Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-17
A TALE OF A KEY.

On the wall Of an "Old Curiosity
Shop Belgrade street, above Frankford
road. hangs a key made Of iron foot In
length. and the wards rusted up II htly
represents tho old time belief tina, the
best guarantee for security against
thieves was big lock and key like
sledge hammer, but this rusty iron has a
history. and Is associated with record
Of human passions. hopes and fraililes
that once guided and controlled tho lives
OF several people.
There was time when the Delaware
front above Callowhill street was beau.
tiful with fine shrubbcry. and men In
the boat aud spar yards worked under
the shade Of big willows whose long
branches irailed IN the water. This was
especially the case at Gfayleys timber
yard. The old brick house on the bank
OF tho river was covered with ivy aud
Swallowed by small grove OF clms,
made musical In spring by the whistle
Of tho blackblrds and martins Here
lived Martin Bantx with his wife and
daughter. lilo was Mr. Graylcy's man.
aging man-kept his books, paid tho
hands and sold the timber Tho office
was In u corner room In tho house. and
In the wall was built the safu. II didn't
pretend TO be hrcproof. but both old
Grayley and his clerk believed that al
tn. burglars In the state could not got
into IL, and every night no locked tho
door with serious mien and much dolib-
Grafton. and then handed tho key to
Martin. who kept IL til next morning.
To one Of our modern artists u would
bc n pleasant hours work 10 open tho old
strong box with kuyholc that you could
put your three fingers In; but these wcrs
primitive days. and old Martin felt safe
"a long ~ tho hey was In his possession.
Bentz was n German by birth. but his
wife American. bred and born In Fish.
town Although tho couple were not
always accordant In opinion. ON one sub
ject they agreed. and that was about the
beauty and excellence Of their daughter
Mabel. and parental judgments arc often
failible, but thcro could 10 no question
~ TO Mabel Bentzs inertia She was not
only a good daughter but worry bcau,i.
full girl. No race In America produces
more lovely women than tho German
Americans, aud there could b. no better
illustration Of this than Martin Bcutzs
daughter.
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