Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-24

ever long 10 look forward 10; and l..
cause could think, when | was sny.
ways down, that she belonged 10 mo ond
] belonged TO her. Always PLANNING ~.
her coming back. bought In N few
months time another cart, and what Il,
you think | planned to do with liz nj
tell You. ] planned 10 III IL up viii
shelves and books Tor her reading. ami
to have seat IN II whore could N ana
see her read, and think that 1 hna re-
her first teacher. Not hurrying over tbs
| Iob. had the fittings knocked togeticr
IA contriving ways under my own In.
| spectlon, and here wae her bed In a
berth with curtains. and there was b,'
reading table, aud herc WIS her wri,ln,
desk and elsewhere was her books hi
rows upon rows, pictcrs and no pictor.
bindings aud no bindings, gilt edged
ind plain. just IA ! could pick 'cm nm
for her In lots mp and down the couptry
North and south aud west and cs,t
Winds liked beat aud winds liked lea,
Here and there aud gone astray, over
| nils aud far away. And when | hsl
got together pretty well ~ many bn,t,
AS the cart would neatly hold. "A pev.
scheme came into my head. which. a, 4,
turned ont. kept my time aud attention
q good deal employed and helped me
over the two year, stilc.
Without being II au awariciou. tenn.
per, ! like 10 be the owner OF thlngt
shouldn't wish, for instance. 10 go mari.
neTs with myself In the Chonp Jack cl,t
It's not that mis,rust you. but Tint I'd
rather know IL was mine. simiIntiv
very likely you'd rather know IL IVA,
yours. Welt 4 kind " a jealousy b,,
gan io creep into my mind when / 10.
tlected that all those books would hayo
been read by other people long before
they was read by her. II seemed 10 take
away from her being the owner Of 'em
like. In this way the question got into
my head, Couldn't have a book new
made expressly for hor, which she shoull
he the ilrst to rradi
1t pleased me, that thought did, md
"a never was man TO let Thought
sleep you must wake up the whole FAM.
ly osthoughts you've got and burn their
nighicap, or You won't DO In the Chcap
Jack linol, set 10 work at g. Consider.
ing that | was Ia the habit OF changing
30 much about tho country. and that I
should have to find out literary char.
acter here to make deal with and an.
other literary character there 10 make A
deal with. ~ opportunities presented, [
hit on the plan thA this same book
should be general miscellaneous lot
like the ra1ors, ilatiron, chronome,er
watch, dinner plates, rolling pin aud
looking glass-and shouldn't be offered
rs a single individual article. like the
spoctacles or the gun. When had come
TO that conclusion, come TO another.
which shall likewise he yours.
Often had | regretted that she never
had heard me on the footbonrd, aud that
she never could hear me. II amt that
am vain but that you don't like to put
your own light under bushel What's
the worth Of your reputation u you can.
convey the reason for It 70 the person
you most wish to value III Now m put
IL 10 you. Il 1t worth sixpencc, iippence,
tourprncs, ths.epencc, twupeice. a pen.
ny, u ha'penny, u farthingf No, it amt
Not worth tarthing. Very well then.
Nv conclusion was that would begin
her book with some account Of myself,
20 that through reading u specimen OF
two of me on the fogtboarl she might
form an idea o. my merits there. | wa,
aware that ! couldn't, do myself Justice.
A man cant write his eye (at least I
don't know how TOY, nor yet can man
write his voice, nor the rate Of his talk,
nor the quickness Of his action, nor bis
general spicy way. But he can write
his turns u speech when he Is u public
speaker, aud indeed | have heard that
he very often does before he speaks 'cm.
Welt Having formed that resolution
then come the question Of name.
How did | hammer that hot iron into
shape; This way. Tho most difficult.
explanation had ever had with her was
how came TO b. called doctor and yet
was no doctor. After all | felt that
had failed OF getting It correctly into
her mind, with my utmost pains But
trusting TO her improvement In the two
years, | thought that | might trust 10
her understanding II when tho should
come 10 read It ~ put down by my own
hand. Then 1 thought / would tfy
JNfh" NAAA wv hAAAA NaAANA INV " AhNht ny
which Of itself might fully Judge Of her
understanding Il. We had tirst discoy.
cred tho mistake We had dropped into
through her having asked me to pro-
scribe for her when she hal supposed
me TO be doctor IN "a medical point Of
view; 30 thinks I, "Now, n 1 give thu
book the name VI my prescriptions, and
II she catches the idea thnt my only pro.
scriptions are for her amusement and
intercst--to mako her laugh Ia pleasant
way, or TO make her cry In u plensan,
way--it will be delightful proof 10 both
Of rs that we have got over our diii'
Guilty. II fell out to absolute perfection
For when she saw the book ~ 1 had u
got up the printed and pressed BOOK
lying on her desk Ia her cart and saw tbs
title, Doctor Marigolds Prescriptions
she looked at mo for moment with ne
constituent, then futtered tho leaves.
then broke out a.laughing In the charm.
INCEST way, then Eel. her pulse and shook
her head, then turned the pages pretend.
ing 10 read them most attentive, then
lissed the book to me aud put 1t to her
bosom with both her hands. neyes
was better pleased In all my lllel
But let me not anticipate, Il taLp
that expression out Of lot of ronauccs
/ bought Tor hur | never opened
single one Of 'em-and / have opened