The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-25

cams gradually back 10 the good oId
man. He meditated more and more on
the comforts. OF a home swayed By a
wOman's love end. a wOman's care he
torgotthe domestic tyranny of six-and-
| thirty years; ne dreamed of spending
his declining days in an Indian sum
iner OF peace and good VIII. 1900,
+ There lived in the quiet old town
maiden lady whose forty years had not
detraeted from her oOmslinessf but had
materially added TO her industry and
worldly comfort. Tabitha made the
frocks for nearly all the good people in
the village who were not their own
dreSs-makers. | am not sure thatshe
added greatly TO the common supply o.
beauty and adjournment; indeed / fear
that the severity of her religion aud her
I strict views Of social duty impressed
I themselves on the lines and angles Of
her gowns Be that as it may, no par
tanIcal gown could conceal the subseau-
tia, character of Tabitha's charms. nor
could It add anything TO the street pro
I priety Of her life. So she sat and work.
ed by the window in her own comfort
( able cottage, and the Overhanging lilac
bOughs framed an effective picture OF
virtue and industry. assoc % ~
Somehow the lilac bush and the opep
7 window, and plump hand moving
back and forth, AM slightly drOOping
head framed by the purple blossoms
nlled, from day to day, large place in
I the squire Indian summer visions.
] The result was that one day hsa-ad
! cpnndentlal, conversation with old
! Brother Hendricks. a relative and 6nap-
cial adviser OF the comedy Tabitha.
Brother Hendricks" ne said rsit's
hard for man Of my years and proper
~ TO be'left alone
Yes, squire, but it amt so bad as
though you did not have the property. "
replied the thrifty brother.
But money, brother, is poor COM
pany in long winter evening when
there are no .protracted' NEE sings. ~
True, true but it is better to be lone.
IL than TO be .interfered with at your
fireside, where a man ought always 70
have hrs own way" said Brother Hen
bricks. with more sarcasm than his
genial nature was generally capable Of.
The squire ignored the reference 20
the late raler OF his establiS kmeIilSand
quickly parried the shaft With the
question: -
Suppose, brother, that man ean
have his own way and az the same time
possess a good, kind. wife. isn't be bet
ter off than alone2n
Bro her Hendricks frankly admitted
that two blessings were better than one.
Il have my eye on just such a
woman, said the diplomatic SQUIRE.
i have never spoken a word to aer.
but for the last twenty years l have
seen her go up and down these streets
mOdestly and independently. And
have generally noticed that 4 person
who has successfully defended his OF
her own rights IS always more mindful
Of the rights OF Others, l believe that
your cousin Tabitha IS Just the woman
for yhome." .s -tt
Brother Hendricks was not. fgnprant
of the size and value of the souire's
farms, nor was he unaUpreciatiye of the
old mans good qualities and probably
early departure 10 the world where
they would be fully rewarded. So he
Judicieusly suppressed any objections
on the, score OF ace and fell in with the
old gentleman propositions. The lat
Ter was averse 70 any Of tue Ordinary
me hods by which Sentiment exBresses
itself III COrrtships 4 believed he Re
tanned Naturalization OF. csI seinr fer
yld and exaggerated ntterancsS during
his y6atAtsiI 6Ourtshfp which uese Tor
years a powerful weapon ofastsca sm IN
the hand OF his belligerent wife. At
auy rate he thoaghrt thunder the CIR
cumstances Brother Hendricks. a.
nearest of kin b Tabitha, and old
Uncle Martin as his best friend should
act as a kind Of arbitration committee
70 arrange the match. The two old
men had often acted as Intermediates
in the purchase OF farms, horses and
houses and vent about the negotiations
with Tabitha in the SANG practical
ousiness-like WaS, meeting With tthe
uzraf .rnaaea r-hrnh afearAaH Fu-n .rruh
wise drivers u bargaiRs.
"IeA squire HOsmer." said Tabitha.
At the end Of the intervieys "that
must finish Mrs. Mead's back alpaca.
turn Aunt Hetty's brown silk for the
'ourth time. make three calico dresses
or The tjnn sirlssand thsn Fll-bs ready
o cliuch' the bargain" =
The feminine reSders of this simple
.krOnicle will be amazed that the thrifty
Tabitha reserved no time. for making
Ter own wedding outfit. Ny dear girls.
or five-and twenty years. ever since
Ter own romantic. girlhoOd. Tabiths
With rare foresight, bad been collecting
n cedar chest ana al old mahogany
,ureau stores Of the finest linen and
lannel andN many 4coiOred. quilts and
Inc wool stockfue5, and one pair OF
lack knit with her own hands, and
,retty caps such as would become a
natron; and in one OF the top drawers
which was always carefully locked, and
which she bad not opened for many
ears, Was a Tong white christening
own covered With a wreath Of the most
ltricate enlorOidery into which she had
Trouglir AL the romantic dreams and
ond Hnhes.of Der earlier years, before
be had quite BECOME reconciied 70 even
be thought Of a. long and lon -ly maid
nhOod.r It wass ten years SINCE that
bean unlocked, aud she re
rendered that when last sne had look
Z at the beautiful robe OF white she
ad hidden. her face in the delicate
.bric and shed tear5 OF quiet sorroT on
le following threads 81. the. ,intrEAte
'acery.s Then she. claspei II ii4Er
ppty arms and kissed the, lacer&sAt
nuld lhave nestled So sOftiy'ar0and
abyi meek, and,put il away forever.
Sc LII. ssr - r1f
- ascgsN - au ar So
''She has beenahighly recommended
id the squire TO the grocerymah's
ife when heteld her thathe was to BE-
armed in three weeks to a woman
NON he MAJ sfesvEr met "a Iritfre+ Duke