Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-21

appeared to me that the warmth Of
that mysterious divinity communi. .
oatod itself to my lips and circulated
through my Nns
was engaged iu this occupation
ono Sunday when / l.ad footsteps
iu the hall. They were those Of my
auut returning from her devot.ons
Ihonrd her asthmafic cough end her
slow. equity footsteps J had barely
time 90 replace 'hcIicturc iniisca-e. .
close il and station mys.lt ut tho
window before my aunt cntcrd. /
assumed an casv and indifferent Ca.
tiud, As she cam. in she blow hnr
nose vigorously, for the church bad
boon chilly end sho had added q
slight cold to h0r chronic cu'uirh
Whom she saw mr her i't.n red
trimmed eyes twinl.lgdmrrr.ly. Kind
ly patiug INC Oh th' head with her
withcrcl hand, she inquired whether
! had boon up.cttiug her boy. az
usu1l while sho hn' b,'n gone siHiI
/ Ing rogdishly, she ud.d
"Wwt Wjit' lam gong To iiNo
/ you something 10 mako YOU si''''"
| you lips
So saying, she hrodght ont IRON
the depths Of her pockets two or
tmuc ilaticued gumdtoia, stuck To-
gothyr ia such % manner as to DO
| anything but inviting. MN aunt X
| appearance was not opl'uH,hF
enough 60 cause ole to open his
mouth and devOur such sweets.
Her great age; her ugly teen hcr
blcary eyes; her suuhcn mouth; ih'
| parting OF her hair, which was iAr,r
inches broad; tho soHAly gray iV.N'
Tutoring around her Tempest les
neck, ms iiabhy ana reu ~ an eAe''e"
roo-tcrs ciest-iauHhI
or course ! colld not manage 10
swallow tho ymndt"lA
Aiechng oil Indignation OF manly
protest, caused mo 10 say energetic
ally
u don't want thcml don't want
them, tel! YOU!
, You don't want tlcm! How sh
gular'-you who are as fond Oh goo'
l things us a pussy cat
q u am not a'cmld' ! cried, sven
s ing with pride and stretching mysel
i on tiptoc; II don't want candy"
Ny aunt looked ut me with an cS
o preston half ironical and half kind
o ~. Finally, yielding 90 the ic'lui
p; OF morrmput which J caused her
+ flie lost all restraint and burst on
{ laughing. thereby revealing the cay
!, crrou3 depths of her mouth.
r From that moment onward / coul
not get tho miniature out Of n
% thoughts.
- Whenever my aunt went ont
II would skin up into her room, opc
II the cnsr. take ont tho picture and bu
como absorbed In lollangatit. AT,
l. had gazcd long unon IL IL WIS ca,
It 10 fancy that tho dropping eyes ,
It nv idol. pianciug through thcirthic
ID shade OF lashes. fixed themselves d
st mino and that her bosom hcav,
10 with qficloncd feeling. twas owe
70 ashamed to kiss her. fearing that m
Is audacity might displeaso her, so
only pressed her to my heart ,
l placed my check cloHo 10 hers. 4
ht of my thoughts aud acts brrc son
O. relation TO tho fair dame II dden
., the golden case.
to Ioltcn felt singular scruplcs in r
no gard to her, and before l would q
OF ter my unts room 20 look at Il
coveted miniature lwould dress IN
ls self IN my very best as ! obscrv'
WI that young mon did when they We
10 20 SEQ their sworhcmts. / oft
~ met boys ct my age who had swe'
II, hearts and would eagerly displ
ut their love letters pictures and toxic
uS 90 me, asking mo ut the Sumo why
'u did not find some one like them wi
- whom ! might correspond. An
cNplicablo feeling OF dcliency tied Il
'tuu tongue, but when they asked Il
'"' opinion about their lady loves
would shrug my shoulders and ch'
' acterlzc thcm MS ugly rights
~ ono day went tosee some cou
us Of mine who were very pretty h,
,ls girls. The eldest WAS not yet iiitc,
l'' We wcro looking nc u strreu,col
~ whom suddenly tho youngest 81
~ about twelve years old, slyly scil
llN ] hold of nv hand. Turning gs red