Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-08
THAT CITY CHAP.

..,,,sd very ridiculous 20 Maria (
Tc,ldu,that her moihor--"Ma,'
FL called hcr-would not lot her
-1 10 to the party ut noighbor
-, II seemed not only ridicu-
t,t unjust. Tor during tho two
yr,ccling tho eycntful party |
4 n. ~, hal not only approved OF her |
pat had even helped her make u
H.. for tho occasion. and now tho /
~, b,vins arrived, for no apparent !
.bs had declared TINT Abby must
,,ay At home 49,.
.to fsrt repeating to hcrselras she
-,B b,r own ruom late that afternoon,
| Emo mournIully at the new dress
y ..-.J ant on the bed before her, and oc-
sliy da.hing the buck Of her hand
~ her syes to wipo away those tears
III do what she would, persisted In
r. ubsihously
r.. Mother Toolsins tllo was very
ral As she told her good friend,
N. Hopping, who had just stopped in
=, r,oiuouts chat. sho Ind n very
sis1n Tor keeping her daughter at
that night
aSow. IN tell you, Mrs. Hopping. DO.
..s., know you won't ever let 1t reach
.,ol the Watkiuses' (tho good lady
rs this to be- the quickest and most
BE way 10 get the story to ucighbor
wilkins family I'm tell you why I'm
Ing Abby to home. You see, Tom
Yam. has ben kocpin company with
url Tor most u six month, and he's
~ hard hit. II let Abby go tor
Z, TIERS no tellin whntil happen.
.at's likoas not to got struck with
city teller that's comm down 10
s.l the summer over TO tho Watkins.
ID do say. tsum that see him before,
!, hos mighty pleasant. Now, then,
rl poor Tom Der | tell you what
Nrs. Hoppin land hero Mrs. Took
= laayod a dcepFgh and leaned worry
mn faco over tho pan Of half peeled
aioosl, II tell you twould bc down
Ia wrong, wicket. for me to let that
gng girl go and Jest p'rhaps ruin that
W Toms lifo for him, now wouldn't
-Ya, indeed, Mrs. Toxins the other
ygnau replied. III you let her do sech
M you wouldn't desarvo salvation
how! and tho pious Mrs. Hopping
-illed her horror stricken eyes toward
tie raitcys. Soon after sho took her
!eaye
A Ma Toxins, standing on her
doorsiop watched her friend waddle
ttlowly down tho road, sho thought TO
"A herself Nov, Of sho'll only DO real
N quick 10 tell tho Wathusos. know it'll
4 bring Ten round. Whom no thinks no
nay Lose Abby guess hon look alive"
II Nm Hopping, on the other hand, as
ihe turned at tho bend OF tho road to
wave a last goodby 10 hor ncighbor
nil to herself; II know she thinks that
e t1l laced little Abby OF hers has got
ah.ad Of my Sarah. but wen see. cal
ktrIaie Hannah Watkins won't DO over
lsTiicalsr pleased II lot her think
II slln Toxins lool,in for higher game
han her Tom for Abby; don't care to
n ave en- together much while that city
icers round guess it'll gall her u
b. And Mrs, Hopping chucl,lod to
lfreli rs tho tried to hurry along tho
. mal
Il 50 tho story was told half m hour
|. A'ti o. tho Watkiusos. Mrs. Hopping
n 20 happened to DO passin their way,
~ thought fho'd Jest stop IN to let
LA know Abby Toxins couldn't como
tl' hight Too bad, wasn't IT. But
ia Ms Toxins was always kinder
ha,I up, etc, until tho rostoi tho story,
o conceived by AFS. Hopping, had been
ia
Meanwhile the poor girl on whoso nc
count these good ladies troubled them
tNei NO much sat lonely In her room.
lllkius OF the dance that 40 was TO
MISS which all tho others woro TO enjoy
aad-of Tom.
lie would SEQ them all but her, and
aAgah Hopping, she know she would be
sEIa nice 10 Tom tonight, and would
''oS 50 pretty, and-oh, II Tom would
vlly say whether he cared most for her,
AoJy, sitting hero alone. thinking OF
lIl Hohad aid everything else. and yet
no was 10 ulgo to the othor girls, aud
uAlghi ho would REQ thom all but hor.
= lA'ngh; seemed 20 strike her: slowly
pc Went doYu stairs iuto the kitchon
va can ! help you get the supper"
=. no. Abby, child, hupper's all ready
te mother replied. "Now, you just 81
Gown aud pan b. in in a mint, ant
wet new real good eyunin together
n wouldn't mind the old party"
II =. ABBY said nothing, and soon. ns Mra
,IooIns had predicted, Pn came in
n men they rot down 80 table. and after
Nls grace, during which Abbys eye
4 Wvald wander toward the clock. suppe
Il ueiaa They didu't Talk much. Ma wa
i ,lu1lng. Nov, l'm sure, If Tom Wat
A''s hears I'm keopin Abby away frou
/ u-' c1y teller on his account, hcll spcaI
,sa' up soon, or hc amt the honest cha
'ook hun fer lie amt gnin TO los
leII don't think. hut oh, my! he Ia slow
1le slre, IA comm 10 tho pint As 10
"a Illsins, no WAS utterly b0wildored
~. 49,, 70 held his peace. Ma had sai
guy was Boin 10 the party and the
a4' sue wasn't gou Pa TooEns be
I5,e' 'he'etaoR and asked no question,
aU9y' too was silent, She was listenin
/" Tue occasional rumble OF wheels an
",,ha ot unu! ru,prasiw sutue e.
wv village folks din,yo bysn their wa
I b
huklns. w VIZ
"a. o'clock TINT evening". after +
.'3s'as had re'd tha prayers aud Mo.t
Iooklns had aii q loud "Amon,
So'y ~de thom good night Yes.
-. aNe~ It wis carly, hut she wns tire,
Don she won't 10 her little ro,,n nc,