Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-22
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had adjusted my tie, taken mp my
u, and was preparing to leave when
ls door slowly opened aud my mother
zme In.
Going out, arc you Tomr said she.
YES"
-whoro--to another partyl"
yes
THAT makes three this week, doesn'.
/, Tomy
ayes. We're hurrying TO get through.
Soing to tako Miss Beaufort tonight,
Nd then I'm done with the jolly clubs
pr'ies.
Mother somehow or other didn't fccm
Dihnk very much Of what aid.
TON, | wish You would get married."
lie said, with troubled face. IL bc-
h,yo you would stay az homo morc.n
well, am awful tired, mother, and
completely worn out"
"Then why don't you quit i,;'
"rho best reason in thcworld, mother.
lam neither engaged nor in love, but
m willing 20 DO both"
II was getting late 80 started after
lhis, but the sad look ON my mothers
lace set me TO thinking. Ny mother Is
The best woman in the world, oven II
d. any Il myself, aud felt worried
about her She was right. 1 was out
ieafly oyery oycning-this evening NJ a
INCEPTION, next timo at u ball. then u
Aca:cr party and so on. q.
OF course | could well afford Il, for
ny salary rs cashier ut Harris was lib.
n4l one. But was not saving penny,
nd my homo folks mover saw mo cxccp.
II the table. Even poor old patient
noiher was complaining.
But was having lots Of fun. Thcro
~ that Beaufort girl-shc was liHo
ne. Could dance any dance, talk about
lnything aud make, you have tho Gncit
time Ia tho world.
Then thoro was Nono Wright. She
would play game with follow, 20
rowing, skating - anything for fun.
Then, Vcno had money! that was AN i'm
lplant item. Why shouldn't | tackle
MIS- Veno on tho subject Of matrimonyf
Thomas, old son." snid TO myself,
"Ncno Is tho one"
But Neuc somehow ore othcr did not
exactly suit the case, Hirl my mind re.
yertcd TO Miss Beaufort. who was smart.
pretty, stylish and suitod bottor, hut |
knew nothing about hcrtinancial stand
Ing This was an important matter to
no In those days.
Meanwhile the carrlngo approached
Miss BeaufortB. had nuFor been thoro
before, and TO my surprise found Il 20
10 very unpretcntious house con.
less was disappointed. a,cYpcctcd 10
drive mp 10 an elegant manson, 10 ush-
cred into u fine reception room by u
servant In livery and there await tho
coming Of Miss Beaufort. Thcn OK.
pecied TO mako bold dash for her heart
propose, and possibly DO accepted or
declined by tho timc tho party was over.
But not 30. A little lady with gray
hair opened the door, aud sho was intro.
dncCl 10 mo By Miss Beaufort % "mnm.
ma" Miss Beaufort WINS ready aud
waiting, so we walked out to Tho car
riagc.
MIR. Silver" said shc nf'o- we had
seated ourselves, don't you think thure
Is great amount of snobbcry in society
and lots Of downright fo0lishnesS"
"Wgu vsq ~ gof1
"For instance said she, "horo Is an
elegant carriage that you have brought
LOT me, and yet the party is not half u
milo away"
rms certainly was very refrcghiug. !
had actually squanderod one pound 10
hayo this carriage for tho evening, and
the was not pleased with II. / know
None would have enjoyed a ride In 1t.
Mr., Silver sho remarked again,
This Is tho last party am going to this
winter"
"Woll, whyt' said |. "Arcn't you go
ing To tal,o in tho German club ball aud
tho othcrs.n
mo- said slc. "Mumma hasn't the
money; sho emit afford It. Bcsidca, Mr.
Silver" she continued, "can You really
AFFORD to spend so much money on So
ciotyy'
| looked at hor. There was honesty
fairly ehiihug out of her pretty black
eyes, oven IL she wasn't very polite, 10
answered her honestly;
mo, Miss Beaufort, cannot
haven't saved penny this winter, and
Iget n big salary too, ltsooms idiotic."
81 have met You so frequently / focl
quito well acquainted with you, though
iexpcct have been u lf,lc impolito."
NO" said /. II am glad that you
take that much interest in me-"
Then we changed tho subject. had
asplondid time at the party aud enjoyed
Miss Beaulort's company very much. !
found her Lowell headed AMI bright, II
sic was too frank,
Tho next day told mother rbout Il.
she said she admired Miss Beaufort for
horcommon sense, though she had never
seen her. Thon sho referred again to
my getting married
Suppose" said she, that you pretend