The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-13
INNOCENCE ABROAD;
Or the Romance Of Pure Young
Man.
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CHAFTEn I.
Once upon a time pure young man
came TO Salt Lake who could not utter
. word of English though he had resided
IN America for seven years. Being of
German extraction and consequently
brewer. he inquired Of the first Lands
mann he met, the way to the nearest
Boarorei and upon arriving there was
fortunate enough to secure remuners-
tive employment. Happy o. his sue
cess in q strange land, this pure young
man quilted his toll one bright Saturday
afternoon aud vhistling an'sir fun Of
sportiye Innocence he stroned down
Second South Street in search of a
reading room with a German catechism
in It. Just as he was in the act OF pass
ing brilliantly lighted nsdis0R de Joie.
which rears its palatal walls in un-
blushlng effrontery near the corner OF
Main. night came on and he was unable
to proceed further without the aid OF
lantern. Dear Reader. II you want 10
know what bleak despair is. go 70
strange city and haYg night overtake
IQ4 AAOnNOA . Nifttyl nc lotc aAa Aa~A
perhaps you can pity and forgive this
pure Young man. friendless and alone,
gro..ing his way aloug the sidewalk on
Second South Street. seeking for shell
ter and wondering what moment would
be his next. What did he do2 you ask.
He knocked at the door OF that gilded
hell.
CHAPTER II.
Scarce had the knuckle OF this pure
young man receded from the panel
where it struck when the front door was
thrown open and a bewitchfng damsel
in evening blue with q maroon-colored
bodice cut low in the neck, ushered him
into gaily equipped apartment where
a score of other gaudily attired females
fitted about in a dreamy waltz which
was fingered by q gentleman st the
piano who had called in simply TO play
q tune. Having resided for the past
of years in st. Louis and Chic
ago and Milwaukee and other towns OF
the eHete east universally recognized
as the strongholds of virtue within
whose gates no de6lement dares to en-
ter. The scene which presented itself TO
this pure young maR in what he sup-
posed OF course TO be the paTlor of
Salt Lake hotel, seemed new and strange
indeed. Yet snatohed as he had been
from the terror of 3 night in outer
how could grateful foreigner
do otherwise than shower upon the lips
Of his benefaetress chaste. salute or
two. PIinty indeed the heart that could
DO otherwisel Surprising the bevyl OF
painted beauties who now surrounded
him, to be bell boys in this warm wes-
tern, sociable hostelry. this pure young
man dispensing with the formality
Of registering his name asked one
of their number, in his artless Teutonic |
way. TO show him to his room.
cHAPTER III.
Within the secret confines of the po-
ice headquarters, the Marshal of Salt |
lake City sat at his desk knitting his |
eyebrows and scheming to invent a
means to harrass innocent German |
brewers. OF q sudden he turned in his |
chair and with hollow hooking laugh |
which was distinctly heard through the |
telephone at the residence of the Tribune |
editor, nine blocks away. he arose, and |
touching a 8 cret spring in The wall, |
twenty special policemen shot down q |
creased pole from the room above and |
asked what was wanted. 81 have rea-
son to believe" began the Marshal. |
that in one of the houses of easy virtue |
within this city an unknown man whom |
never saw is passing the night in |
harmless slumber. / like it not. Go, |
III of you; arrest him and drag him be
ore me"
CHATTER w.
The morning was bright and the
nists rose on high and the c'erk Of the
,ourt whistled right merrily. 1.-THE
irst case on the docket this morning."
announced the grim public prosecutor.
lis that of q German arrested for re-
sorting TO house Cor purposes OF shell
ter. II he is present let him stand up"
The pure young man stood up. Are
you guilt or not ?"asked the judge. Oh,
reader. count, il you can. the pulsations
Of that throbbing lung. Put yourself
in the place of that modest Teuton.
On the one hand stands $50 and
costs-and on the other officer
Pickett. HoInded and terrified by
the ungentlemanly questions of
the minions OF the Law. unable 10
rersteh, and seeing the Jail yawning to
receive him. little wonder is it that this
pure young man pleaded guilty and
asked a. best he could. the mercy Of the
court. But mark what followsi See
ACa0A-A WAeN
determination the cruel Judge
pursues him. For resorting TO this
house you are fined the full extent q
the law but, the imprisonment viii n
impose" t.--
'i CHATTER v
Nov let the stricken deer 20 weep.
The heart ungalled play
II ninety nine you think too steep.
"A trial jury" say.
The enterprising Law firm of 5tretcher
& Fee seemed more than usually
hopeful IS they surveyed their
Jury preparatory 70 commencing
the greatest effort of their lives
IN the defense of a young man ac-
cused of staying out nights. II am
confident" said Mr.. Fee 70 his partner,
during a Hull IN the proceedings, THAT
We have not mistaken our men. Here
is Jury who win never submit to drag