The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-28
PRESS LEAGUE "REMINISCENCES

At Sacramento where we were so delightfully."-
entertained, friend and 1 were pronenading
the platform when a gentleman came up to
US, addressed me, and said the reception com
mittee would present its badge to the lady of
the party who had been most admired with
your permission" he added, Il present you
mine" By this time my friend and were at
the steps of our car, and /, without turning to
see the man, in confused way said, VERY
well, thanks" The train was pulling out aud
we hurriedy got aboard. Ny astonshment and
confessed vanity at this inc dent precluded the
formation of any rational ideas, so modestly
concluded twas one OF the elegant fellows of
the Suffer CLUB that had so nored me,
never daring during this speech TO turn my
head for fear of dispellng the illusion, feeling,
as did, SO sure that it was q case of mistaken
identity, that / never locked around and failed
TO eaten gIlmps OF my conquest However,
my friend seemed much amused, and upon seat
ing ourselves IN htr compartment she burst
into convulsiye laughter. 1 piled her with
questions as TO lat on earth could be the mat
ter, and whether had done anything SO ludicr-
Gus as 10 evoke such merr .ment, or did l say
anything foolish, or was it that I
said nothing. BY and by she subdued
her tempestuous mirth and said, You failed TO
get q sight OF your adm1rer. made a mental
picture Of him and here Is the po4 trait. He
wears a wooden leg, walks with a stick. has
blue eyes with slight cast IN one, which en-
pbasiZed his sldelong glances toward you, a
shaggy growth of hair, wht.e his garb is be-
yond my description. [ think somebody lost
IDlb DtQBO, u6 plCheu III up anu presented IL TO
you, selecting you as a susceptible creature"
Instead of being angry at her Tor destroying my
dream of carrying away trophy of suon
complimentary nature. conceived the idea of
telling the crowd the joke, designating her as
the victim. My revenge was complete.
| could outtalk her. so my theory prevailed and
now she regrets that her picture of the man
was so accurately given, since she bears the
stigma of his attentions and not L.
In the corridor of the Baldwin one evening.
| on my way to dinner, noticed seated upon
| divan in front Of the elevator, an old woman,
with a shawl about her, and careworn, tired
| look upon face that had something IN it that
arrested attention. There was intensity
about the eyes OF a hunted animal at bay, and
when she came towards me 1 involuntarily
stepped forward as il expecting revelation
which came when she, IN sweet and sllvery
voice that must some day have been an open
sesame TO hearts; (the clear fntonation and
| persuasive tone lingering with me Still) with
some effort to emphasize 1t on her part, asked
| me if were not Mrs Leslie. Could it have
| been possible for me to satisfy her desires in
wanting to know this celebrated woman and
had 1 not feared she would ply me with un.
| answerable questions, ana learn the deception.
| should have palmed myself off as the noted
publisher, and listened TO that dear old
days, and who tried so bravely to assume
a dignity, and with quaint little self-respect
ing air. resurrect that cadence in voice which
had had the music OF II drowned in a sea OF
trouble which was denoted in trembling lips
Quivering eyelids and fountains of tears. May
| she yet find haven OF rest where her dreams
will at least be undisturoed by turmoil and
strife.
In the party was young man of 81 whose
mother ACCOMPANIED him. Just prior to oul
departure for Southern California most OF us
| were strolling about the Baldwin waiting fol-
our friends to appear. L stood in the rece ption
room waiting for the call to leave for our train
when in an excited tone some one called
Mother. mother, come on" l paid not the
slightest attention, knowing no one could mean
me. having left those evidences behind, where
upon / was caught by the shoulder and in
pleading, halt petulent voice he said, can
you understand, our carriage is wait ng," BY
this time turned squarely around, with fire in
my eye, ready to resent such lnuendoes, wher
the exasperated look upon the face
OF the youth and his supreme
CONSERVATION upon learning his mistake IN
nerved me. 1 accepted his apology when BIZ
calmly announced We'll, anyhow, you'll lool
like her when you get O son like me-"
On the beach at Redondo, party of fou
lstrolled along the sandy shore in search o