Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-19
~ BECAME A HERO.

,u.l,r Aebisn Higgins was in q
"; H .Sb uuor. A deep scowl had set
III n n, srnburned face, and ~ he SAT
y y. ..,, mn by tho bride path ho dug his
+ I" - To stony soil and uttered
II ~ LIN, .ii on the world in general
K il .s,,sr Aohish Higgins was evidently
= 100 .sr some ono who was not On
rllDt titbsr Achish was the Scripiural
~ h.toved upon q tail, ungainly
8 - n fwcnty summers 10y mother
Y, \, ~ deeply religious. and was taken
", ,.,.,l from the good book, just Ike
s,,sps for the Higgins progeny.
y tHtsr Achish's mother always
~ ~ Nm by his full name. But sh,
c- ~ onlv ono VINO did. Everybody
y alsl BIN Alb.
.e-said tho youth to himself as his
go! very viciously into the soil
,-.rlst yer get ouion hyar an loo
Ia Yer ft fer sumthin bcttcr
-. I'm an dyin ia these monntings
II. ~ tar ala, on mover % KNOWN
n. il yer git outou hyar yos kin
.r FORUM, an thots sumthin yer
.sm.ls hyar no morc'n yer kin keep
- h1r clutches o ther roycnoos
y, ur make q li,,lo whisky. B'gOsh,
N rhy don't yer start terday"
wered his own question by aa-
~-irra standing position and kicking
- chanks from the dccayod stump
sbsl served him aa % scat
u reckon MelB amt comm" said
Ill aher kicking at tho stump for o
=, ian / reckon Ill go home an tell
,,nas how I'm goin Ter Saint Loocy for
umako iurtm.'
lbmrn.d slowly and began walking
! no bride path. Ho had taken scarce
N dozen st,ps, when q soft voice
,-i ffom the bushes and hailed him:
.Oh. Al, what a silly thing yer gittiu
rbs"
\ lbaoppol and a broad smilo spread
his h0m5ly face IA he turned aud
MA grl stop into the bride path.
I've boon hilm In ther bushes fer O
II tfa hour. said tho girl, IAN / heord
Isl yer said about goin tor Saint
ssy an maxim yer fortgn'. Air yol
- too good fer Bankers Clearing
-Wot yer wantcr teazo q icll1r fer
Igliss" said Ab In q doptccatiug tou'
Ipleaud the girl snt down In tho shad,
1 y elsped hands lovingly.
Melissa Rankin WIS pretty, dCspit
Il as rngainly bonnet that surrounded
M "a iieo and homospun droas that ~!
II lt.l her form. Her father was 'ii
+ trh Jefferson City for the crimo o
(. sS.gaught In tho act Of Illicit diltill
{ lss "A she and her mother lived alon'
e haalm that was pcrchod upon tn
ark 4 tho rushing mountain brool
TIA, iunshed tho power for tho rud,
mil ilii was tho pride Of Barkori
Clssig
hnl Melissa had boon "sparkin'
irs1yeara. ana it WIS evident 10 the
~ clearing that there would bo {
Es.hag a. soon as All was old enough
bDo the county seat and blushingll
lsH that he was twen,y-oue.
ne eaUs Of the Gcruh oaks were fas
isEHs brown in the autumn winds ant
ss4Hg hlher aud thithcr on th
hBsa. Melissa had noticed chang
hhli AZ Of late. Not that he appearc,
y aaeclonate than Of Old, but that h
snd preocoupicd and dlscoulcutoD
nth his surouEdiugs Tho change ha,
agln ooa after Mr., Goss had loit Bng
ntCIclrIug Co.'S was n young Law
E.sai from St. Louis, and ho spent Oh
Eamr at tho clearing fishing aU
al,iug. During his stay Ab was hi
a-alnt companion. As the two idle
way many summer afternoon ia ti
llie on the mountain side Goss pourc
70 lhe ear OF the listening Ahithar IN
iihs aud legends OF ancient days, an
dol tie great world that lay boyou
Huggcd Osarl.s that had hcrctoior
s.aed to Abithar TO bo tho utmO.
A1uis Of the earth.
Come to 50. Louis, Alb, and I'll NAL,
ireh man OF you, were Co.'s pariin
se'i', as be lott tho clearing 10 rotur
bhs HON, IN the city.
The words had boon spoken IN jos
'lAbithar cherished thCn in his hear
Hlia tho days passed he became moi
al more convinced that out in III
void was wealth and fame for him q
vel Us foroihers.
III 40 and Melissa eat and talked as III
Ipn1n wancd. Melissa striyod I
II fnaaao Al that ho would better 7,
man whofe he was and not attempt
N.go with the great outside world.
SAY right hyar, Ab," sail Molissl
IL wy can't Yer be contont like yer pl
sls No wu2 born right hyar at Ba
.ss Clgaim, an 40 Blrkors Clcarin
Gel fcam't no bettor'n yer pap, a
What Is tlioro hyar fer a man to d
.-sisl, IL stay hyar III never 'moui
u lo'Ah, but e SO out an sec Il
World maybe 1 kin get rich. Maybe
14 gel ter 10 what MIR. Goss said w
asa''o--ona o thcm felloiS like Apollo
y IKE iher Ian as flung hissolf on the
y e-Ln SPEARS t4r slyo bis country.
-.'lI do OF q stay hyar. El / dor
q gu, o hyar m mover DO wu
tleAs."
III, whlt'l become Of mo, Ab,
!aga Way asked Melissa in A tearf
N.oe
. Whom got tss DO emo o them ri,
80 lll como back arter yer. Melia
4 ~ A. as he lighieuol his clasp nbo
Il -, waist and kissed her check.
4 loah iergit me whom Yer yet ont,
heslor frame.
/, won't uuther,r said Alb slubbornl
u" yer win, Ab. know Yer /
wa 4ole Bigler went TO Saint Lool
t.u ".'hi sHIu u..,.. CO., .i.IlrI.u l.
,'.9Si' though ho promised her
'. . Anyouil do Jest lis, 2eke bid
.,,i Won't do Ike Z,se dil - Ia A