Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-01
A WEATHER PROPHET

Miss sopht' Nichols was lady o.
great modosty and OF worry retiring dis
position, and os she had passed the ago
Of fair, fat and forty" wasted few
glancc8 ON men.
She had lately established herself in
suite Of rooms on tho southeast corner
Of Laurel street, facing tho lovely little
Beech park. II was just the place for II
quiet spinltor who loved nature and TO-
tircmcni, and aho enjoyed II with unal-
Logged quiet for fcw dnys.
Opposite her new abode wns n quiet
old house with four immense windows.
wherein were set tiny pancs Of glass, to
each room. Tho inhabitants seemed
very quiet persons, aud sho seldom saw
them except in the evening.
After sho had been domicilcd about
week In her new place her attention was
attracted bya very queer action of an
old gentleman who lived IN tho quaint
house.
After iiniAhing her o'clocl, dinner
Fhc always established herself costly
with work OF book at her front window.
and the old gentleman would as regular
~ appear In his yard and. drawing GU.
Of his pocket u red bandanna, raise II
folcmnly high in mir! lie did not seem
to wave IL, but let il go Ut It's own sweet
will, or the winds will.
On moonlight nights, always about 10
o'clock. ho repeated this mysterious rite,
or whatovor 1t was. His Dyes were
nearly always turned toward her win
dow. and stared flNedly. Sometimes ho
did not use the handkerchief at all, but
gazed stoadiastly ut her window.
This performance lao kept up every
day, until Miss Sophia began to be- fear.
fully nervous. sho WINS really afraid
1t would draw down the gossip OF tho
ncighborhood on her. So she tried in
many mild, woll bred ways 20 let tho
old gentleman understand that sho did
not like his very open attentions.
She pulled down her blind, aud on
popping out TO sec what effect II had
found II had none; he still waved. or
she would retreat 90 the farthcst corner
Of tho room, out Of his range OF vision,
and her mirror told her he atill gnzod.
Finally hor ncpllaw came To make her
weeks visit Every spinstor has % i,-
yorito niece or nephew, and Iacl, Brown
was Miss Sophias. She admired his
youth (ho was only twcnty.four). his
courago. his well shaped body, aud oven
his impctuous to put it mildly temper.
He was rather good looking, too, al
though his hair was auburn and his
mus,achc, such as 1t was, undcniably
red.
Tho first day of his visit Miss Sophia
kept him engaged by'showing him her
photograph albums, of which sho Ind
half dozen. but sho couldn't keep
this up whole week. 30 tho second day
Jack remarked aa tho bandanna and It's
owner appoaredi
What queer old chapl What's he
doiugi"
To which Miss Sophia TREMENDOUSLY re-
piled, ~ don't know" which was liter.
ally true, for sho had her back carefully
turned 20 the window.
The next day Jack observed tho same
performance and said
'Confourd tho old scouwirol Aunt
sophia, l really believe hos trying 10
ilirt with you or else hos u luuntic.'
Jack was senior at college and had
taken his degree IN tho art OF flirting.
Tho following day jacks iro reached
climax us the old gentleman appeared
IA usual, and not only waved the Offend
ing red rug (Jack was u fiery Ropubli-
cam, but actually gagod iixedly at Miss
sophia's window for fully live minutes.
He grabbed mp his hat aud ,uid To lig
aunt, "lll know the meaning OF his con.
founded impudonco or my nuanos not
Jack Brownl"
lie dashed down stairs, paying no at.
tenton to his auuts pcadinrs, ~Dont,
Jack, DON'T you will only mako matters
worso!' She pulled down her curtain
and peoped from behind it to SEQ VIVA.
Jac, wonld do.
he was striling RngIily across tho
street, and In few moments was at tho
old gontlcmau's side with wrathful
iaeo and steraly determined manner, ha
said;
SIR, what is tho meaning Of Your IN.
lvlhhl impudpnccf Az Is - niCu thug
mat quiet lady cannot sit at her WIN.
dow without being insultod.n
The old gentleman cleared his throat,
wlpol his mouth with tho offending
handkerchief, smiled gently, raised his
hand to his ear and said in - soft, mild
yIoico' "licyl please speak u little louder
I'm quite deaf"
Iheroupon Jack as Is customary with
people who arc unaccustomcd to talking |
with tho deaf, reared loudly and rapidly, |
pFeiacin4 HIS former inquiry with II