Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-07-07

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matters worse, but when she die
finally sit up and take notice Nudge
got a lesson he never will forget. He'd
have learned that stint sooner if Mrs
Nudge had been bigger. She neve
rightly attracted his attention, don't
you know? She is so small. But when
she did get her old mans eye, let me
tell you he come up with a round
turn" Twizzle was quite overcome
with his recollections and barked
loudly to the sun There was a time
in Seattle" he resumed, presently
when / saw just how the thing was.
If Nudge had taken my advice then,
he'd ha' spared himself being made a
curious show of and embarrassing re-
marks ~longshore afterward. l was
UP at a market laying in some stores,
and there was Mrs. Nudge after some
stuff for customers of the Swan. It
was nigh sailing time, and she was
rushing the marketman around and
telling him he'd have to get those
goods right down to the wharf, and
| noticed he did exactly what she told
him to. In comes Nudge, drunk, and
white about the mouth. I'm going
to pull out from the dock in five min
utes,' he croaks. Hurry down, Mrs.
M, and get aboard with your truck
you'll just have to wait ten min
utes more for these goods explains
Mrs. Nudge.
mot a minute, not one second
says he. If you think the Swan is 60
ing to loaf and lose time just because
you haven't gumption enough to get
through your work in time, you're mis-
taken, Mrs. M
II thought" said Twizzle, medita-
lively, that she would cry. She
didn't. She swelled up all of a sudden
till she looked about ten feet high,
and she says to Nudge, You wait.
Sort Of caught his eye, don't you
know? They tell me it was the first
back talk she aver made stick. Nudge
said All right sort of astonished,
and took him one side. Look here
| remarks, I amt drunk and l amt
up in woman's ways, but l think I'd
lush a little less and talk pleasant a
little more if I wanted to keep ahead
of Mrs. Nudge Yes, that's what l
said to him, and he was very mild.
Il thought later I had made a bad
reckoning. But Mrs. Nudge was ter
rible strong-minded after all. One day
we were tooling down the sound in the
afternoon opposite to Vashon island.
There was a goodish haze on the wa
ter, and | was keeping my eyes wide
open. About two o'clock, | recollect,
q man for'ad sings out, Something to
~starboard, sir | peered out, and Just
where l could make it out in the haze
was a black, queer something floating
IN the water. Looked like an umbrella
opened up on the water, with other
articles on top. | was curious, and
slowed down, stopped the engines and
put the wheel over to take in the
show. Do you know what that was?"
Twizzle contemplated me with an air
of scientific interest, while I protested
that my imagination was incompe-
tent to picture the answer. He sighed
with satisfaction and filled his pipe.
When it was going he waved it in the
air to emphasize his statements.
THAT thing was Mrs. Nudge, very
CAM he said. "She recunnized me,
and says, as the Tornado Stops up to
within a potatoes throw of her, says
she, When do you think the Swan
viii; be along?'
"'God Almighty says |, is that
you, Mrs. Mudge?' And she answers,
quite bashful, 1T is. I'm waiting for
Nudge to come back
"fCome back!!' | remarks loud from
the %pilothouse, why he ought "a
passed this point two hours ago.
"He did, says she. Il fell over
board in passing. | guess Nudge is
wondering where I am
Being mostly fiustered l had forgot
to think about getting her out of the
water, but now l yells for a boat to go |
out and pick her up. Don't bother
about a boat, she says, quiet, I'll just
wait for NUDGE
"fBut you'll drown | urges her.
Your clothes 'ull get waterlogged and
then down you CO.
eff l amt drowned now,' she re-
marks, squirting up at me thought
full, it isn't the fault of Nudge, who
never heard me calling because he was
so drunk
Its Gods mercy we found YOU I
says, and calls some more for the mate
to get away a boat. But she was ter
rible strong-minded, and says, I won't
get into any boat. I'll stay right here
in this ridiculous position till Nudge
comes back and apologies on his
Bonded knees
"Did he throw you over?' l in
quires, polite. She was very indig-
nant and cam, though she wiggled her
legs in the water till I was afraid she'd
loosen the gear of her skirts and sink
just as | had to start the propeller to
get the tornado up near her again.
Stop kicking, ma'am,' hollers /. Just
easy till | get you into the boat.
was going for her then.
But she wouldn't have any of 1t.
going to make a stand right here
she asserts, even if my feet are
dangling in cold water. I'll either be
up by my lawful husband or
iii drown Nothing could bulge her.
told the mate to pick her up any
how, but she pulled. a hat-pin out Of
her clothes and he said he thought she
would be all right. Yes, you Just go
right along says she, swinging around
an eddy till her back was to me, go
right along, and I'll wait for Nudge
Then she padded around till her face