Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-11-14
From Tarheeliana.


wait, duly employed by me in satisfy
| ing the cravings of the inner man.
had learned that there was restaurant
in the station, and sought no further.
being partial to terminal eating rooms.
Nowhere in the city of my home State
can l find meal and service better
suited to my country taste than at the
hostelry established within the Union
Station, and this fact predisposes me
toward its kind. At Louisville the
meal is served la carte, but the bill
is not summed up by items. It's one
price establishment, giving the way
farer with hearty appetite all the
best of the transaction. My order-it
was generous and versatile-was taken
by bright-eyed. rosy-cheeked lassie,
whose cheerful mien and lightsome
movements it was pleasant to take note
OF. She served the meal as though it
were pleasure rather than a duty at
so much per diem. That far-away,
keep-your-distance air which so often
chills the blood of the hungry traveller
and abates his appetite. found no place
in her facial lineaments: the light in
her eyes and the dimples her winning
smile developed left no room for it.
A deserved compliment from an elder
W he al
tible to the charms of the weaker sex
didn't call out frown, but strange as
it may seem, gracious acknowledg-
ment instead. And 30, my meal being
thus garnished, dined heartily and
good digestion ftly rounded up the
unusual experience.
sing to thee, o kindly eyes,
And face of charming dimple-
To thy sweet smile of welcome kind
Alike to proud and simple;
And to thy heart that pulses strong and free
Its grateful touch to all humanity!
1 sing to thee, o maiden fair,
With ways of graceful winning,
And wish thee every blessing known
Ere earth was marred by sinningi
May riches, health and friends attend thy life,
And be thy heightened years with pleasure
rifel
Bidding adieu to ''ye maiden kynde,
l indicted postal to those at home,
and then took the train for Lexington. |
The coach 1 entered was soon filed |
with a lively crowd of Youngsters, and |
long before the terminal point was at
tanned my knowledge of football was
augmented almost beyond the capacity
of my understanding, NEEDED Daugh-
erty sorely, just then, 20 help assume
a fitting interest in the game. The
boys were returning from Louisville
where they that day had "met the
enemy and were their'n." l hardly |
knew which to admire most-the good
humor and unabated spirit with which
the former accepted defeat, or the in
genuity of the excuses alleged for the
oSStOOuk -AOE ~ W DO oil dCCluOuts
pure and simple, of course! The cour-
age and confidence of the defeated was
not jot abated. s'Old gentleman,
just wait till the next time, and we'll
show You! Watch for the next game
between the Georgetowns and the
Many of the boys bore
evidences of the earnestness
of that days contest, and it was sing
ular thing to note that those in most
urgent need of embrocation aud heal
ing ointment were the least put down.
The team" and their friends left US
at a station about fifteen miles short of
Lexington, and the car was mighty
quiet aud lonesome the remainder of
the way.
At Lexington changed cars again
and took a sleeper to Asheville. And
that night had my second experience
with that ingenious torturing device
known as. ''the upper BERTH" I first
made its acquaintance on the return
trip from the famous Pertle Springs
Convention-a congregation of the un-
washed and unsophisticated who for
the nonce upset "the machine" and in
their simplicity attempted to replace
policy with principle. For a time /
thought they had succeeded; but am
not so sure of il now-anyway, the re-
suit seems to lack the quality of endur-
ance. Principle, is an unyieldfng,
fellow who often counters
our dearest wishes; Policy Ia facile,
insinuating and pleasing. Principle,
though self-asserting, is not usually
obtrusive; Policy, while seemingly
yielding. is selfish and exacts three
fold. Principle often shuts himself up
within himself; Policy is ever-present
and always affable and plausible.
Principle can afford to wait; Policy
deals only with the present. It is a
happy conjunction when the two join
forces, but even on such rare occasion
nearly always suffers in the
snd-so prone is man to discount fu-
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