Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-28
JIM'S WAIR.


Down o. Long Branch on warm sum
mcr d. a young man was cnIoylng him.
.elf I'm the surf. together with two or three
eomp,nlon, They had ali come down from
y ~ 80 = .1,,l - III, -, -,
-, .tJ, -, ans ga,,.A,adLI' 60.
mstAApS Meh' "nn ue''sn'oh MS inehus
and the company NJ large BY some OF MS
periotmnhecs'
he wa. go'd natured' TOO ne TOOK out
several girla, some he kne" ana some ne
dld not KNOW, ana helped them To hoat'
aud so mAue himself very popular.
among ohers VINO "Atoheh MN rom
the peaeh was poor woman Win bahy'
~ lNt' /" ne Drought one giri BACK whom
he hsl bcen teaching TO swim' sho beck
oneI 70 hlin. .,
Young man, said she, could yon not
kindly take my little baby out aud give
her adip IN the SURF sue Is puny' ana u
would help her
but jim shook his head as he looked at
the child.
I'm AFRAID OF babies he said Never
helu one IN my NE u might slip out OF
my hAnds And drown"
NO, guess not said the woman.
iou can't hutt y, and tho surf bathing
would help the littlo dear"
'im hr.ltated' then he looked NJ tho
small peaked lace. '0iye me the little
uear. salh DC 'but don't you bulge.
LOT " tho young one shoulh squat l hin
going TO Dtihg u hack 70 you"
III won't ssnali, said the woman. TITS
not nfeard.'
Thsyoung man took ihcehild cautiously,
~ though u wa" made OF glass aud might
70 10 pieces IN his hands, hut II did not
Nelther dld u cry. 30 he wnded on with
~ gt.plhS u ushtly' AZ last he resolved
TO give 10 gentle immersion. Far from
Glng frightened The baby seemed pleased,
ahu even ventutci on mild laugh. jim
now returned to tho beach aud proiiered IL
" Us mother
The Ma seemed pleased, he said. ut
mnghed
foor GEAR said tho woman. she has
oeeh very SICK. Young gentleman, your
pa'n ms oesn = sou,end To her: Now you
sce you can't hurt her. couldn't you give
h't another dlp"
After little persuasion jim agreed, and
Wght on win the BABY. This time he
p'nou hsgonpah'ohs' and amused himself
WIN now uiplhhs' no" floating the child
on hls manu- Aiter time no wcaried Of
tnH rpoI,' anu Ntufn'l 20 the beach "a
bNu 'ho eh'iu 70 w. mother but she was
hetv 70 DC iouhdl
io'.,no,'' the young Fellow ran up aud
down tho beach, unmindful Of his scanty
bathing ..,,,,s SUIT, ansionsly inqulringl
where's tho mother Of this chiidw
NoDody khew, Then every one began te
u'ass metry ~ AVS expense
Maue you present. cried one.
~ handsome legacy, SAID another.
memo, Jun; cried us companions,
~ngN, whats upl
.Y n' Mrvteheu woman hi's vanished"
iou were Rfecn' Indeed. to tAko the
pra,, nhh they
ting II down on the sand
40, you uoh't !. either said the police
man on uuty. Ihh beach Ia not ~ b,
mhne inuhuIlhg hospital
bu, ! don't want this baby" romon
can't helpit Take II up" And Jim
was forced TO obey, you eau take II back
10 town and carry u 10 some charitable la
stitn.ion,' the Official degned TO suggest
What could have become Of tho eursed
womanP cried jim In wild despair.
Nobody knew; nobody had seen hur walk
away Everyb body Thought II fine Joke
and everybody laughed-osccpt tue baby.
jim had taken II up little roughly aud ii
ma vo,,,,, ,u.,, lot, -.
OF horror
Ladies'" cried he, approaching n proup
Of women. "For God. mn, i,JisI tat.
this thlngl | can't do anything with itri
But the ladies. with ono consent re
fused. "No, indeed. thew wouII no, ,ouch
itn
Wildly the young man ran nm md dovr
the beacb Tbs .t,,,,,,', ~ Wy "'u w" \
where to be seen. '''''' va. W.
"Come, Jim,n cried nj, compa,lor,
slime We were drs,,,py IN ,a haoS :,
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