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

boring" Was Too Much for Her.
They were coming down town together
In Broadway car, and the woman In
the plush jacket WIS pouring her tale Of
woe into the sympathetic left ear Of her
neighbor In the soalskin coat.
"Ycs. I've moved. she said. We've
given up fiat life and are going tolive in
hotel for awhile. No, Il wasn't the
traditional causes that drove me but,
either. I'd grown used to the dumb.
waiter, had established fairly friendly
relations with the junitor. and my sory.
ant agreed beautifully with tho other
servant. who washed ON the same day
she did.
1--WE had lived In the fiat almost six
months. No one had called. aud !.
being used to the ways Of smaller cities,
had decided that the people meant 10
mub me- didn't mind Il. Harry and
were very comfortable. had mother
with me part Of the time, and--wpll,
everything was lovely
zone evening was in the bathroom,
which opened OIL the court. had "a
severe cold In my lungs, aud confided
tho fact to Harry, who sat Ia orr dem
further down the hall. suppose that
must havo raised my voice jus, l.i.iilc,
when Harry suggested that use goose
grease and replied that hadn't any In
the house.
We'll, my dear, In Just ten minutes
the bell rang aud my maid came 10 me
with saucer and q message from tho
old lady who lived In the Hat above mo
The saucer contained goose grease and
the message was TO the effect that tho
dear old lady had heard me expires a
wish. etc. and begged would accept H.
II WINS pleased II was 80 sweet and
nice 81 her that tears came TO my cyo1
~ took the saucer aud reiterated into
the bathroom again Tho dor had
hardly closed when another ring. an
other maid. another saucer, this time
from the young married woman on the
top floor.
''How ungrnteful had beenl How
kind and truly good were all these PEG.
plcl My meditations were interrupted
by another ring, another maid, another
supply Of the goose grease. The maiden
lady who kept house for her brother had
sent II up. and would please rub 1t in
well and 60 10 bed at once. Then the
Irish servant girl across the hall brought
some In aud gave Il to the queen Of my
kitchen, aud had 20 take Ia. aNl shell
ter two more condgnmcnt- while they
were exchanging the courtesies of the
evening.
IAN wcc represented before thcoycn
ing was over, except that the offerings
varied. The widowcr on tho first loor
said his Maria had died Of a neglected
cold on the lungs. and ho sent me q bot
tie OF tho Consumptivc Sufferers Relief,
which she had found yrry soothing in
hcr last hours. A sweet old grand.
mother on the second floor sent me u
mustard plastcr all ready for appica.
tion, and the widow who boards with
her contributed box Of four.grain qui.
nine pills and medical Journal.
Martha and spent the entire oven.
ing receiving these ndghborly offerings.
while Harry sat still aud chncklcd. by
II o'clock We hsl ample stock for o
smnll apothecary shop.
From that night everybody IN tho
block regarded me NJ being snmched
from death by his or her remedy. gave
them all common interest 10 discuss
Harry was waylind In the hall, Martha
was intercepted on her way 10 and from
tho clothcsline, I myself was subjected
TO various medical questions by tho
widower. the grandmother and the
young married. woman on the top floor.
II was growing thin and pale
simply had TO have change Of scene
and pcoplc. So We moved. No, I'm
not e,aggorating haven't even dono
the subject justice"
But tho woman in the soalslSin coat
thansht abe had--Ncw York World