Destroyer knows
neither age nor condition. The ex-
pectRnt bridegroom was stricken with
pneunonia which in q few days carried
him into the ranks of the silent major
ity. He joined the innunerable cara
van eFer usurping the highway Of life,
and whose accretions daily rob Us of
our dearest and best. His body lies
in an unknown grave; the dwelling
his hands had erected-the home he
hoped 60 enjoy-no q can now point
out OF so little consequence il one
poor soul TO the worlds aggregation
that the vanity of man passeth al IN
derstanding!
OF course, with the establishment Of
the new temple Of justiee-st first it
was q frame building near where the
Paul Patton building now stands
came members of the legal profession.
Among them were j. W. Emerson,
Philip Pipkin, Marcus =. Concannon
and Thos. B. Sandford- / remember
as Of yesterday Mr.. Euerson's winning
his fret case. He had just been sd
mitted to the bar, and I'll venture that
no other victory, in later years. when
his reputation as En- able lawyer had
been established, gave him more pleas
ure and satisfaction ] know several
of rs accompanied him to Volland &
Kiefer's-a bakery, with q soft drink
attachment. in q building which used
ID stand on the lot south Of Lopez's
store-where at his expense We drank
lemonade in honor of his Gee I do
not remember the title Of the case. nor
does it matter; but it was tried before
a justice OF the peace.
Thos. B. SANFORD came from the
Empire State He had barely attained
his majority along with his sheepskin. !
He was snooth-feced and rosy-cheeked
Is q girl. His voice was music TO the
ear, and his flow of language, like the
ripping Of the brook. came without
Interruption. and seemingly without
effort. / YVES but e lad, then, but he
never failed to greet me with pleasant |
expression and discussed with appar-
ent interest the little trials and incl
dents that beset the schoolboy world.
Needless ID say, I wAs an ardent parti-
san Of his, and deemed him sure Of
future fame and fortune. The first
case / heard him try IVES Nj of those |
unfortunate ones that pertain to no
day or age, but mark the weakness OF
human nature in all clines and condi- |
tons. December hal welded May,
and May, to his Jealous mind, showed
undue goodwill to August Or there |
abouts. December and May had their
home in St Louis. which town was
also the abode OF August. One fine
summer morning May concluded the
bloom of the roses in her cheeks
needed the purer air OF the mountains. |
and expressed her desire TO fee TO tue
newly opened resort at Ironton. To
his the husband interposed no obiec-
ton, though his business would pre-
clude his accompanying her; but,
mentally, he resolved he would keep
an eye or the disturbing factor to his
household happiness If he. too, re-
NAMED in town, December could stand
it. At that time the Iron Mountain-l
whose southern terminus WIS ct Pilot
Knob-ran but n passenger train
way in twenty-four hours Il de-
parted from Plum street station 1t z
A. n, returning about the same hour
NJ -nh.S 49, Gnr~%~~r= --S&l |
all speed, and a day Or two later, at
tended by her dutiful though grizzle-
haired spouse, was driven to the sta
ton. He proceeded through all the
three coaches. narrowly inspecting
seats and passengers, before making n
selection-so careful was he Of her
comfort and surroundings About that
time the bell rang, he kissed his wife
goodbye and disembarked, just g. the |
locomotive began its struggle against
els inertia. He watched the train dis
appear with Increasing speed, carrying
with it the darling as well as the dis
Quietude of his declining years. Right
here / could 60 on, al labftun, pathetic
ally depicting the dreary waste Of
house and home deserted Of mistress |
and wife, and so get up q good deal Of
sympathy for the old gentlemen, but I
considerably forbear; beside I was
heart and soul with Tom Sanford
on the other side of the case which re-
suited from Mays summer outing. |
Next morning December, from private
point Of vantage, saw the train depart, |
and then. with q sigh oil satisfaction, |
returned to his tread-mill; and SO the
next. But the third day, behold! just
as the final signal Of departure Was
ringing, along came August, grip in
hand. and jumped aboard the now
moving train December would no
doubt have followed, but he was sta
toned At a little distance, and safety |
for life and limb held him back. How
ever, he vas or time, you may be sure. |
next morning, and at noon surprised
May no less than August in q way per-
haps more startling than agreeable
to either himself or them. For August
was in Mays DOE busily engaged in
constructing q lemon-punch when the |
irate husband rushed in Of course !
there was n tableau, q row, and tears, |
and ali that; but / recollect the query |
that came uppermost to my mind st
the tine-what became Of the punche