Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-31

short in the month of June. Beshrew
me if l repent not of June on mine
own behalf but am determined to live
properly and so have dispatched a
messenger to my cousin Sarah Bad
minton asking that she come to keep
mine house.
August twentieth.
Comes Sarah Badminton this day
and Lord but a plain woman, being fiat
like unto a board from her heels up
unto her head.
Last night to the play where comes
Lasselle and makes very merry and
telleth jokes the which of great amuse-
ment to my wife while l find no mirth
therein.
To my office where did buy and sell
as usual.
September sixteenth.
My wife not well and strangely in
disposed towards me yawning unduly
and complaining that life is dull, yet
gay enough fer others and of a great
Joy over riding horseback with Las.
selle.
To my office and H. Nevil all excite
ment over his margins.
October twenty-ninth.
Returned this day from a trip to the
coast and find my wife no better al
though the doctor hath been with her
each day. She saith the doctor advis
eth quiet until spring.
November sixth.
My wife most nervous and there be
ing no peace with her did discuss the
same with Lasselle to-day and al
though unmarried yet did sympathize
much and advise for me with a right
good will telling me Of a place il
southern France where he had beer
and the same beyond all else for the
nerves only lonely but that not 80 bat
since he %proposeth going there thi'
winter himself and can see after my
wife somewhat the which greatly tt
my relief and so home and did dis
| SOul6C liz " Will Thl5JIG6S bdullll
ton the which drew a long face ant
plain to see was dead against the plaI
the which putting me in a fine tempe
with what a woman hath for brains.
Wheat rising and A. B. & G. goinl
down comes H. Nevil short to borrow
the which crowneth my fury his nice,
being so far from making me happ,
and he being the cause Of all. Blu
did indorse two notes for him and s.
home and to bed with a bad grace an,
glad that my wife has betaken hersel
to another room.
December ninth.
From the dock and my wife do b
gone and now we may look for som
peace the which sad enough needed.
December tenth.
Comes H. Nevill all distraught to sa,
that it is about at the clubs that m,
wife will have a divorce and MARI,
the doctor, on the which hearing
much annoyed and summon Mrs. Bad
minton who denyeth the doctor bu
asserteth Lasselle.
To mine office and D. & e. going IL
comes H. Nevil to borrow again tn
gall of which doth take me greatly.
January seventeenth.
Am all of a taking for that the pc
pers in my wife's divorce do be file
into me this day and great to do whe,
I learn that the cause she declaretl
is Sarah Badminton a woman as littl
comely as eve was and mine ow,
cousin. Verify the ways of a wife b
past understanding.
April eleventh.
Free this day and being free come
Mrs. Badminton weeping and declal
eth she be ruined If l marry her nc
next the which doth so overcome m
that ere I have time to rally she hat
kissed me and called me hers.
To my Office with a heavy hear
having no assurance of how this SCI
ond marriage will turn out and littl
hope but seeing H. Nevil with a ion
face did refuse to give him any insid
information the which led to his goin
under about noon to my great joy 20
it was he who did get mi in this ma
rying habit.
February first.
My birthday and Lord what eatin
and drinking the which being good b.
yond compare my wife staying in tn
pantry to keep the whole in trim an
all my friends discoursing on my 10
the which is truly great she being S
plain that a nan will look at lie
and so loving that she adoreth m
come smiles come frowns.
But that which doth astonish m
much Is that H. Nevil telleth me tha
she that was once my wife is of e.
ceeding content with Lasselle a piec
Of news which l can scarce cred.
comparing him with myself.
But SO wags the world,