Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-28
THE LOST SPOONS.

The parish Of Bathgatc, in Linlithgoy-
,bire ought to be reckoncd among the
,is..,e suots Of Scotland, innsmuch a. II
sor,pcd rnrt of the dowry which Robert
,be pruco bestowed on his Oldest duugh'
,sr. Nargcry. when size married Walter
~. bi,h etcward Of Scotland, and thus
became the progcniirix OF the royal ana
,pjr-ly house Of Stuart Lying mid
vay tgtwccn Edinburgh and Glasgow
,bnt, rival queens Of the east and west,
but out Of the common tracNo Of traffic
and travel. Il has been for ages . pai-
,,rnl piiiah Of small and rather bacltsz
ward farms
Of lat, vcafa coal has been four
,i,.re and steam and trade, which bi,N
t,irtye tho world no rustic corner
49, -apilly turuin, It into q mining dis
,rict which nobody thought Of about
.h,. titne Of the general peace, when
p,,i,r,to lived on its own oats and bar
la. ,vor, lis own hoddon gray and had
mi two subjects Of intcrcst--tho corn
market and the kirk sc.fion. Anonf It's
ro,rcable and Industrious population
,horo ,yn. ono dame who, ,hough neither
81. ,ycalibic,t nor tho byat born, stood
I, nor own c,tocom above all but the
i,inl and the minister, aud her style and
tile wns widow simpson, This lady
valued hrr.,lf. not ON the farm left her
Inv the euod man who had departed this
M, SOME soyon yCgra before tho com.
montcmort OF our story, FOR iis acres
were few and they consisted Of half roe
claimed moorland; not on her grown up
SON Robin. though he WIS counted -
likely ard sensible lad; not ON her own
Thrifty bookkeeping, thoagh IL was
known 70 be- ON tho eight scrcw' prin-
ciple. but on tho possession OF u dozen
silver teaspoons.
Her account OF them was that tlcy
hal belonged TO the young chcyalicr
and had boon bestowed upon her grand
father In return for entertaining that
claimant to tho British crown ON his
march from Cullodcu-inpgoof Of which
che was accustomed TO point uut q half
ohlItcratcd crest aud the initials {. g.,
with which they were marked. Tho
Widows uuigltb0rs. however, had u diff.
icscnt tale regarding their coming into
the family. II was to the effect tina, her
grandfather, who icp; a mallinn some
where IN fife. had bought thom from an
ill doing laird fog three gallons OF High
land whiskoy, gnd bestowed thcin ON bic
granddaughter ms tho one Ut his fWmily
most likely 20 hold fast TO such an inn
portun, acquihtion.
IN the family resided IN the capacity
Of "hclp" ono Nancy Campbell. girl
about anCipou, who was suspected 1T
having tikcn fancy 90 Robin, who rc'
ciurocntod tho sentiment. Nothing, how
ever. would soften tho heart Of thn
widow US regards n match, until at last
tho following event occurred and causul
her TO give way; About the haymakius
time a distant aud comparatively rich
relation was expected 10 call and take
tea ono evening on his way from Lin.
lihgpw. Il was not often that this sii'
pcrior relative honorCd her house will
u visit. and Mrs. Simpson, determined
yhat nothing should BIO wanting 10 his
entertainment, brought out tho treas
urod Spoons early in the forenoon, wiki
many iuiunc;ionI 20 Nancy touching the
care sho should take IN Frightening
them mp.
While this operation was being con
duc.ci IN the kitchen, In the midst Of
one OF those uncertain days which wary
the northern Juno, sudden darkcuinr
OF the tl;y announced the approach U
heavy rain. The hay was dry and ready
Tor housing. Robin aud two farm mes
wore busy gathering II in; but til" grol
drops began 10 fall while n considerable
portion yet remained IN tho field, and
with the instinct Of crop Preservation
forth rushed the widow, followed b,
Nancy, leaving the spoons half secure,
ON the kitchen tublo. In her rapid cNi
the girl had forgotten to latch the door
The weasel and tho kite were the onl,
depFedAtors known about the moorlan,
fusns hut while they were nh occupe,
in the hay field, who should como tina
way but Gcordy Wilson.
Wen, the kitchen door was open, an
Goordy stepped in. lie banged IN
settle with his staff, ho coughcd. h
hcmmod, he faluted tho cat, which ea
purrins on the window scat, and "a
length discovered there was nobod
within. Neither meal nor penny wa
10 DO expected chat day; the rain wa
growing heavier, some Of tho hay niu.
owat, and Mrs. Simpson would rctur
IN bad huinor, But two objects power
fully arrested Gcordy'a attention. ON
was the broth pot boiling on the fire an
the other the silver spoons scattered o
the table. Bonding over tho formo
Gcordy tool, considerable suif, gay
the ingredients stir with tho pot siicl
and iuuttorCd "Ncry thin" His pr,
cecding with regard 10 tho latter mu'
remG!n unmcntionod; but halt IN hou
after, when he was safely cnsconcel /
Il farmhouse a milo on and tho ;amil
had been driven within doors by the IL
crcasing storm, thoy found eyerythiu
as 1t had been left-lhe broth on N
fire, tho cat on tho window scat, III
whiting and ilmncl on tho table, br
not spoon was there.
"Whar's the fpoonsH cried Mr.
Ampson 10 the entire family. Wi
stood by the fire drying their wet ga
nenis, Nobody could tell. Nancy ha
lett thcm on tho table whcn she ran I
the hay. No one had been in the hous
they were certain, for nothing was Ill
turbcd The drawer was pulled oa
ana the empty stocking cXhibitc'
Every shelf every corner was searohei
hut to no purpose; the apoons hal digi
poarcd and the ttlte Of the farmhou
may bp imagined, The widow IA