Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-10
THE GOOD FOR NOTHING.

hcnNds man mutt " mat he's
iust good for nothing" aud Josiah
Broadbcnt tapped tho ashes out Of his
plpo In a very depending way.
II don't believe that, Josiah. Ma.
turc does not put such grand dome
over n ilnc face for nothing Richard
has not had fair trial; that's all there
Is about IT,"
The subject Of this conversation sat
Mt an open window at tho other end Of
the long parlors, and as the two older
men looked toward him ho raised his
eyes from the book In his hand to FOL
low the upward light Of a white winged
flock Of pigeons Rational. full, deep
Get eyes aud a bright. keen face, sur.
rounded by soft, light curly hair
Most people would have looked at such
a face IN "a man with dim doubts aud
forcbodings. Ills father did Richard
was a stray soul In stray body In that
plain, matter Of fact family None OF
the Broadbonts had ever been tho least
like him. ieomcn, wool staplcrs. spin.
ncrs and wcavcrs, great hard headed.
hard tlsiod Yorkshlrcmen. what kin to
tliOm was this bright, clever youth.
who looked like knight just stepped
out Of u fairy booki
Al lint Richards loyo Of learning
had rather amused his household. Old
Josiah was not aycrso 10 seeing his son
carry OF all tho honors Of tho school,
and when people spoke Of the lads nt.
tainment and of tho promising career
before him ho thought, Of course, they
meant that Richard would greatly In.
crease tho business OF Broadbent g.
Sons, aud perhaps In the end get into
parliament
Hut Richard showed no disposition
for business, and after year OF fruit.
lees aud aggravatlng efforts to find
something ho could do In the works
the trial had been abandoned. His
elder brothers, Stephen and Mark, were
very fond Of this lad, who was ten
years younger than either OF them, and
whose beauty and bright ways had
been their pride for twenty years In
deed. Richards mother dying at his
birth. these big brothers had adopted
little Dick" with all their hearts, and
when he complained that the smell and
noise Of tho worlssmnde him III. Stephen
had spoken very decidedly TO Ills father
about forcing the trial further.
There's plenty o brass = Leeds
bank to keep him, father an Mark an
can wei iend for oursel's. Lot tho
lad b. He's none like us"
And. Josiah, having also n tender
spot IN his heart for his youngest son,
had sighed, aud then left Richard very
much to his own devices. But oven
now and then he wanted his grumbls
about tile lads shlitless, good for moth.
Ing ways, and thus night lac had had It
10 his chief freud. tho Rev. sunuo
sorlcy. rostor Of his parish.
SIR. Sorley knew Richard better than
either ht father or brothers, and ho
wis glad the subject had been opened.
JOSIAH" no said, gravely, "tell
Stephen and Mark that | want Rich
nrd for four years. You can give him
thousand pounds, or not, Just rs you
trust me, but ut tho end Of that tlmc
think III prove Richard Broadbcnt no
fool"
what wilt thou DO wi him, Sam
ueli Send him to OXfordr
Thou must ask no questions. Jo
siah; III have the lad entirely at my
own disposal
Then tho two mon looked toward
Richard again, but ho had left his seat
and was s,rolling OF toward saurlian
park. They walked 10 tho window
and watched him, and his father lifteC
the book he had laid down, and with I
mixture of contempt and indignation
throw It aside.
At this moment Stephen BROADEN
entered the room aud said nngrilyi
Father, Dick Is OIL 10 Saurhan
wood again. I'm willing onou' TO lc
Dick play the fool Z our house, bu
dang me II no shah moddlo 4
puire'sw
what does you mean, Stephonr
II mean that our Dick nn Miss Saui
ham have gotten some love nOnsens
together ! know Il. III tell thee how
Jim Hardness, going homo from
works, has seen thom meet livery night
Now, / went havo It."
Father aud son were both equal
angry and distressed, but this elrcun
stance 80 favored the roctor's propos
ton that II was eagerly seconded b
Stephen and was regarded rs settlet
Then the rector put himself in Richard
way and met him Just at dark outsld
Saurham park. lie was man accu
toned TO look well after his parishloI
ms and their children, both Temporal
and spiritually. and therefore Richar
WIS neither astunlshed nor olfendt
when llc said
who hnve you been walking wilt
Dlcki Tell me the truth, my son"
with Agnes Saurham. sr."
Tho light Of love was stu In Il
young fellows face, and tho rect
could not help noticing how handson
be was lie did not say TO himi "Yt
have no right, Rlchard-the young lac