The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-19
THE BEST OF IT.
CEDAR. Jane IS.

Is
morrow: strawberries just right: TIVE de
lIsh-iGi widows; lots OF girls. and the . hole
house crying for yOu--CoIne along by re-
turn mfI ] meant 60 say the picnic was
day after tomorrow. ] shall be At the late
train tomorrow.
"IJur, a. usual, MARRY
Phil Norton laughed as he read this
letter. IL was so Ike Harry Clarke
Hal HeaGlong," his father used to
cali him-Jhe brightest. kandsomest.
gl-tst fellow Of his class ct Yale, now 4
country doctor IT Ceder, . town in The
western part of New England. Having
lost all mis- property By rash specula-
tEC-l. eNcep: his wife's farm at Cedar
Wi,lch her father left her, the elder Mr.
Clarke went there 70 live; and one of
tie local physicians being near death
with old age, Harry thought il a good
3 ls'c- TO begin what he called his
C-sdicjnal career" being n Young
MA who had no reverence for the
FL sii>h language, cut made tight of il.
aat USED IL n his own way as another
outlet for the overlooking fun of his
nature.
Philip Norton rad been bis chuun a.
college and his friend ever since. be
was Of q graver nature and had gone
into the ministry. With the gifts of
ken iu.e lect, ready language and coed
looks, he found life easy enough and
his fret parish was in New York where
in q fi-st-clasS DO lrdiug house, receiy-
ing a large salary, he aid not seem so
much a modern apostle as a very lucky
man. But good fortune could net spoil
bis earnest and true character. He
preached as sharply TO his flock of sin
nsrs as If he had five hundred wear
Instead of Eve thousand, and did Is
-
casts as If he headed a mission to TIE
Digse Indians and lived in q shaney
instead OF Madam Ralston's elaborate
establishment.
Ee had Iust recovered from a severe
attack OF typhoid fever. consequent on
some of these excursions into the dark
places OF the earth, when Harry 'siletter
cane, and was glad enough to accept
his Invita- on. Their were only three
children IN the Clarke family besides
Harry-.vin girls of twelve and
younger bOy-and they all loved Philip
as we'll as If they we're his brother and
sisters instead of his friends There is
some hing in sudden journey OF Slaes
gre that IS insDiriting. and when Mr.. I
Norton left the tain at Cedar he felt
stronger and better, in spite of the long
dey's ride. than for many weeks. and
ready fOJ the picHc, though Mrs. Clarke,
q motherly soul, always devoted 10
the "otker boy" scolded him well for
the idea. But icing persistent man,
be Uent his way, end by 10 o'clock had /
Joined gay party IN the car they iheG |
chartered for the day, and attached at |
Ceds- y alton &c the train going 10 Pat |
ton, 2 little village above whose quiet |
street lowered Gray Mountain, their |
place of destjRetien. The day was a |
'dayIzn June" fair as ever poet ceie-
Drate6. There were fifty Pleasant
for a picnic, that is
Ind Philip wac put IN charge of q Mrs.
Boyd.
lone of the widews." Harry whis-
'ere6 in his esC, q very bright, agree
lble woman. with g pleasaR fsce,
iresEed neatly enough ia brown hoI-
and anu 8 black hst-a costume
adapted TO the occasion, but not be
coming. She Ess evidently net vain.
few seats before them sat e yoCrg
Woman, daiutiy dressed, thoEEh evil L
.ently she considered herself in mourn
1g, bit the shower Of soft, far curls
bat dropped from the back of her
ead, the sparkling ornaments of cut
ct, the rings CT her little white hands /
pearl and diamond and onyx, ell |
semed out OF keeping with the craze | !
Z her dress and hat; and when that !
Topped head-gear was
All aslde a triangle CT Grape, with tie
widows ruche about Z, !
Timed on with dI Im0nd and onyx pins,
)Oked a real absuriity, and every ,
7oma2 in the car laughed at Nan {
'eyds attempt TO Assert her widow I
God. for this vas the other OF the two /
-idOws- Yet il she was little absurd
-hO cared? " Len one 5 skin is tinted /
be warm glow CT PINK apple blossoms, II
18th the lips scarlet as fresh straw
erries- great clear blue eyes, delicate |
,atureS, teeth q pearl and abundant !
ilded-tGX hair falling everywhere in
ing, loose cUFls, what does IL matter {
hat one weaFsf Nan Boyd vould /
ave been lovely in brown holland sud
cheap black hat, though her cousin I
nd sistar-in-lew was rot.
Nobody had ever supposed the ReVer- I
nd Philip Norton was susceptible. He '
ad never given q tende7er glance TO {
ny lovely girl in his congregation than Il
the OLD woman who swept the cross
lg before his church, but he fell in love '
ke seAoOl-boy during the next six 7
ours with Nan Boyd. CoCrtesy obliged
m to attend to the lady placed in his
ire, and the obligation was not disa-
'eesble. She vas fEatural. intelligent. I,
ndly, with an artists eve tor the {
0Rderful scenery about them, and b
Oreyer a generous woman; for when Ii
hiiip asked her. as careleSsly as he u
'uld put the questioa that thrilled his n
)s. who the beauty before them wss, g
lie answered quickly: \
- Ny cousin and saskatchewan O
her Mrs. Boyd. Isn't she iovely2 a
Re TO look at her as do at a flower; 8
lie is so exquisite. n
Mr.. Norton assented gravely. and &
rned the conversation. Eis head 2
hirled. ais eyes wandered: he could /,
IT talk with any sort of fiueaey; he lie,
as bewiuched by the pretty widow. 4
lie, however. had her own court 70 q
I'D. Butterflies never Auttered more z
lickly ab0nt the gay weed that bears I
cir name than the gentlemen of the Is
Irty about Nan Boyd: for. to tel the v
lth, this lovely creature Eas q naive n
quette. II was as much q mater of 81
urse TOR her to firt with every man h
40 came near her, as il Was for 9 rose b
be fragrant; and she had that charm,
btler than beauty, which is potent
thout but irresistible within. c,
Ii was prOverb IN Cedar that no "
III m eyer uraE m manhood 49,. -, :.