Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-24

rendy 10 10 on. IL began TO matter n little
win Bob whether anything happened 70
him. aud be- never had been 70 watchful 0r
40 careful Ne he was that night
What pleasure 70 was, when they were
in al last. and he could 40 aud get tho
sieeny little creature, aud carry her TO his
room Ut the boarding house. She rousel
rp and ate supper with him. and was
quite merry when bedtime came. Bob
had iust undrrssed her, his big. awkward
fingers making slow work of II. and had
tucked her under the cover. hut when he
wis about TO follow her example, she sud.
denly struggled Up.
bob, she cried imperiously, "tome say
your p'ayers"
II don't know any prayers, Baby" said
Bob. after moments astonished aiience.
Den tome here, and teach you one.n
she commanded.
Bob slowly. aud with very rcd face.
came around on the other side. She made
him kneel. and saw that hi. hands wcrc
properly claspcd and his eyes shut. She
had almost loft OFT her baby lisp. but this
prayer had tssn learned ~ long ago that
she sald II now just as she had learned to
say Il first.
Snow I'm zay me downcr s'ecp," dictated
the little teacher, pcrchcd up on the side Of
the he'd
''Now Hay mo down to sleep" murmurcd
the brown and bearded giant knecling be-
/ fore her
All, Engineer Bob, how many years since
YOU said that ln.ti Aud where !. the lit.
tie mother that bcut over you while You
said ~
When the lesson was flushed and bob
had tucked the baby In again be went
back TO bis place with curious moisture
In his eyes, and was half impatient with
hlmself about u.
Aud then began n strange era In Bob's
life. time when this child wa. always
IN his thoughts aud seldom away FROM
his side. She grew 20 be- tho train
baby aud every man was her obedlent
slave Bob was still debating with him
self what he would do with her. and In tho
meantime he did nothing but keep her
With him. II was such strange thing 10
feel the tiny hand clasping one Of his
brown fingers, when. on his day oil. he
walked about with Ilnby. II was such q
wonderful affair altogether to be com.
PEELED 10 knecl down every night and say
/ the prayers dictated bv this small tyranti
When an entire week had passed, and
/ expressed her sentiments with all the can.
dor u candid babyho0d.
Bob, you Il awful dull. !" she said; "you
ought TO h. asamed Of yourself"
Torn by conflicting feelings, knowing
that he was daily In danger ~ discharge,
Bob was leading miserable life enough;
/ ard set the Hight that never wis On sea or
land wns shining upon his life and trans.
| forming II.
One morning she sat beside him In the
cab when one of tho "mhin guys passed.
hobs heart gave one or two triphnmmer
blows aud then stood still. Now would
/ come his discharge. No railroad supcrin-
tendcnt that ever lived would stand thisl
But the awful diguitary, after compru'
hcnsivc glance IN Bob's direction, turned
bis bead mud looked the other way, with
such evident intention not 20 sec anything
that Bob understood aud was over.
whclmcd with gratitude. For did mot all
Of the gong" know all about liob's In.
fntnaiioni And bad not the "mAin guy
heardi
A. for Bob, his life was changed, and tho
haiynts that once knew him now knew him
no more. When he walked about town
could he 20 into saloons or gambling den-
with that little figure beside himy Like III,
angels ~ tho old stories, she lowered abou,
him aud kept him from harm. Bob. tho
most profane Of railroad men. could utter
no oaths now. because the Baby would
hear; aud tho one or two that made use OF
Language more forcible than elegant In the
presence OF the baby found themselves In
serious trouble. The little white soul had
been given over to hobs keeping. aud II
made an atmosphere Of purity around H.
Enginccr Bob began TO wish that hs wery
different man.
a very few weeks had passed when bob
going TO the mall car one night after Baby
found her fevetish and little Inclined u
wander la what she said. Lake one dis
tracied, he rushed TO hls room with her and
sent for doctor. Wild with anguish h,
sat beside her all night aud gave mc'lieinrs
but the next morning she was no better.
Somebody else took out Bob's train, h,
neither know nor card who. Wholly for
Cutting all the rrst OF the world, wholly Ab
sorbcd In the cldld that was more 10 him
than lie itself, he eat there aud watched
her while her own faint little lie SLOWLY
ehbcd away. The railroad men came on,
after another, aud bent over baby Ant
pressed bobH hand, telling him 10 chocl
up, aud went away wlping their eyca. IN,
superintendent came and sat down by IL,
bed. smoothlng the prctty. TANGLED bnll
and chatting her little hand. a, tenderly a
a woman These things were hard 10 bcar
he said, and ho was not good AT consoln
ton.
hut suddenly, nj last. Baby clnsped IA,
tiny hands and bepau 10 murnur,
"'Now, I'm zAy me ,lowner seen. Tom,
say YOUR p'ayrrs. BobU
a0h, YES, Baby, Pm hore.r cried poh
falling on his kne.,. br.lde the led'
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