Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-03
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low has given hisprumisc. e hadn't orier
20 be broken specially To his mother"
"wall, inebbc yer right ~ far as the
old woman Is concerned. bnt thcrn's the
boss orders. No man leaves thcGc shops
tillthis machine Is finished, which won't
b. aforc leycn. n 10 amt higher tweive,
an yer know well 'nonEh what'll follow.
you1i b. marked down. and lusn yer
Job. l won't promise You another
And the rough. middloa aged machinist,
jos Walton, drew his brawny. soot be-
Erimod bare arm across his wrinklcd
forehead. whistlcd softly aud applied
himself closer TO his task,
Jein Mnther was a slender youth. aged
II, learning his trade. and receiving also
paltry stipend. little enough for him
% exit upon. bat from II he Ind saved
enough to bring his listle pale faced
mother from the crowded city Of New
York TO his western home
The world had not dealt fairly with
Jefn and his mother.
Walter Mathcr. the fnther, was IN
honest. intelligent. hard working me.
ch1nic, who had put committing by for q
rainy day for his little family; but Il 30
happened that the very day the kindly
father was killed. by an explosion NJ the
mills tho bank wherein his little savings
lay WIS declared insolyeut.
Jein was 10 years Old then. and for
four years be did what he could 20 help
hismothcr kccp "the wolf;roin tho door
lie WIZ, like his mother, never strong,
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engrayen forever upon his young face.
Al ita gentleman became interested
enough In him 30 send him west. and TO
give his mother place IA his homo to
do plain saving.
Threo ycar- had passed.
Jefn WIS apprenticed for four years.
lie hal one more year 10 serve, and then
he would be earning aud receiving the
wages 81 n man.
One year more, How Jom said Il over
and over TO himself Then he would
send for his mother, and they would DO
@ happy.
IN, wife Of Mr. Hart, the gentleman
who sent Jcm west. nnd With whom Mrs.
liathcr made her home, failed In health
aud died. and Mr.. Hart decided TO go
abroad. To hr,ak mp his home. lie
recommended the little woman TO other
friends. but Just then came such u heart
hungry letter from her one lamb, hor
boy Jem, that she decided To 20 TO him.
Mr.. Hart hardly approved. but he saw
the mothers aching heart showing
through her eyes, and placing 800 In
her hand and procuring ticket for her
hc raw her safely aboard tao train for
the west. Mrs. Mather had carefully
nved nearly every penny Of her earn
ings since J-m'n absence. no III. felt
quito rich In small way. and oh, M
rich with happiness 10 think shc should
soon clasp her boy 10 her hcartl
A. for Joni, whose every thought and
wish was for his little motho.. no wa,
jnbilant He, too. had savci. and FOL-
sure thcy would "gct ON" somehow until
another year, aud thun thcy would nevel
want again. 20 he wrote her a gay lot
ter ending with tho promise. II win mol
fail 10 meet you Mt the trim" He did
not dream OF anything to prevent him
Tho shola closed nj o o'clock, and IN,
eastern train WAS not due until 4. Plent,
Of time WIS his thought as he busict
himself putting finishing touches to ia.
two small rooms he had procured ia
their future home. Everything was ycr,
simple, oven meag,r, but very cleaN
and some OF the "hoys' M tho shop bsl
made Jcm few presents Ia the shape 9
arocNng chair for his mother. sewers
pots u flowers and few cheap chruma,
ln,y ni, s. ho' 2 hi,ie 10 Tue 9nghtnee
anu comfort OF ms nome, ana when ~
eloseu inc 1oor ana turned tho Key 70 -
70 nus W"tk IA the morning u was no
without MUS feeling OF pride.
iney WeN Nv IN mo world TO cos
o,hsf' 'h's ionu mother ana loving du
n'nl spn'
Ana now inns ORDER had come, IN
man 70 leave tho shops until this IA,
ehine Is finished. Jein'H heart gays.
bound nnn he gulp.d down dry sdh
III II had been any other night" though
,em, ror could IN any way let lnoths
Know pnt ,hat seemed impossible. y
ne confined 10 his friend Joe his guam
aaIy' though Tor that matter every maj
IN the thops was Interested and knew 0
Mrs. Matters coming. md nearly nj
were wondering what Jem would d
when the or'ier WIS given.
JuinA steauy hAnlis and Kind, obligin
ways had won the hearts OF most Of IA
workInen, aud his love for his mothe
an bsys ' ~ ,a ~, aosP,y' ..,.,,..
Ii NV 70 ieHllase J. somehow
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re,v r. NY. ,e ~'.oppo'ns ino' nun,
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