Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-02
DEsEnEr EVENING NEWS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY .,

and tapped on the wall with the butt Of
my riding whip Then. "a this elected
no ,agn Of life. concluded that had
stumbled on some deserted house, OF
that Il WIS the abode Of my eccentric
friend, 20 disnounting and tying the
gray resolved 10 spend the rest u the
night under q roof or 10 lind some good
reason for continuing my journey.
felt my way along the wall till reached
door. and trying this and finding that
II yielded to me stepped inside, s;rils.
ing match ~ | did 40. Fortunately I
carried my matches In an air tight case.
and as it was dry the one strnck gave
me q light at once. fo1nd myself ina
large room. close 10 fireplace. over
which a rude shelf was placed. aud On
this mantol ! saw an oil lamp. TO which
applied my match "a looked about me.
on the hearth was hoapci a quantity
Of ashes. and over there crouched n
child. little girl OF jor Q. At the other
end " the room, which was plainly aud
scantily furnished. lay man across a
bed. aud ~ ! raised the lamp saw that
he was the same had been following
but there was something In hi. attitude
aud face that struck me ne peculiar. and
wa. ahou. 10 60 forward and look NJ
him. when the child, who hnd AZ first
seemed iazcd NJ the light, fairly threw
herself upon me.
Have yon anything for Nelly 70 oatg~
she said, aud then began 20 cry. "Oh.
Nelly 10 hungry
ran my band into my pocket and
drew forth what had bccn paper bag
VI chocolate candy. but was now pnlpy
onappetiz'ng mass. must confess TO q
childish fondnesl for sweets. which
usually carry In some form about me. I
hauded the remains Of my days supply
20 the child. and then walked over 10
the bed. Yes, II was the saiuc nau. red
beard, rourh clothes. but setting on the
magnificent frame 10 perfection, the
ssmc man. but dead, long dead.
took his hand only 10 hnd II s,iH and
cold, while hia face had the dull gTay NJ.
pest never seen In the newly dead. "a
: stood gazing down on him n little
hand touched mine.
"Nelly 20 hungry" rnid the child.
"Havc you eaten all the CANDY" |
asked her.
"Ycs, veal But mo hungry. for mo
had no dinner. no brekkus, no supper,
and papa won't got mp"
The house, which consisted Of the
large room. smaller kitchen and u
shed. where found n quantity Of hay
and fodder. seemed quite bare Of food,
but By dint Of searching Ia the hay !
discovered a nest. which Nelly informed
me was there. aud In u two fresh eggs.
These boiled for her. When she had
finished sooihed her TO sleep on a bed
mnde for her before the iirc Then after
had put my horse In tho shed room aud
fed and watcrcd him ! performed ~
well as could a service Tor the dead.
When day dawncd waa able to dis.
Germ at some distance from the house a
line Of telegraph poles, aud taking the
child with me | followed these TO the
ncar'st town, where notified tho au'
thoritics OF the death.
The dead mans name was Frederick
Barnsiaplc. lie was an Euglishnan, ~
found, a recent arrival In those parts
His daughter was restored to her famil,
across the water, aud "a now prett,
girl Of II. have never told this stor,
before, bu, I sm ready to take an all
davit to its truth. II all happened ahou
thirty miles from Dallas.