The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-11-21

ministers wife on the store clothes" which
bad been worn In Difference 10 Mn. HaynS
request he ate the three kinds Of solid cake
without which no supper to Haynton min
ister was supposed TO be complete He made
unusual effort, his father being away, to
cause the visit one TO DO pleasantly remem-
bered BY the good pastor. He was reWarde.
BY discovering that bis trip to the city which
be had heard called the Modern Sodom"
and the American Babylon" bad not do
Strpyed or even weakened bis interest IN 70
hgious subjects, and ho was prepared 10 r.
tire with moro peaceable mind than he had
known In several dayG But after tho table
bad been cleared and the uneaten pieces Of
cake carefully put In an earthen jar against
the next Sundays tea, and Phil was about TO
20 10 his room, his mother said:
"Dearie, ! S'poss you'll wear your new
black thipgS to meStin' Sunday mornin'.
won't your
"Oh, mother" said Phil, with q frown
quickly succeeded BY laugh, nobody ever
wears such q coat to church Everybody
would Laugh at me-" -
SDear mel" aid tho old lady, evidently dis
appointed quite deeply. II want TO knoWi
Then whom DO you goin' to wear itF'
"Never. ! suppose" said Phil, his smile
vanishing. II was an extravagant fool 10
buy that coat m never forgive myself Tor
"NeverF the old lady had echoed Then
yoer poor old mother, who loves you bstter
than anybody In the world. b mover TO 30
you In itF'
"She shant wait another hourI" aid 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 a. much care, though not
a. much trepidation, a. when preparing for
the Dinon party; DO even slipped outof doom
and by lighting two or three matches sslsrtod
q bud from Q rose bush which was carefully
covered from the frost every night He
dressed his hair carefully, caressed bis nous
tach0 into the form barber had told him
was most becoming to his style Of face, and
squeezed his feet into the low, tight, patent
leather shoes which q shoemaker had assured
him werO the only proper thing for even
Ing dresA Then DO came dow1 ttAirs, whist
ling "Hail to the Chief" 'att
Mira Hayu hastily adjusted the spectaclsS
she bad been polishing, and a. Phil entered
the room she threw up both hands In amaze
ment and delight twas worth the price Of
Q coat, thought Phil 10 himself, to enablO that
dear, honest old face TO express 70 much en-.
joyment As his mother gazed at him, Phil
went through the various poses which had
been demanded Of him when be was q child
even later-and clothes were being fitted 70
him by the trustworthy Sarah Tweego; be
turned around, presented Que side view and
tho other, walked across the room and back,
and saluted his mother with bis most pro-
found bow. His mothers delight knew no
boundA Finally the good old lady took both
bis hands, held him at arms length, looked
as II she never could sco enough Of him; then
she gave him motherly hug and exclaimed;
~ 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
bis dress coat be sayagely shook his fist at Il