Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-03-14
THE OLD CABINET.
It Brought Good Fortune to Two
Lonely Hearts.

~ dare say It's great curiosity"
said Mrs. Minden, carelessly; but
never did fancy these quaint old odds
and ends of creation, and didn't bar
gain to have my house turned into n
storsge-place for Uncle Zadoc's old
rattle-traps. So ordered IL sent to the
secondhand dealers establishment this
morning. He allowed me I've dollars
for It'll And, really" added the lady,
with laugh, ~ think I should have
been tempted. II better forms could not
have been made. to nay the dealer Ave
dollars for removing IL from the prom
ises."
Mr.. Minder looked mp from behind
the closely-printed columns Of the daily
paper.
"And II your Uncle Zadoc inquiries
after it?" said no. because IL will
hardly do to offend the old gentleman"
"Ohi we'll tell him IL all fell TO
pieces" said Mrs. Mindep, calmly.
"Ten TO one he'll never think Of Il
again"
And Mrs Minden replaced the old
teakwood cabinet with modern ehtE-
fonier, inlaid with china tiles, and gilt
tering with brass ornaments, and con-
graduated herself on. getting rid Of
Uncle Zadoc Johnson's 'old trash"
"0h, mamma" cried Beatrice Field,
coming In ono day from carrying home
roll OF embroidered satin 70 the shop
for which she worked, ~ saw such q
iorely old Indian cabinet In lockwood s
secondhand store as passed byl 1t
was marked Fifteen dollars Mamma,
II would brighton up our dim little par
lor like bit Of the OricntlD
Mrs. Fields humble little parlor,
whore IL became the delight Of Bees
heart.
~ could fancy all sorts Of delightful
mysteries out OF tho Arabian Nights,
when sit hero and look at It's carved
cornors and odd, twisted doors" said
she. ''Tm sure there's secret drawer
In 1t somewhere, although mover
have boon able 10 find IT. II shall be
our household idol, mamma. and I'm
quite. quito sure thai IL will bring us
good luck"
II fear that nothing will ever do
that" said poor little Ara Field. sigh
ing.
And. although the remark sounded
extrome, yet there had been concat-
enation Of circumstances In Mrs. Fields
life 70 justify IT, Whom Beatrice WAS
yet an Infant her husband, sea cap
tain, sailing between the ports OF Bonn
bay and New York. by way Of tho Lon
don docks, was lost ~ sea. The guar
dian VI her little fortune proved UNI
worthy Of the trust spd decampcd.
leaving hcr pcnpilcss; and SINCE then
existence had been one OF continual
struggle, until Eestricc, growing lp.
had developed an unusual tastoIfor the
nne artistic necdlework which Mas Just
then coming intb fashion, and had vir.
tually taken the support Of the family
Into her own hands.
Aud In her delight at this new AGO
ition. Beatrice told Tvs history TO old
Captain Burton. sick ledger on The
boor above, TO whom she sometimes car
riod iced coffee, white grapes, littlo
odds and ends OF luxury.
"For he is so poor" reasoned gener-
ous little Bee. "And he has no friendsr'
Ono day, however. when Beo tripped
lightly up with plate OF cream puffs
which she hcrsolf had manufactured.
she saw brown-skinned, wrinkled
lttlo old man sitting at Captain Bur
tons bedside.
"Eh?" said he. "Ahl So you arc tho
little guardian angel, are your"
II am Beatrice Fold" said our hcro-
Inc. coloring up. And did not know
that Captain Burton had company, or"
"Ohl I'm not company" chuckled the
little brown man.. 'I'm only Zadot
johnson. I'm Ben Burton's second
,ousin, and Pvo been looking for him
these ak months Non, by the merest
,hanco in tho world, I've found him.
And have to thank you. Miss Beatrice,
or all the disinterested kindness you
lave shown him"
UNlUCkY THIRTEEN