Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-16
THE NEW MINISTER.

.our.e every one was no xious 10 hrcnme
,cluainte,l with him NJ once. In Wopd.
lelah the rrcogniked way u doing that was
10 have him come 20 tea and spend tho
srcning.
For nearly . month the Rev John Dents
lace had leen missing from the tea tabioof
Mr.. Dodd-, In who's family be- Ind b9en
received a. meinlar until his plans for
the futur had been decided upon. Ia that
.lns lao had bccu handed around from one
member " the congregation To- another.
fls had talked literature. art and fashion
with the mother. aud Daughter. and poll.
lie. and church ananoca with the fathers
and sons. lie had sai down TO suppcrs ~
fried chickens and wales until his stom.
ach bcgan 10 rob-l aud cry for rent anil
shange Of diet. Tuesday Deacon smith
had spoken for him. On Wednesday he
had promised TO sec the Martins. while
THURSDAY hal been sct apart by the Law.
sons ~ the only day on which the pastor
must brcak bread with them.
This would take him nearly round
Tue, theru wcro "a number u families
whom he hal mover visited beyond mere
FALLS, hut they belonged To the poorvr part
u bis charyr, aud were % that clas, who
sc1rncd 20 make feast unless they could
10 "a. we'll ~ the rich. Nv Dent hoped
most ,ievoutly that they might not SO
their way clear until he Ind by Judi.
sious coui-.e of crackers aud tea. restored
his stomach TO something like iis natural
tone
Deacon Smiths supper and the night.
mare that followed u werr safely past. aud
be vas on his way TO hilGl his engage
ment with the Martins, walking hriskly
along with tho cheerful alacrity ~ man
who ha. mnda up his mind to do hls duty,
90 matter what II cost him. Suddenly tho
brisk walk ceased. and Mr.. Dsnt stood
staring down at tho appariiion which had
unexpectedly risen from thlcket at
weeds by the roadside. II was not ono
irpm which Mr.. Dent or anybody elsa was
likely TO rrooil. for II was small aud
ircklc fnced. and. moreover. was W badly
frightened itself that II had barely had
enough breath to make tho following an
nouncemcLti
please. air. Aunt Polly has been awful
sick. aud mothers had to ~ OF In tearln'
hurry, and come to our house another
tune"
OF course Mr.. Dent didn't care. aud an
other time would do Just ~ we'll, " not
little better; and having quletcd small
Tommy Martins fears by winning smile
and hearty hand shake, he turned round
aud started of IN thedlrection OF the Law
sons. not even asking himself whether or
not this arrangement would mako any DIFF
ercncc 10 thoin.
Il was forcordaincd. suppose. ~ least
that Z, the only way Mr.. Dent could ever
account for his doing such an utterly
stupid thing rs cutting across lots. vault.
Ing the back irnoc and presenting himself
At Mr.. IAwaon's back door Mt an hour
when he wassuppo.cdto ho eating chicken
OIL Mr. Martins china.
The fAwsuns wcm about To pnrtake Of
their evening meal Mr. Lawson, sam aud
John were already 40 their plates Mrs.
Lawson was arranging tho cups and sau.
ccrs, and Mary Jane was nlling up tho tea.
pot. preparatory u sitting down. when tho
double rap was heard at tho door
"rhc Grimcscs 20 borrow something |
wish We could get through ono meal with.
out them" said Mrs. lawson. tncking her
soilcl apron aside NJ she went 10 the door.
Before shc gets Il open would like 10
Introduce you little more fully TO tho
lawson family, that you may understand
how matters stood on that November night
when Mr.. Dent called.
Mr.. Lawson was an Intelligent. wcllto-
do man, honest In his dealings, social, aud
Of considerable influence In the church
Mira lawson was Kind and motherly, and
m authority on all matters relating 10
pickles and preserves.
Mary Jane was quite society leader,
aud her way OF doing her hair aud dressing
herself was always accepted as style by her
girl friends. The boys were fun loving and
popular, as such boys arr apt 10 he.
As a family they would have been 70.
"A . - l.. q
bad habit they had-too common with
great many other poople-of putting the
best foot foremost.
Whom company was coming they spared
Themselves no trouble, that everything
might h. A. pleasant ~ possible, They
scrubbed and swept aud put out their best
glassware and forks aud spoons, that con
htituted their stock Of silver, until they
shone again; ransacked their brains 10 In
vent dishes pleasing " the palate, To abide
IN tho memory Of their guests forever; ar
rayod themselves IN their bgst, talked their
bcAt, acted their best. In short, thoy did
everything checrfully and heartily that
could add TO tho general pleasure.
Hut when they were alone II was differ,
cut Il was 40 hard To keep the parlor la
order, and Il was such q trouble TO carry
everything 10 aud out OF the dining room,
and It was such q bother 20 dress twiec
days Us general rule they took their meals
IN the kitchen, aud spent their evenings,
when at home, huddled around the kitch'
en- stove, aud their toilets were not what
are regarded as evening dress, aud, more
over, they are apt to bvtFay the manner of
the work In which the wonrcr had becn en-.
pVgcd dunng the day; the folds and orrases
retained all the pleasant odom Of the
Kitchen, 70 that any one with the acute
.enso Of smell might have given the Law
sons daily bill Of FIRE TO a dot.
On this particular night things were
little better than u.lal, f1r thoy were nv
Ing themselves for tomorrow, when tho
whole house was TO be put In order Tor tho
new pastor.
You can imagine much better than eau
describe Mrs. lAwson'a feelings when tho
open door revealed to her astonishcd gaze,
not tho familiar dirty visago Of John
Grimes, but the handsome smiling counte-
nance Of their new minister. She retroated
a step then stood smiling In silent dsmay
nj the unexpected visitor Mr., Lawson and
the boys scrambled up aud put on their
eoata,while Mary Jane added TO the general
interest Of tho scene by pouring stream