The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-13

something; the boys learn how to use tools,
and the girls are taught every branch of
housekeeping"
81 really don't see," said Mrs Tramlay, as
she nibbled a roll, what there is to interest
US in the doings of such people"
rThey're the people," said her husband,
raising his voice little, "who generally
supply US with paupers and criminals, they
being untaught at home, and consequently
having to beg or steal for living 1t is be-
cause of such people that we have iron bars
on our dining room windows and area door,
and hire detective whenever we give a
party, and put a chain on our door mat and
pay taxes to build jails and asylums and"-
"Oh, Edgar" said Mrs. Tramlay, plant
lively, 'our minister told US all this in SER
mon nearly year ago. I'm sure listened
patiently to it then; don't think it's very
kind of you to go all over it again"
mo, suppose not" sighed the merchant,
hastily kissing his family good-by and start
| ing for his office. In moment he returned,
and said;
Just word with you, my dear It's
nothing about farmers, or battles, or indus
trial Say" he whispered, as his wife
| joined him in the hall, don't you think I'd
better have the doctor drop in to see Lucia?
I'm afraid she's going to besick. She's looked
poorly for days, and doesn't seem to have
any spirit"
Pm sure she's lively enough when she's out
of temper" said Mrs. Tramlay, (which she
is nearly all tho while. She's snapped at the
children until they hate the sight of her, and
l can't speak to her without being greeted by
a flood of tears Margie seems the only one
who can do anything with her."
"Umphl" muttered the merchant, taking
much time to arrange his hat before the mir
ror of the hat rack.
Meanwhile the old farmer and his son were
having long chat in hotel bedroom.
$50 you see how the land les" said the
old man. Though never held that part of
the farm at over two hundred an acre, the
soil bein' thinner than the lower lynn land,
an requirin' a good deal more manure to
make decent crops, Tramlay says it'll fetch a
clean two thousand an acre when it's cut up,
il the scheme takes hold as it's likely to.
That's why he advised me to retain an in
terest, instead of sellm' out an out. Pm to
| get five thousand in cash for the forty acres,
an have a quarter interest in all sales; that
means twenty thousand in the end, if things
turn out Us Trarnlay thinks"
"Myl" calculated Phil, his eyes opening
very wide and going into brown study.
The old man contemplated him for some
time with smile of supreme satisfaction.
Finally he said:
Makes you feel little bit as if you was
rich mans son, don't it, old boy?"
Indeed it does" Phil replied. But don't
see how can help you about it."
Don't, ehi Well, I'll tell you," said the
| old man, cycling his son closely. THAT forty
acres is about quarter of the farm land in
value, calculate, counting out the house an
other buildin's If was maxim my will an
dividin' things up among the family, I'd
leave just about that much land to you, with
an interest in the house, stock, etcetery,
when the Lord sees fit to call your mother.
So'-here the old man intensified his gaze
I've arranged to give my quarter interest
in the enterprise to you as your Inheritance;
that'll make you director in the comply,
/ with as much say as anybody else. 'It'l
keep you in York good deal, though"
"Fatherl" exclaimed Phil
AM" continued the old man, dropping his
| eyes as soon as his son looked at him, and
putting on the countenance in which he
usually discussed the ordinary affairs of the
farm, ''as it may need some money for you to
keep up proper style with the people whom
you'll have to deal with, propose to put the
| five thousand in bank here to our joint &C
count, so you can draw whenever you need
cash"
The old man began to pare fine shavings
from the tooth pick which he had cherished
ever since he left the dining room, but Phil
compelled a suspension of industry for a mo-
meHt by going over to his fathers chair and
1 T,,.nSSi,,sy tho crf.ov haod To his
The other principal stockholders" said
the old man, as soon as he was able to resume
his whiting, ARE Tramlay an a man named
Marge"
"Nargel" Phil echoed.
you seem to know him." said the farmer,
| looking up from under his eyebrows.
II should think So" said Phil, frowning
and twitching his lips a great deal Hes
the mani \
| 'Wells" asked the old man, for Phil had
not finished his sentence, There was no re-
ply, SO he continued
The man you thought had caught the gall"
! Phil nodded affirmatively.
Now you see what comes of goin' off at
half cock, !" said the farmer. Lost your ex-
penses two ways, to say nothin' of peace o
mind"
| / neSdu ono ulun ueuuls95 HllOIueT IL, StitO
Phil, quite humbly; 80 what was ] to
think"
ii You oet!eve esryth.h' you hear about
men an women, ny boy, you'l be OLE your
course ;.Il yo-r i.-o long. Take a good grip
on that"
Again Phil went Into brown study, from
which La elnergol suddenly to say;
Its just what you did when you supposed
| you learned she wasn't engaged, isn't il! You
believed it and wrote it ut once 10 me-"
| ''Oh, mol" said the old man, with an air of
superiority, as he put very sharp point on
what remained of the toothpick. Mot
much. Eve learned always to go to head
quarters for information"
why, father" Phil exclaimed, excitedly,
you don't mean to say, after what you
promised me, that YOU ent-and-and"-
| "Poked my nose into other peoples bust
nessl Not l. Mr.. Tramlay took me home
to dinner-say, what an outlandish way these
| city folks have got of not eatin' dinner TILL
nigh onto bedtimel an after the meal, long
about the edge o the evenin', when Tramlay
had gone for some papers to show me, an the
| old lady was out of the room for somethin', l
took 'casion to congratulate the gal on her
engagement; that's the proper thing in such
cases made an purvided, you know. She
looked kind O. fabbergasted, an at last she
said twas the fust she'd heerd Of it. | tried
to git out of it by sayin' if it want true it
ort TO be, if young men in York had eyes in
| their heads But il didn't seem TO work She