Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-14
m St. Louis.

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Dear Editor-Since my last letter
for publication, l have been very busy
and have not had an opportunity to
get out and getinteresting news items
for this weeks paper. 1t has been
four weeks to-day since l came to
ST. Louis, and during that time l have
not lost an hours time from my
regular employment; that is, since
Tuesday at noon, May %, when ] be-
gan work.
How | long to-day Sunday for the
peace, qaiet, and oxyge4-laden air OF
the lovely classic shades of Arcadia
Valley, where Nature, | am sure, this
Very moment is smiling in the face OF
the beholder. In my minds eye, l
can see the lovely hills, the trees with
their green leaves, moving sereneiy
in the zephyr mountain air; the sweet
song of the birds as they fit from tree
to tree appears to report abnormaily
acute to the auditory nerves. While
we are to-day completely secluded
from all those things W hich have so
long been a source OF exquisite joy and
pleasure to your writer. For many
years it has beena great pleasure to
your writer. particularly in May and
June. to get ont in the first primeval'
| and, all alone with Nature, watch and
study the daily transition that is SO
apparent to every one who observes
things around him. ! often think OF
the words Of one of our poets which
say, "What is so rare as a day IN
June!' But | do not, for once, i'm
agIue that the poet wrote these lines
when shut up in the gloomy confines
of a city; tor there is absolutely moth
lug to inspire the mind of n here,
or to cause him to cast his eyes and
mind from this vale OF tears to the
iuture beyond, ''over the bar Moth
inc unless it would be the daily mani
Hesitation Of sin. which is SO often de-
picted on the faces Of many of those
with whom we come. in daily contact.
Well, the wal is nearly all the talk
now. Indeed, everything is a rush
preparatory to going into the training
caynps. But we sometimes think and
hope that the war will close before
many OF our brave young men are
| called into actual service. Rev. Billy
Sunday recently said in one of his ser
Impns among other things as follows:
"IIl tell you why there is no peace II
tie world to-day. IT'S because II you
turned hell upside down, You wouit
find Made in Germany stamped or
the bottom. I'll never buy anything
made in Germany again. | am through
with that. Germany is watching this
liberty bond loan and this day Of reg
listration as she never watched any
thing before"
4 somewhat peculiar thing occurred
a few minutes ago. Your writer mac
lust placed on the table his tablet ant
l~pencil in order that he might rest TO
; a few minutes, as he had just writer
a six page letter home, and fou
/, sheets Of this communication. VIM
resting and trying as best we couI'
to take a philosophic view OF things
0 a small boy, not more than seve
: years old, came near to the door Q
,Imy room, and after passing q fey
Q words to him, observing his yer.
much neglected appearance, aske
n him where his father was. He YER
promptly and politely replied, papa
dead and in Heaven, ] guess" sal
If TO him, "My dear boy, il that Is tru'
YOUR father is much better of to.da
=, Than you and ~ Upon further II
auiry.I found that his mother WI
r, one OF the many persons who are II
% day Jealous workers for that great no
It of efficient religious workers, II
Salvation Army. OF course, tn
70 band OF. workers often receive crit
OF cism, but I fully believe they are d.
IS ing a noble work for our Savior, al
at reach a class of people that perhal
:, would be otherwise neglected.
u Well, my folks at home sent n
at Yesterday a clipping from the pape
ic giving a full account of the rece
cyclone that left death and devast
=. ton in its wake, at Munger, Schnel
Is ervilIe, and near Iron Mountain; ais
81 Mineral Point.
he 1t is now the intention OF 20
cd writer to make a trip home ne
Saturday afternoon, after busine
r. closes at 400 p. NJ. for the day. 1t
u q very hard matter here to get a pc
Of son to take your place even for a "a
he and to simply lay Oft for a day, "wit
-. out good cause" 30 often means q k
'ht of one's position. The fact is 1t !
IN. auires some little experience 9
ug efficiency for one to do the work Il
,,e now do~-a position In the shippi
department OF the largest wholes
hardware store in st. Louis, pl
sumo.
yjll Well, as it is now almost time
the mail man to take up the mail 81
the letter boxes for the day, l 81
sh' close for this time by saying:
WIN 1.-THE Stars and Stripes shall lead US
our A mighty host for right
err That peace shall reign forever MOI
30. And war from Earth take flight
J.T.
Mr..
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