The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22

ance was attracting attention This was not
new experience; he had encountered it
several times at Haynton with calmness; in
deed, although he was not vain, he had never
feared comparison. in church, of his appear
ance with that Of any summer boarder from
the city; for, as his mother has already in
timated in these pages, his Sunday coat had
been cut from the same piece of cloth as the
minister's. But now he felt i'll at ease while
being eyed. not at all impeFtinently, By the
young people who sat facing him. First he
thought the mildly critical glances were
directed to his hard rubber watch guard;
then he was sure the cut of his vest was not
being approved; he detected one very pretty
young woman i'll the act of suppressing a
smile as she looked at his shoes Thirdly, he
was obliged to believe that an admirably
dressed fellow opposite entirely disapproved
of his Sunday coat-the coat cut from min
Ster's cloth and made by Sarah Tweege,
and with a real silk velvet collar, tool
Little by little Phil lost his self possession
he could scarcely look in any direction with
out encountering the eyes of some one who
seemed to regard him as 4 curiosity. An at
tempt to ignore the attention by reading the
| advertising signs above the windows of the
car was q dismal failure, for he somehow felt
that several pairs of eyes were upon him, and
this was rather more annoying than seeing
them. The strain became uncomfortable; so he
suddenly looked through window, as if to
see where he was, then hastily went to the
rear platform and asked the conductor to let
him off. As he stood there he heard young
man whisper:
"Country!'
Then he heard young woman softly ejac-
ulate:
"Te-he!"
The street w2s as dark as gas lighted streets
usually are; it was almost deserted, and the
autumn evening was quite chilly, but Phil
felt as if his blazing eyes were Illuminating
everything-as if the walls had eyes to look
disapproT5ngly at Haynton fashions, or as if
his own hood were hot enough to warm the
entire atmosphere of New York. He knew
what he would do; when he reached Sol Man
tring's sloop he would remain aboard until
she sailed; then he would go back to Hayn-
ton and remain there forever. He could ex-
ist without New York, if New York found
him unsatisfactory. He didn't care ever to
see again anybody in New York, except, per-
haps, Lucia. As for her, hadn't even She
Before the next car arrived, Phil had en-
tirely changed his mind. Nevertheless, be-
fore continuing his journey he cautiously
peered in to see if any of the passengers were
likely to prove critical There seemed to be
no one to fear; at one end of the car was q
shabby looking peddler with his pack, evil
IDENTIFY arrived by a late train from the sub
urbS; at the other an old man seemed inclined
to dose, and directly opposite the newest pas
senger sat a plain, modest looking person,
whom a New Yorker would have rightly
identified as a waiter at restaurant or cafe
Apparently three persons less qualified or in
clined to criticise personal appearance could
not have been found by careful search; yet
within five minutes Phil was sure that all of
them had noticed him and studied him. As
he was disinclined to squander another car
fare on his feelings, he sought the dusky seclu-
sion of tie rear platform and engaged the
conductor in conversation, which on Phils
part consisted solely of questions; yet he was
astonished, as well as indignant, when the
conductor remarked, at moment when the
talk showed signs Of lagging:
You're frpm the rural district, I s'pose?"
What makes yuu say that2n asked Phil,
Indicating a sense of injury.
''Oh, l didn't me,.l nothing out of the way"
said the conductor. i only kinder thought
I was sure-why, come from the country
myself; yes sir, an l amt ashamed of it,
neither
The explanation was not satisfactory; so
| Phil completed tho trip i'll gloomy silence. and
he felt Il sense OF great relief when he reached
Sol Mantring's sloop anl made his way ilto
the little cabin, where, OF the three men lying
at ease, no one took the pains to intimate that
Phil was anything but city born and city
bred