Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-07-24

By night the barn held a varied col
lection Of physical necessities and
some luxuries. The unusual appear
ance Of some Of the articles was due
to camoufiage, but In the main every
thing was new and first class.
Besides the fulfllment of the papers
printed offers there were. one five
pound stick of peppermint candy,
twenty pounds of sugar, six sacks Of
-four (wheat), three pals of lard (genu-
ing hog), two boxes face powder
(pink), one box Of face paint, and one
ha~ir-curling iron, one washing machine
and tubs, three fat hens and n
rooster Gage uncertain), n turkey
(stunted), one cook stove, used (cam-
ouflaged by high coat Of polish), do
mated by secondhand goods man.; one
copy How to Be Happy Though Mar
ried" (old edition., a bridal bouquet OF
red roses stored in a crock of water.
There were other things-a great
many other things-last of all a tomb
stone!
The restaurant man promised to
send the next afternoon to the mayors
house cake and ice cream sufficient for
the bridal couple and a dozen friends,
and the mayor had agreed to set a
table in his kitchen for the refresh
ments.
The mule dealer promised to have
the gift mule hitched in the mayors
barn.
In the dusk Tessie anne home with
the brides gift wedding dress and
shoes, a bundle of white mohair bril-
liantine, and the largest pair Of wom-
ems white kid slippers to be found in
the city or out of it.
Ishty Matildy, in a daze of joy, SUBJ
mitted to the fitting of the white mo-
hair, then my~steriously disappeared.
An hour later she burst into Tessie's
sewing room, her face working, her
bosom one vast heave Of joy.
'Thump's done accepted me, Miss
Tessie! His eyes tuck in all what de
merchants gwine glib me, and when l
told him about de mule and de cyart
he most th'owed a fit! He say de
| tombstone'll jest come in right to put
at his fust wife's grave, and | told him
| rs shoah glad he kin use hit dat way.
Thump say he been lovin' me all de
| time, only his mind been jest a little
| Unsecured! Oh, Miss Tessie, rs so
onspressible happifed, my hide jest
hardly will hold me! | wishes you was
in. de same fix as mel"
At ten that evening, after the last
fitting of the white mohair, Ishty Ma
Tidy bore down upon the young law
yer's Office.
SIS you a lovin' Miss Tessie Hollins
wort? 2" she demanded, without pre-
liminaries.
Ell ami" Collins was surprised
into confessing.
"Den whyn't you AKIN her to marry
your" she demanded. "Da she is
lovin' you like a house afiah, and yor
a uuittin' her on account of a few
misabul old coppers! Be shamed! You
otter be rejoicin' Gaze she's got da
money"
Collins REDEEMED. I'll am glad she'
got It'll" he stammered. II am NOR
than glad, Aunt Ishty."
II mean you otta be glad for yoal
wife to have hit" she went on. "Spo
sen you married and ten or twelve
young uns been sent on you, and del
you gifts down and ups and dies
Wouldn't you look back and rejoice
Gaze her and de young ms had some
PIN to keep dey moufs a gwine wild
I hates to see Miss Tessie gwine dow
de incline she is on account O. yoal
foolishness. Good evenin', sub"
The next afternoon Park Collin
stood on the Hollingsworth piazza
holding Theresa's hand and WATCHING
a ~wagonload of household furnishing
go by.
Atop of the load sat Triumph
Cleaves, driving with one hand; tn
other arm was about what looked lik
a white-topped movers wagon, a vas
creature in a costume of shining whit
mohair. A bay mule tied to the WAC
on's tailboard slowly pulled forwar
the cart to which he was harnesset
his dropping lip touching now an
then the "frst wife's" tombstone.