The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-11

The passage led to a secord door tba
opened on wide, stone paved kitchen. Lit b,
cheerful fire, whereon kettle Kissed ano
dubbed as the vapor lifted the cover. Clos
by the chimney corner was sort of trap q
buttery hatch, for pushing the hot dishe
conveniently into the parlor on the other sid
of tho wall. Besides this. for furniture. tn
room held broad deal table, an oak dresser
o linen press, q rack with hams and strinq
ct onions depending from it, settle and ,
chair or two, with for decoration, a doza,
or SO of ballad sheets stuck among the disl
covers along the wall
Sit" whispered the girl, "and make nc
nolse while brew rack punch for the me,
folk in the parlor." She jerked her thumb
towards the buttery hatch, where | had al
ready caught the 1nurmur of voices
TOOK up chair softly, and set it down he
tween the hatch and the fireplace so that
while warming my knees could catch any
WORD spoken more than ordinary loud on the
! other side of the wall The cbambermaid
stirred the fire briskly, and moved about
singing, as she fetched down bottles and glasses
! from the dresser:
Lament ye maids an darters
| For constant Sarah Ann
Who hanged herself in her carriers
| All for the love o. man.
All for the"-
She was pausing, bottle in hand, to take
the high note; but hushed suddenly Mt fine
sound of the voices singing in the room ND.
stairs:
''Vivre en- tout cas-
C'est lie grand soulas
Des houneteS gens!''
That's the foreigners" said the chamber
maid, and went on with her ditty:
'All for the love of a soulger
whose christening name was Jan"
A volley of oaths sounded through the but
terry hatch
And that's the true born Englishmen, as
you may tell by their speech. IT'S pretty
company the master keeps these days"
She was continuing her song when held
up finger for silence. In fact, through the
hatch my ear had caught sentence that set
iiio listening Tor more Win a still heart.
Damn the captaln!" the landlords gruff
voice was saying; II warned n agen this
fancy business when sober, cool handed work
was toward"
Settles way from his cradle" growled
another; land times enough I've told IN:
'Capn,' says |. there's DO sense o. proper
tons about ye' A rnasterlnind, sirs, but "a
IL be hanged for hen roost, so sure as nv
names Bill Widdicomb."
ugly words-what creeping Influenza
has that same mention O hangingr' piped
thinner voice.
Hold thy. complaints Old Modification. 81
put in a speaker that recognized for Black
Dick; ''sure the pretty maid upstairs is ten
der game. Hark how they sing!"
And indeed tha FoI-
were singing their catch very choicely, With
the girls clear voice to lead them:
Comment dit papa
-Margoton, ma mie?"
Heather language, to be suze," said the
tnin voice again, as the chorus ceased:
thinks to myself, They be but Papisters,
an my doubling mind is nightly reconciled
TO manslaugter."
Il don't like beginning 'ithout the cap'n,"
observed Black Dick; Though doubt some
thing has miscarried. Else, how did that
young spark ride in upon the marea"
An that's what thy question should hal
oeen, DICK, with pistol to his skull"
Hell keep till the morrow"
We'll give Settle half an hour more" said |
the landlord. 'Mary!" he pushed open the |
hatch, SO that l had barely time to duck nv
mead out OF view, fetch in the punch, girl |
how did'st thou leave the young man i the |
loftr"
Asleep, or nearly" answered Mary
who hanged herself in her carriers
All for the love O man
the kettle on the boil"
The hatch was slipped to again. Istood up
up and made step towards the girl.
How many are they?" asked, Jerking a
finger in the direction of the parlor.
"a dozen all but one."
where is the foreign guests roomp
left hand, on the first landing.n
'The staircaseg'
Gust outside the door,"
"Then sing-go on singing for your lifen
"Butn-
"Singl"
Dear heart, they'll murder thee! Obi for
PHYS sake, let go my wrist
Lament, We maids and dartersr'
stole to the door and peeped out. A lam
tern hung in the passage, and showed the
staircase directly in front of me. STAYED
for moment to pull off my boots, and. hold
ing them in my left hand, crept up the stairs
In the kitchen, the girl was singing and clat.
tering the glasses together Behind the door
at the head of the stairs, heard voices talk,
ing. slipped on my boots again and tapped
on the panel
Come I'M"
Let me try to describe that on which nv
eyes rested as pushed the door wide Twas
a long room, wainscoted half up the wall in
some dark wood, and In daytime lit by one
window only, which now was hung with red
BY the fireplace, where a brisk
wood lire was cracking, leaned the Young
sentlewoman had met at Hungerford, who,
IS she now turned her eyes upon me, ceased
lingering the guitar or mandolin that she
held against her waist, and raised her pretty
head not without curiosity.
But twas on the table in the center If tha
chamber that my gaze settled: and on two
men beside it, of whom must speak more
PARTICULARLY
The elder, who cat in high backed chair. :
vas little, frail, deformed gentleman of
loout fifty, dressed very richly in dark vel
ret and furs, and wore on his head velvet
kull cap, round which his white hair stuck t
Up like ferret's But the oldest thing about
Inn was complexion that any maid of six
cen would give her ears for-of a pink and
White SO transparent that it seemed a soft =
lght must be glowing beneath his skin. On
lther cheek bone this delicate coloring CEN
cred in deeper flush. This is as much as | {
iced say about his appearance, except that
us eyes were very bright and sharp and his i
hin stuck out like a vicious mules
The table before him was covered with
'ottles and TASKS, in the middle of which
TODD silver lamp burning, and over it a t
liver saucepan that sent up rare fragrance |,