Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-07
THE pR0DIGAL UNCLE.

My family, at the time when this story
bcgina, lived In Hayro. They wcro not
rich, aud were always hard up Father
worked In an olilcc. and tho wages were
not the highest
had two sisters.
My mother frutted under our poverty,
and she often addressed harsh words to
my father-periidiou yelled rcproacheA
The expression Of tho poor mans face
always distressed me, he passed his hand
over II a. n TO wipe away Precipitation
that was no; there. aud said nothing.
felt hls powerlea sadness.
My parents economical with every.
thing, thcy often ate dinners unfit 10 bo
served; they bought provisions at the
lowest prices, and yet even at that they
had often TO ask for credit
My sisters made their own dresses, and
had long discussions about the price Of
kind Of lace costing fifteen confines n
yard
wen remember many scenes about
Lost buttons and torn trousors
But every Sunday we took walk TO
the docks Ia great style. My father, In
long coat, a high hat, and wearing
gloves. offered his arm TO my mother,
who was dressed as gayly as - ship on
holiday. My sisters, always the int 70
be ready. awaited the signal Of depart.
ure, but NJ the last moment forgotten
spot wonll BE- discovered on tho coat Of
laterfamilias, and u had 10 be quickly
eIaoed with a rng dipped In benEino.
My father, keeping his bat on bis head,
waited In his shirt sleeves until the OPP
Grafton was done. while my mother, hny-
lug adjusted her gilases--.sho was near
tighted hurr.odly put ON her gloyes.
Finally we started with great zero
inony, my sisters. with linked arms,
going before They had attained n maj
Itaguahlc age, and made quite n respect
able appearance IN the city.
walked ut the left OF my mother, m,
father az the r.ght. And | remember
tho pompous al OF my poor parents IN
these Sunday Excursions. tho rigidity Of
their features, the severity Of THOR
inspect. They advanced with grave
stop. na N an affair " tho greatest iin.
portmce depended upon their carriage.
And every Sunday, sooing tho great
vessels that had returned from unknown
and distant countries. my father inyaTi.
ably repeated the same words!
'Ahl 1t Jules were on one Of these,
villa, u surprise It would bel"
My Uncle Jules. my fathers brother
was tho only hope Of tho family. after
having been iiH terror.
did not speal. OF him, but since my
Infancy my thoughts were with him,
aud his hrst cnlpable act was always
present In my mind know all tho do.
tails OF his life up 10 the day of his do
parture for America. He had, II mp.
pears, misconducted hlmsolf--that Is TO
ray. he had squandorod some money,
which Ia great crime " It happens IN
poor families. 4 rich man who amuscs
himself Ia simply guilty OF follies He
"a called "nobody's enemy but his own. "
With the poor and needy, n man who
forces his parents 10 curtail their capital
or income becomes q rascal, knave.
IN short, Uncle Jules had considerably
lessened the Inheritance Of my father,
after spending his own share to the last
sou. Then he had sailed for America,
~ they afterwatd learned, ON board q
merchaniman bound Tor New York
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