Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-02
HOW WING LEARNeD.

Dainty Fiora. just Homo from school,
Tried 10 Teach tue willing Coeiir.
Our charming, dainty little Flora had
Just roturcd FROM her eastern "fnishing
school" and had fetched great many
ideaa Of elegance Ia her wise little head
"Mamma, why DO You not have Wing
attend the door instead Of the house
maid" she said. ~ think It much nicer
90 have man when wo can lust as well.
because lac cannot be taught" said
manrma. "Jcssic docs Il very nicely"
"Why, ] um sure can teach him.
said the all important
Every wull--you may" said wise nam.
ma, quietly. Wing was Immediately put
into training. Tho whole matter was first
explained TO him; thon Miss Flora took
u card at haphazard from tho hall table,
went outside aud rang tho bell. Wing
opened tho door just little crack aud
pcokod cautiously out. n. y. This Is
tho way they all do. He was instructed
90 open 1t farther Being Miss Flora,
and not stranger, ho complied and
opened 1t rs far ma shc indicated. taking
his BEARINGS by the pattern OF tho hall
carpet Just how far this was. Then aho
presented the card, told him how 20
allow her into tho drawing room. This
performance was gone through several
timesi tho door WAS opened each timo
just exactly so far, rs was indicated tho
inst time, Slo was shown. into tho
drawing room exactly In the samo place,
and after politely shutting tho ifnpro-
Vsed guest, Wing returned with tho card.
Little Lady Flora wns delighted with
her success, aud thought some naughty.
disrospootiul things about old fogyism
and tho like. Wing wns complimonted
aud told that in tho evening some gem
tlcmon would call and no must do OK
nctly az no had boou shown. Wing was
IN earnest. he meant to do It or die, and
pat tho card carefully up his sleeve. Tho
fateiul evening came Tho doorbell
rang. Fair Flora flew 70 tho head Of
tho stairs aud listened. Wing came
stealing carefully through tho hall 10
tho door aud opened It little crack.
"What you wantY he snid 70 the party
outside. "You got um ticket You no
como In you no got um ticket" ho said
firmly.
There was little smothorcd sound Of
something outside tire door
Wing, waiting, held It just two inches
open. In u couple Of seconds, which
seemed an hour 10 tho little listening
party crouchipg at tho hgad Of the stairs.
two bits Of white pastoboard were hand
cd IA from the outer darkness.
Wing hold thom up moment, then
said;
You wait-I 500 um," and shut ths
door in their faces. HO rushed hastily
TO tho gaslight, drew the 'lesson" card
from some hidden depths Of his raimcnt.
compared the two new ones carefully
whit, How back and rcoponcd tho door
"You no got um light ticket; you no
come In horo," he said, proud Of having
done exactly tho right thing aud OF
his having detected tho bogus imita.
ton counterfeit passport 70 tho pre-
onco Of tho all beautiful, when Ia no.
astonismmcni she few past him like
swift winged bird IND opened that
door with u sort OF wild eyed despair
aud invited those pretondors with the
forged "tichots' 10 enter her sacred
presence! Tho matter was too deep for
him. no retired disguised TO his kitchen,
not to DO again recalled.
Jessie now waits at tho door. NH.
waukeo Sentinel.