Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-07
ASUNDER.

Mira Serum Fry eat idly In tho cal.
leo cmhioned chair In the kitchen.
This fact, innocent ut distant nc
quaintanoo becomes startling TO any
ono knowing well Mrs. Fry. Arc
bust, industrious farmers wife, her
years, growing fast TO DO numerous,
sat lightly upon her, and did not turn
her for q moment from her daily
work, always chccrily and faithfully
and increasingly performed.
So long tahl only tho old kitchen,
with its yellow almanac hanging DO
hind the stove. and Its fading dull
yellow floor, knew how long had
she on evory afternoon gone about
tho same roond OF duties, from tho
timc when Joshua left tho dinner
table TO the hour when he returned
from tho fcld, that II was much
more easy 70 go on with them than
1t could have boon to pause. Yot
thoro she sat idly in tho old rocker,
tho stove half polished, and tho
brush on tho hearth, while tho sun
was giving his last wink above tho
red barn on the hill. Besides, her
usually chccry face was clouded-
not with anwpr or sorrow, but with
deep pcrpleIity.
Serena shc said Of n sudden, ris-
ing with her accustomed briskness,
you ought to BE- clean ashamed Of
yourself. II ever Satan got into any.
body. it's you. Tho hco Of your sit
tin idle, with tho work only half
done, thinisin about goin to Now
York; II would DO bad enough Of
everything was dono up. Holidays
aint for lazy folks, that's certain. :"
And oven as she spoke tho stove DO
gan to smile out In its usual polished
manner.
When the hast bit of work had
boon accomplished, and the old BIZ
bla with Joshuas spectacles on it
was awaiting evening prayers from
the lamp sand, Mrs. Fry sat down,
and snids
II had q hotter today, Joshua"
you don't sayi" said he, stopping
In the act Of putting on the spectacles.
"From JohnY'
mo, said hts wife; "from Nephew
Joshua, m Now York"
You don'tsay r. said Joshua agnin.
"Do you want to read 1t aloud,
STemnr
II would, butt burned II up.
There want nothin secret in it, and
knew right afterward what a thing
1t was 10 do before you'd seen it; but
somcwsy It didn't soom Us IL twas
right to keep It,"
mot right Srenai Has Joshua
been dotn anythinS"
mo, indeed, said his vito hastily.
"And twas n real nicc letter. mo
tieod particular that he signed his
name Joshua 8. Fry rs II TO kind o
remind himsah that no was named
after you II aint worth spcalSin OF,
but It was printed j. Sylvester on
the envclope.S
~ amt mite surprised" said
Joshua, with kindly smile. ''It's O
sight handscmer name. But what
did no nyf"
He wanuJ me to come to New
York" said Mrs. Fry; and for hel
life sho oorld not have said n Wort
more
Her husband waited moment il
silence, and then no spoke again
40 stay, Srenal"
Joshua Fry, how you talkl III
amt quito fool. To make n visit.
Serena let these short sentences shoe
out from her lips ~ though they wer
loaded. He said no an Susie hai
been wantin me for long time, n
he thought / could DO spared iron
the farm now ~ well as any time
seein he remembered the haydn mus
be over; an scein I'd never been u
New York, he did hope I'd come. Al
he sent n railroad pass.
ibid You burn that up tool" askc'
Joshua; but IA no spoke he notice.
1t for the first time lying by III
Bible, and he leaned forward TO rca
It. Once and again did he examin
the innocent document, and still
turned 1t over in his hand when hi
eyes were looking, as it were, IA
away.
For five and twenty years q SAT-
only the old kitchen knew how long
but | bribed II to tell mel had Joshu
ard Serena Fry lived together an
worked together without separation
or holiday. Their welded love wa
Of the old fashioned sort, and dwel
not in many words, az it began nc
with wedding tour, but thriyed i
faithful common toll. They wer
not only accomplishing, but happy.
As Joshua sat thinking thes
things, tho sudden invitation of hi
hrothers boy. who had before TIL