The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-02

favorsbly was 70 let the money lie .
interest two or three years, and thel
build O house in which they coulc
take comfort the rest Of their lives.
) ''Of course it will be small" said
Calvin. Cali the better for that, >
said Nancy. $50 much more cosey.
i "A small cottage, end to the road,
said Calvin. 3 5e.a ei rs
! "My idea exactly" said Nancy.
i "And perhaps, II the money hel d
out, one o. these ERE bay-windcws."
| GA bay-window and kind o. poY
tico, or whatever they call 'em, ovsi
the door. I can see it all as plain 81
day" said Nancy. as.l.r
i "You see We cans spread quite sc
much on the house, on account of the
Darn. OF course ne shall want
barn.
i "To be sure. q nice snug barn with
q weathsr-cock on top"
/ "And the p'ints of the compass, "
said Calvin. q
| "Yes. the pfnst of the oompa !"
echoed Nancy Head west, tail east
l--thst's fair weather; then it whiski
round, head east, tail wes:-that'i
foul weather."
"Who whisks roupdP" asked CAL
vim.
"Why, the rooSterI''
"Why. Calvin, how stupid Hain't
We jest been talking about weather.
cock and what's that but rooster"
Sometimes it's a fish," said Cal
vim.
II despise a fish" said Nancy; 81
Jest despise it. Who ever see fish
climb up to the top of a barn? No. a
rooster Tor me-a splendid gilt rooster!
l wonder at you wanting q fish,"
"Did / say / wanted fish,"
"You give me to uudersand you
did,"
"No such thingI I sid q weather.
cock was fish sometimes, and go it
is; the one On this meetin' house lie;
but Pm go;n' to have one that will
beet that all holler. see one like il
down to Danbury; it's q man with a
sword IN bis hand-I don't know
whether it's meant for George Wash
ingten or Napoleon Bonapsrte-but
every time the wind whisks it round,
up goes the sword or down goes the
sword"
snow. 1 ,asl that ridiculous-sim.
ply ridiculous; Wuss than the fish, il
anything. Now rooster belongs on
q barn.
mo, be don't; he belongs on the
dupg-hlll."
calvin Ketchun, I should be
ashamed You talk like fool"
Perhaps I do. WHAT is it the
Bible says about answering a fool &C
cordipg TO his fclly?"
But We will not pursue this War of
words furtber-wOTds which increased |
in bitterness on both sides. and which |
left an impression not soon to be for
gotten
: The next day. as Nancy eat at the
window sewing, she saw Calvin come
out of tue chop with his leather apron
full of refuse cuttings which he shook
out Oh the ground. He looked up
and met her gaze; then raising his
arms. tapped them like wings, and
gave lusty crow. After that he
went back into the shop. laughing.
The action was more exaspera.ing i
than the original quarrel had been.
.'PIl pay him for it'll TIL come up
with him!" said she to.herself. She
had no definite purpose in view, but
late supplied Der with one that very
and with the means of
carrying it out. Still nursing her
wrath, she set about building FIRE pre-
parat6ry to putting on the tes-kettle.
she picked up newspaper which
Calvin had csrelessly tossed into the
wood. box, to Eindle with, but before
lighting it she had the curiosity to
look it over. There might be death
Dr. marriage of somebody she knew,
Dr. love-story, or an interesting
focal i.em." and newspapers werel
rare IN this fsmily-thst one had
,ome wrapped round pair of dis.
lbled shoes. She spread it out on the
able, and the first thing that met her
'yes was notice in very large type
10 large that it seemed to be stariugI
It her-headed thus:
'LosT-A PoCKET-BooK!" /
The time and probable place OF
osing aud description of the lost
rticle were all there. It ended thus: t
Whoever shall restore the same, or
i've information leading to i.s recov-
~. will be suitably rewarded. APP
ly to julius Sharp, ESQ
She could not restore .it, because
'alvin kept it locked up in the
nreau-drawer; but she could give in
1rmation, and she would do it. It
Till wanted an hour or two OF sunset.
nd Lawyer Sharp lived not more
han mile away-not more than q
alf q mile across lots, the way she
nould 60; probably she should be
ack before Calvin missed her. {
She put on her bonnet and went
ut the from the front door, which
as not visible from the shop. It was
OF without come trepidation that she 7
resented herself before so august a :