The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-06

posed to have heard, whereas the only SER
vice he had attended was at the Tramlays
church, the pastor,of which had no notoriety
at all
Perhaps it was to punish his youthful par
ishioner for neglect of religious privileges
that the good man questioned Phil quite
closely about the Tramlay family and deliv-
cred thoughtful analysis Of the character of
the oldest daughter, with comments upon the
probable effects of marriage on various quail
tiles of her nature. After each statement he
appealed to Phil for confederation, and on
his way home confided to his wife that he be
ieved he had fully prepared the dear young
brother for what he might expect should he
take tho important step upon which in all
probability he was resolved
Phil endured with becoming fortitude the
minister's remarks about Lucia, and the
whispered but not Gnheard comments OF the
minister's ife on the ''store Clothes" which
had been worn in Difference to Mrs. Hayn's
request. He ate the three kinds of solid cake
without which no supper to Haynton min
lister was supposed to be complete. He made
unusual effort, his father being away, to
cause the visit one to be pleasantly remem-
bered by the good pastor. He was rewarde--
by discovering that his trip to the city which
he had heard called the Modern Sodom"
and the american Babylon" had not de-
stroyed or even weakened his interest in re-
ligious subjects, and he was prepared to re-
tire with more peaceable mind than he had
known in several days. But after the table
had been cleared and the uneaten pieces Of
cake carefully put in an earthen jar against
the next Sundays tea, and Phil was about to
go to his room, his mother said;
'Dearie, l spose you'll wear your new
black things TO meetin' Sunday mornin',
won't youl"
"Oh, mother" said Phil, with frown
quickly succeeded by a laugh, nobody ever
wears such a coat to church. Everybody
would laugh at me-"
Dear mel" said the old lady, evidently dis
appointed quite deeply. Il want to know!
Then when be you goin' to wear iaT'
''Never, l suppose" said Phil, his smile
vanishing. II was an extravaganza fool to
buy that cost I'll never forgive myself for
it.n
''Never?' the old lady had echoed Then
your poor old mother, who loves you better
than anybody in the world, is never to see
you in itl'
''She shant wait another houri" said Phil,
hurrying out of the room, and telling himself
that his mother cared more for him than all
his New York friends combined. He dressed
himself anew, with as much care, though not
as much trepidation, as when preparing for
the Dinon party; he even slipped out of doors
and by lighting two or three matches selected
bud from a rose bush which was carefully
covered from the frost every night. He
dressed his hair carefully, caressed his nous
tache into the form barber had told him
was most becoming to his style of face, and
squeezed bis feet into the low, tight, patent
leather shoes which shoemaker had assured
him were the only proper thing for even
ing dress Then he came down stairs, whist
ling Hail to the Chief"
Mrs. Hayn hastily adjusted the spectacles
she had been polishing, and as Phil entered
the room she threw up both hands in amaze
ment and delight. 1t was worth the price of
a coat, thought Phil to himself, to enable that
dear, honest old face to express so much en-
ioyment. As his mother gazed at him, Phil
went through the various poses which had
been demanded of him when he was u child
even later-and clothes were being fitted to
him by the trustworthy Sarah Tweege; he
turned around, presented one side view and
the other, walked across the room and back,
and saluted his mother with his most pro-
found bow. His mothers delight knew no
bounds Finally the good old lady took both
his haEds, held him at arms length, looked
as If she never could see enough of him; then.
s,.4 gave him 4 motherly hug and exclaimed
II should think she'd have fell dead in love
with you the minute she clapped her eyes on
you with all those things ON
Phil retired hastily, and when he removed
his dress coat he savaGely shook his fist at it.
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