Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-22
ONE SIDE OF A TALK.

duIa uuu utlit"if
weather in the night Tho tea things
nm, away carly, wc gathered around tho
a.. ench Of us In chosen cosy corner'
r,r long. quiet evening, listening 70
m, Wind and the surf half looking Tor
, .hipvrcckcd crew 10 come ious' when
l-..s footsteps sounded outside and our
fr,ud Robinson Crusoc bounded m
leather iackct and fishing boots dripping
yiih rain aud salt spray, his cheeks
Glowing and his black eyes swapping
with fun
Vrall started up with the same quick
-,.s,iou OF what was the maitrr. fancy
IT,, eii sg~ta Of inishnps 20 his lighthouse
-. M dory 20 account for his appear
or.o I'm ih, storm aud darlucs. from the
s,,,,,or side of tho always rough chan.
al pnt h.,a,tcd himself UCgoncly near
,bo door. merely saying hy way Of AN
s,yrr, "woil. how's THINGS over Your
,ynyf Thank you. unrm' J won't como
"a..arsi. the lire: IN set RI down here
,.ili nav boots. SOS not 10 mus yer ilo0r
"a, p9Ys." hanging his sleek wot fur
etr an hi. kneo IN drip aud 10 dry,
"Tbnt plaguy dory Of mInr, she leaks
lil,o ihundcr Dunno how sholl stand
Il. having 20 YOUR wharf IN tlis way g
Tho wind. whilc set. But ! Eires thc
won't damage mono but what can sit
nrrost !n hcr. 'Iaint only - couple
o miles anyway
mn, shaggy black hair dried In q
ausle o.. hu talked, Iuoothed down
nom time To time 10y hnul sent aloit
when not iidgctug with his buttons, or
the chair. or his cap.
81 dunno how my man Frilay1l get
along while I'm gone. Hos kinder seat
O. that loeilc tower o miuO, an don't no
late wuss.u pisun hvin mo gunc' by
thunder! But cf h. amt old crnuf ter
rtsynlono NIGHTS awhile IN tell Him he'd
better BE- gctim him another Job. Lord!
hos forty-onc, uu lno goin ON twenty 'iivcl
An / nint scat Oh, he's big fool
Ifs hts watch ull ~ tonight, anyway,
ON be- cen make tho old gal go we'll
enough VI hes q mind to ma don't 90 ter
dickeiiu with the machinery
There was shade Of anxiety in his
tone; no rose aud tiptocd heavily 60 the
window, pecring ont TO catch % glmpao
Of HE firaway light
There she goes, ho said. "She's al
right. Rcd, Ten; white, iyoi Oh, guess
the old boy knows what he's ahuat, but
he's such an old fool, really, he don't
know half the timo whighuidchi his broada
battered"
sitting down again he stretched ono
leg ont. while he dragged up from tic
lupths OF his trousers pocket u leticg
wrapped IN ncwapnpcE
II como over 10 zee Il could borry d
postage stamp ho' said; then suddenly
iauehod aloud " bis thoughts.
"Jims 20 scat diln't ray n darned
word how wis comm od aftersuppcr.
jo.t ct aim VTshin dishes, and that
takes all the mind hos got, an | suucli
out an let the dory ny; VA when al,
ttrucl. the water hc come a.bust.n ont
the door ON dccl,i thinks Ia fell over
board, go know; and / siuga uut. pullir
out from the tower, an the wilma % blow
in-l Gays, 'GOudby, Jim,' Rays /, In
goin ter leave yer now;' au my Lord! h'
s.ump'i tut the entry unl flammot
rho door 90. Choking mad, 10 was. NJ,
Lord! gurss he haiut got over a-cu.ii
NHNt anus N ~ NANfAA y iN HNNlAANAIHllA va
o. common, says he, Dcuccd tomiool
cry, says ho3" and Crusoe buiIct1d III.
cap IN tumult OF boyi-h gloo.
"MhCn / git back hon be- awful glad
but he uin't a.g0iu ter let ON, mind; h
thinks hain't got Int half am eye, amy
how, an amt never up 10 his tricks
But know him, Nr-iunrm, like a bOol,
iicil let mo haul tho old dury M singh
handed an thinl, hos takin hir spite on
that way, but, good Lord! kin run al
hound him, ns fur ~ tricks goes. Why
Il don't Take moro mind than I've got Il
my collar button 10 git 'roun ole Friday
Don't mean no reel harm, nor / don
never rooly hurt him, but he Is sich AZ
cd fool like TO hector him some. j.
II blows n hat pun q wind hos scat G
The tower tumblin down.
THAT night It blowod so--it's tvs
weeks como next Monday t,4l yer IA
old gal shook, an that's n fack. lBut, m
gracious! she's as tight ~ tic hair %
yer head an don't scare me none. Bu
when we was 20 supper. an the seas wa
a-baugin an a-busiin on her, aud III
di'hos a-rattlin, Jest hit the table leg
clip an says solemn ter Jim, says, jim
were goncr' an no up an dowua-pJny
IN. 'Oh, what'll we do says he. An
says, Jim, says I, mobile she'll fall (
ianlward' snys, an by gosh! WASH
he mad when no Eotihcd oul
81 hen washin today. Did yer SEQ m
washin outy Washed aud ironcd fani
day. SEQ my Shirt Amt it clcar
Can't wash goodg he asl,ed brightly
standing up and throwing open hi
jacket, beating bis breast, ns Il we. TO,
might come forward II we would an
snitc upon his manly shirt front.
a hno deep red surged up in hi
weather beaten checks IN pride Of pei
Torrance. I'VE git donc terrible qucl
We do. Shove the table mp longidc I'll
stove an lot her go. IIaint got but on
hailron, 30 | drive hor awhile, an the
jan, whom she's hot agin. But don
jim make u kick, thought My Lor,
says hisu coed enough If he folds 'ci
gn sets on en- awhile, but ! don't wal
no man roun me that don't iron h
cloes good, an keep him Mt II, au Will
NOS lawin jest keep to looward M Ia
quiet.
I'm a terrible good washer an Iron,
myself, but its moudiu gitB me rvcg,
holu In the heel o this sock I've got O
now, au kills mo 10 wear u hole. A
blamed of kin sew Il M. An buttor
~ liant go that ncithcri I've got tlrt
9hh these pants I've got on, but can