The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-25

sttehuans meeting, though il slant
nve mile rice 70 the church "as
ValIey' Went Ior nothing in $40, ne
mlho' LOT neF hsart vas hurt svJ!s
/ was a woman. She bent re- and S1e
/ her hands and cried hire lesd on
I silently, lest Mother should 80 alt
| not the mere disappointment = Vas
day; that she could have b1r-.s " the
I was the b ank chill outlook an q Iu, u
and represssd life lying befo-s Seulal
! life Of exacted labor and lovaIsss ef
/ NeJty had a generous soul unit.
/ lavish itself and all its pos-assiy 70
/ ihos- she loved as freely as tbs a'l|ulon
ointment was poured ont bv V-Sel.o-s
the feet OF Him whom she store9 20
she had also sense M courage. = g.
/ had been her let 20 marry the ef''-.- % ..
/ young rector In Haverf5rd ,Ea ,'ls,ali,l
/ have pared and pinched and t;H.-I
and turned his small salary lin 80.
cent was put 70 good purpose. bur1,S -
/ fingers ironing MS bands ant co,.:I
| his savOry dinners spoiled rs-
| making his shirts. and broken 5rrrt--
| health taking care Cf him ana -
/ clerical c!sssi4g that lever ..fr. I
/ chiidr p yut she wound have Ci.rl,----'.7
wealth had II fallen 10 her share 80
/ the hberality Cf born queen. Nov -
was not think ng Of the ten dollars -
| the Christmas gifts Olt OF her IA 5e-'s
| hard hear and uiggari nature.
She sat there when 'Liah came E.-t.
/ ne had left his boots al the she'd a.
and came in to hang ~ bis lantern s...
cap so softly Ne,ty never moved Some.
thing in her DEF cted attitude stirred n
thrOb deep down in his rugged na-r-s-
theTei> sap even IN the gnaTleu boupb,o n
an apple tree that ben; and broken b,-
/ the stOrEy wind Of year on year Ioo.-
| dead TO the core; and even in 'Liah
/ HOskius there was nature. though fa
had over ridden and starved il.
But be did net speak and a. be c-eut
| back into the shed and clatttred sb0ut
with his boots, dropping one Of them in
the dark, Netty jumped up form her
chair and fed; when he came bac. 10
was gone, and he went into his own
room, where Sary Ann lay, having
retreated there FROM Netty's chanber
when she heard the girl come upstairs
by back way. and slipped into he
place speedily y hile 'Liah raEed I'd tre
IRE. Mrs Hoskins was naturally a
frank oman, II 4 coward ever can be
frank, but she was so afraid Of her nus
baud that she had learned all those
domestic deceits which are the shield az
weak women; nobody could be more
deaf than she when she preferred not 70
hear, or more forgetful when she did
not care 20 remember. She made cream
cookies for Nelly when Lab went 10
mil. and told her Father never ate
such things, they did not agree vi b
him. which was true-in a sense. She
was asleep now; so fast asleep that size
heard every breath that her husband
drew and every movement that be
made; so fast asleep that she did not
close her eyes till near dawn, her tender
motherly heart aching tor Netty; and
shrinking from hearing 'Liah's hard
sneering story Of the girls presump-
ton.
When they all met at the early break
fast neither Of the three looked at each
other; 'Liah Ste like bear at its meal
of throttled game; il is true he had a
knife and symbolic fork which helped
MIN 70 hold fast the thicEly sliced pork
and spear the potato floating in hog fat
that lie bolted raVenously, bat be none
the less ate and drank like q beast Of the
forest, and neither knew nor cared that
Netty uibbled only crust Of bread and
slipped the uecOctiOn tEey called coffee
with a Dallid face and heavy eyes. and
his wife did not eat or drink at all
At last ne pushed his chair away, and
wiping his mouth with the back OF his
rough hand made for the door, turning
back TO ssy-"Sary Ann fetch them
Old saddle bags down from mp cham er.
viii ys, and put IL q change things.
I'm & lin' mp 10 them lots OIL lie
Canady line, rs afternoon; it's nothiu
moe n a trsl after ye get 20 the Forks.
so : l might as well 60 a hOSs-bscE al
the way. and / expect II u take me
full week; and ike enough I shall get
soaked afore l get through and want
them red A3nnels the w'ust way. Darn
-heumatZ'
Netty's hear; gave a leap @. j7v ard
then sank again % think how undur.iuI
she was. Honor thy father a.d thy
mother what does 1t mean in case
Ike this? Ne I. 5 conscientious New
England soul began 10 torment itself.
but her natural heart fid feel ligbteleG
and glad FOR al that; and By and bye
opening her Bible Tor the daily reading
another text flashed upon her with that
sptness texts o. scripture have
Fathers provoke not your children 20
anger, and seemed 70 restore her
people who occupy themselves
With ethics som times forget that duty
s individual not natural
But Sary Ann had no scruples Of this
lind; her conscience toward her Eus-
)and hal long been dulIed; she had
enough 10 DO 20 avoid his exac:ious and
.ruelties when and how she could love
or him she had never known, marrying
him because he sked her to, and she
vas afraid 10 refuse him, and exchzlg-
ng one bOnCage for another. She was
heartily glad 'Li4h was going aEav and
'scked his saddle bags with the flannel
le grudged carrying, with light II her
res not at all hattering to husband.
But 'Liah did not care; neither had he
owed her; 1t was needful to have
Eoman on the place when mis- mother
lied, and old Parks's daughter was
God worker and not 3 talker or CAD
bout; so he mounted the old syrrsl
lorse adjusted his saddle-bags. and
ode of with only a nod; be did LOOK
through the en- door as If be missed
Jmething TO be sure, but Sary Ann did
lot notice il, nor did she or Nstty who
7as in no mood - b. tender now, know
oT the thought Of his child's bent
cad and dropping tears would recCT 70
Liah now and again on MS cold -.ds.
III he aDgrily fought The un-pless-gg
1sion away and began 70 CT yher out n
is head the probable feet Of lumber his
aE-miil on that mountain brook II
be forest would run out this year: o.