The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-12


in such harsh tones that it made every one
OF its windows rattle, and sent such a
shock through its iron railing on the side
walk that 1t knocked off three or four of
the idlers who had been leaning against it.
What's the mat began the Episcopal
Church, and then it stopped, as it too saw
something that choked it's utternnce, and
allowed it only to give vent 70 some very
unepiscopal sentiments that rumbled in
its belfry and wheezed among the pipes of
the organ
You two fellows seem to be disturbed
over something" remarked the Cathedral,
as ne locked across to his friends, after
vainly waiting for half dozen old ladies
to bring their confab to close in the vesti-
bule
'Disturbed." reared the Court House.
Disturbed" beloved the Church.
COMPOUNDED insolence" added the Court
House.
''Sacrileger' foamed the Church.
What dye mean by 1hat2'
As the Court House put this query it
flashed an electric light from the window
openings in its tower, and shook SO vio-
lently in its rage that it displaced the fur
niture in every room in its interior, and
scattered books al over the floor in it's
library.
"What do you mean by itg'' howled the
church.
"a pretty row there will be in the morn
ing, when the librarian finds his books
thrown sbout in that way" muttered the
Court House
'See here, boys, you are making such a.
disturbance that you will attract attention,
directly" demonstrated the Cathedral. 81
cannot get it through my steeples what is
the matter with you. Tell me.'
"Why, he"-
''Why, She"-
''Tut, TUT He! She, One at time, if
you please. Now, brother Court House,
you are the biggest. What is it?"
The Court House was almost too excited
to explain. But it managed to swing its
flag staff around and point to young man
walking slowly along in the moonlight
with young lady on his arm.
The Cathedral brought one of its great
stained glass windows to bear upon the
couple, and at once became almost as ex-
cited as the Court House. 1t delivered it.
self of Latin malediction, and CROPPED
about among other dead languages for a
still stronger expression for few moments
before it remembered that rage was incon-
sistent with its holy character.
my tenor!"
My soprano" cried the Church.
My favorite young attorney" added the
Court House.
"What is to be done?" asked the Cathe-
dral
Thrust not go onw declared the Church.
AT least not without my consent" said
the Court House.
Your consents" yelled the other two, in
concert. "What is it to your"
The two steeples of the Cathedral, the
spire of the Episcopal Church and the tow
er of the Court House all swung together,
as if they were going to dash into each
other. and people on the streets who hap
pened to look up thought they were the
victims of an attack OF vertigo. But the
buildings righted themselves at once.
They realized that nothing would be gain
ed by fighting except some broken win
dows and the tumbling of brick and stone
upon the heads of the people.
But they quarreled at intervals for the
rest of the night. The source of conten-
ton was the fact that Tom Fluent. the
rising young attorney, who had lately &C
cepted position IS tenor at the Catheral,
was in love with Grace Dolce, the soprano
of the Episcopal Church. Each building
felt that it controlled. OF should control,
the affairs Of the young folks connected
with it, and each had laid out different
career for Tom and Grace. The Court
House saw the young man Judge Of the
supreme court at some time in the future,
welded only to the profession he was des-
tined to honor. The Cathedral. appreci-
ating Toms really excellent tenor, had de-
termined that he must either remain a
bachelor or marry the soprano who stood.
by his side in the choir on Sundays. No,
love making that would take him away,
from his musical duties, argued the Ca
thedral The Episcopal Church. enter
tanned similar views for Grace. She must,
find a mate within her own sanctuary or
not at ALL iat
In spite of all this, here were Tom and
Grace strolling away on this Sunday even
ing, after church, with Grace's little sister
trotting along by their side, as happy in
the expectation of soon being one as if the
Court House, Cathedral and Episcopal
Church had had nothing to do with them.
There was nothing more romantic about
the attachment of these two young people
than there must necessarily be in all love
affairs. They had been neighbors for
years, had sung together in Grace's home
and elsewhere, and would have been in the
same choir could they have secured an en-
gagement together As it was, they had
the satisfaction now Of being SO near that
they could always meet after church This
was the first Sunday Tom had sung at the
Cathedral, and he and Grace were congrat-
ing each other upon the arrangement as
they walked slowly away.
The Cathedral sent gust of wind down
from its double belfry, and banged its
front doors shut so forcibly that hey drove
the sexton down the steps, and caused him
to re-enter the edifice to make sure that
none of the windows were open. He had
never felt such a breeze in the vestibule
since he had been connected with the Ca
thedral.
The Episcopal Church retired behind the
ailantus that swung to and fro before its
windows, and save when it growled some
thing about it being all the fault of that
big. evil minded Court House, passed the
night in silence
AS for the Court House, it turned its at
tention inward and consulted some dozens
of legal authorities in the library to see
what could be done. 1t had some wild
ideas OF applying for quo warranto or an
injunction in the matter. but could not
decide, after ali. The case was too COM
plicated
1T is certain that will not allow the
Church to override the Bar while l have
court room to my name" it soliloauized.
They blame me for this ridiculous affair.
as If would encourage him to go around
making love to sopranos. 1t was bad
enough to find that he was singer, with
out seeing him throwing himself away on