The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29

and you cry and you go home a better man
or woman, owing, of course, to which sex
you may consider yourself as belonging
81 wish you could go and see it. If you
will and then give your unbiased opinion
of it, l will ask Mr. Gilmore, with whom /
am somewhat acquainted, to send you some
tickets. He will do it, know, for he don't
care whether he makes cent so long as he
is doing good. That's the kind Of man
Gilmore isl
The brother says he will go under those
circumstances and take his wife.
He goes and is glad to notice other clergy
men in the audience. He laughs along the
first act, but softly, for fear there is going
to be something depraved carefully con
cealed in it, but finally he concludes that
even with his prejudice against play, he
need not worry here, for this is not play.
After the first act, Mr.. Gilmore comes
and touches him gently on the shoulder and
says:
excuse me, but is not this the Rev. Mr..
Early Chosenp He knows it, because his
hired man has already pointed him out.
Eyes, sir. | am he"
MAY ask you if so far you are pleased
with Mr. Thompson?n
"Oh, yes, sir; very much, very much.
Quite pleasing at times, assure you"
''Well, sir, the piece grows greatly in
interest as we proceed. You will like the
/ oOSOIu u4uSu DCLGSIs
And so, proud of .the attention received
from the manager and his comfortable
seats, he warns up to Uncle Denman till
helaughs and then cries with the rest. He
forgets his choir difficulties at home and
gives himself up to the soothing influences
of the humorous but highly moral old
| farmer
At the end of the second act Mr. Gilmore
says:
would you not like to go behind the
scenes and meet Mr.. Thompsonn
Proud of the ADDED distinction, and with
little touch of curiosity, he gladly as
sents. In his dressing gown, the red
checked old farmer who ate 1.-TWO plates o.
beans at Springfield" is discovered read
ing from the Lamentations Of Jeremiah"
Mr.. Gilmore says:
''Mr. Thompson"
No reply. Uncle Denman wipes his iron
bound spectacles on the brief tail of his
hand-me-down coat, and turns to the third
chapter of Romans.
HE is little deaf" says Mr. Gilmore,
tenderly.
mir thompson"
For answer, Uncle Denman reads half
aloud to himself, "As it is written, there
is none righteous, no not one There ia
none that understandeth. There is none
that seeketh after God. They are all gone
out of the way. They are together become
Improbable. There is none that doeth
good, no not one.n
On the walls the pastor sees scripture
maXims and texts almost covering the little
room. In a little corner is bouquet of
caraway seed. All is pure and delicious.
The orchestra Is playing something soft
and touchful. Uncle Denman sheds tear
or two into big, red, cotton handkerchief
and reads another verse through his nose
81 hate to disturb him." says Mr.. Gil
more, ''for he is attached to the scriptures
But you must meet him. / will get around
on the other side. He can hear a little on
that side Mr.. Thompson
Uncle Denman reluctantly puts the book
down with his spectacle in it so that he
will not lose the place. He is introduced,
and the pastor is evidently the apologize
party, not the actor.
The pastor goes home and puts sixty
line reading notice in his next sermon. So
do several other clergymen present. Uncle
Denman reverses one of the maxims on his
wall, which reads: