Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05

Gibbons called upon Mrs. Ryan, his
eminence was shown to the sitting-room
where Mrs. Ryan was busy, between
telephone calls, knitting a baby's pink
and white sack. After a formal salu-
tation to the churchman, her fine
white fingers began to ply the yarn
in the weave again.
"You will pardon my doing this,
your eminence," smiled Mrs. Ryan,
"but if l worked only when alone some
babies wouldn't be as warm as l like
them to be-"
"And whose baby are you working
50 hard to clothe?" asked the card
inal.
"Oh, q poor dear little girl who will
appreciate it," and then the subject
was changed, but not the thoughts of
Mrs. Ryan. ,
A few friends who have been in the
sitting-room many times can tell Of
dozens of packages of baby clothes
made by the nimble fingers of the
rich Mrs. Ryan. And besides, she
keeps a corps Of sewers making chill
dren's garments, which are delivered
to her residence and by her given in
person to that most unfortunate of all
the classes, the proud poor, who will
not ask at the doors of charitable in
situations or clothing bureaus for aid.
Mrs. Ryan calls that person her friend
who tells her of such people in need,
There Is a score of families, rem.
nants of broken&down aristocracy,
whose sole support lies in the fine
needle-work which Mrs. Ryan gives tc
women otherwise untitled for the bur
den of self-support.
Over in the south corner of the sit.
ting-room there is a big chest with
many drawers, each carrying some alb,
breviated label. In this chest are KEEP
exquisite alter linens, the making Of
which has been the liberal support o,
, families in need. AS fast as these
supplies are accumulated they ar
[ sent out to poor missions or heavil.
J mortgaged parishes where the peopl'
are unable to contribute such things.
, lucl6 10 dlOtuCl ChCoC IuIl VI bdp.
things, and, dearest of all to the hear
of Mrs. Ryan, a well-flled medicin,
chest.
II don't believe you look we'll" sal
Mrs. Ryan to a little n~eedlewoman re
turning a package Of fine linen on
: day. "How do you feel? Do you eve
/ cough?" And in the end the womal
/ went away with three bottles Of hypo
e phosphites, which would have cost he
r as many dollars.
r Mrs. Ryans life has not been with
d out cloud and bitter grief. Death an
: long illness have weighed heavily 0
a the mother-heart, and that greet foo
S of sympathy given her by nature 4.
ever wide to a fellow sufferer. Lon
e and intimate acquaintance with Hines
has given her practical knowledge
n anG she knows more about medicin
than many a man with a license. Tw
Q of her boys have been stricken dow
d VITA lung trouble, and the great whit
d plague holds greater terrors for he
h than any other physical affection. Sh
II has given of her financial and person,
d aid toward the cure of those Athlete
d with this disease.
a II am more afraid of a sneeze tina
6 Of a sprain, and a cough than a broke
BONE" she said one day. ooh, l jul
a can't talk about 1t. 1t breaks my heal
Is to think of the flower of the manhoc
lie and young motherhood of our countl
h being cut down by this terrible ours
re When l think of other mothers WI
have seen their young sons lie dow
e. in their youth before their life wol
had begun. victims of this disease,
long to do something, anything, to he
Of find a cure for 1t ALL"
10 A tear dropped on the ivory kni
b. ting needles and the usually plac
as features Of the kindly face set in
expression of suffering.
er A ring of the telephone bell and Il
lit knitting was put aside.
"Oh, is that you, Mary? Now, dor
assume that coldly polite ann al
say nice things about appreciation al
al all that business. It's purely a bus