Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-16

Of hot water on the hack OF the sleeping
cat, which stnrtei In a straight line for the
door. Mr.. Dent EXTRAORDINARILY stepping aside
TO let her pass
Al this critical iuncturc Mrs. Lawson
wits returncd 70 her. Stepping forwaru
she shook hands with Mt Dent, assurin
him thst Il made no difference, aud tha
she wa. nal glid 70 zee him--n breach %
truth, by the way, Tor which she suffered
many a conscience pnng'
Mr.. T.aws1d hluudorsi promptly after
her. and wa. llkcwiie called 10 account ~
hs conscience. sam took the minister 5
bat aud coat aud deposited them en- the
dusty table In the next room. while bic
brother ohiiringly moved along 20 make
room for tho plate, knife and fork which
Mary Jane brought from tho cupboard,
where sha hal run TO take down Der curl
papers.
M. Dent sav through q all o. once His
cyperieuca lu boarding houses aud ~ zone
of tho ftm.if" had bcon wide and varied,
and included mlnc than one presentation
uf tho worst NJ well H. tie iSf.t foot Ito
fclt sorry Cor them oil, especially the pUtiy
young Fii. whnso red face and downcnst
eyes told bow krinly sha folt the awkward.
bees Of the situation IN which his thought
lossncss hai put them. Nevertheless he
managed y make hearty meal The
plain bread aud fresh swco, butter. the
cold. iuicy meat and simple sancu were a
great deal moro to bis taste than the
heavy. iudlgcsiible food TO which be had
been accustomed of late.
LATHE II mattcrcd 10 him Just then that
the ,ahltcloth was awry, besides barring
the marks Of several days usary. that the
cup which Mary James trembling hand
passed him had Lost u. handle In some past
conflict. that the butter dish boru evidence
oi having liccn used a. the two preceding
meals. and that the meat dish had cracks
enough To tender Il almost sacred In the
eyes Of tho china collectors
Their embarrassment and efforts 10 keep
up conversation were ~ evident that Mr..
Dent concluded II would he M act of incrcy
10 shorten his visit ~ much ~ p0ssiblei 40,
shortly after tea, he shook hands all round.
and was escorted To the door BY Mr. Law.
son, who, for the ir.t time In his rcinrn.
brnncc. was heartily glad to seo a gues, out,
The next morning the boys saw that
their mother and sister, who had sat up
talking the night bcforr long after tho
others wcur IN bed, both had on clean
tr,saca aud aprons, also that Mary Jane
had forgotten 10 put her hair In paper, aud
that her eyes and nose were rcd and swollen
~ though she had been crying.
with pn.sentlmcnt Of something. they
hardly knew vhni. they hurried home the
moment school was out. They found tho
kitchen empty. but the door between IL
aud the dining room was open. and golng
Ia IN search " their mother they saw, much
10 their aatonishmeht, pretty. white
drape, table. with row Of chair placed
in,itlnRly round H. A second glance r..
yealeil the fact that tho best dishes were
oil there, sven to tho cherished celery
Rlns.c..
II wonder who's comet Not the minis.
ter again, hope and -am tiptocd about,
and then pcepcd cautiously into the hall
''i'ain't a man anyway, for there's no hat
but fathers old straw, that. been hanging
there since Kingdom come"
Continuing bis Investigation, he crussed
the hall aud glanced round the parlnr A
lire waa burning pleasantly, but the eat
was the only occupant to b. seen.
Meantime Johnny had leen counting the
plates. aud when san. vturncd FROM his
unsatisfactory tour be- was met with the
information that there was nobody coming
after all. for thcro were only i've plates.
"WhAt dos Il all mean, anyhow was
iNt VhthtlNN NfiAh AHf htNn AlNH Ntil VIZ
iaw-on's eyes asked "a they all gathered
round the table.
ut means" said Mn. Lawson, with
glance at her daughter. that MARY Jane
aud have talked IL over, and have deter
mined that we viii never h. caught agnin
awe wUrc last evening So from this tins
forward We arc going TO regard ourselves
A. company We will nsc all our house In.
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and wear tho very bc-t clothes that We eau
afford, aud when our friends come they
shall have ~ good but no better than W.
have ourselves. think we'll all b, hap
pier for tho change. aud we'll have n fear
~ last nights experience belng repeated"
Presently the gussips Of Moodlcigh ~
gan 60 sny among them.elvc. that the
lawsnns werr getting some high notions
IN their heads. They always at In their
parlor In tho evening. ~ Il was said. aud
their dining room carpet was getting badly
scnncd Il was also settled fact that
MARY Jane put ON hCr brown cashmere aud
white apron every day when the work was
done up, and that Mrs. Lawson managed
to 10 neat and tidy even ON wash days.
50 different from what IL used 10 be-. you
know. Thcse bits Of gossip. carefully
gathered up and neatly put together. went
from lip 10 lin, and ia tho course OF time
made the circuit of Nm. Doid's tea table.
Mr., Dent listened, smiled a knowing smile,
and sald something himself which won't
rpcat. though know very we'll what IL
was
4 year later he had tea with the Iawsons
again. A few friends were also gathered
around the table, aud beside him. blnshiug
anl lovely In her simple white dress, with
orange flower. In her hair and a wedding
ring ON her iinger. AT Mary Jane, who had
taken the vows Of wife one short hour be-.
fore
A. first Mr.. lawson thought the mar
rlage Of his only daughter must bo grand
affair aud talked OF Invitations and orders
TO the florist and eonfcctloner. But Mary
Jane, IN WHOSE mind the lesson II year
ago was still fresh, begged with hot cheeks
aud burning eyes;
DON'T please dou't, fatherl I never could
look John In tho face again II you made all
that fuss
Aud 40 II happened that the rooms wore
their old homcly pleasant look. and that
the table, with the exception OF the huge
BRIDES cake, with a pair OF olaspcd hands,
presented no unusual appearance ON that
pleasant autumn night, when the lawHonH
gave away their daughter and John Dent
received his wife, Boston True Flag.
lie Recognized M. Teacher.